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Artcurial: Limited Edition
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Limited Edition | Total Sales (EUR) | 691,361.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 443,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #6501 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 639,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 95 | ||
| Sold Lots | 78.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 534,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.11% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 763,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 90.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | Elsa, Dite La Viennoise (Elsa, Known as the Viennese) |
1897 | EUR 100,000.00 - 160,000.00 | EUR 119,160.00 |
| 58 | Andy WARHOL | General Custer from Cowboys and Indians - 1986 |
1986 | EUR 45,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 54,284.00 |
| 98 | Francis BACON | Trois etudes de dos d'homme |
1987 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 34,424.00 |
| 31 | Pierre Soulages | Eau-forte XIV |
1961 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 25,242.00 |
| 96 | Francis BACON | Oedipe et le Sphinx d'apres Ingres |
1984 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 22,508.00 |
| 4 | Salvador Dali | Les douze tribus d'Israel |
1973 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 21,184.00 |
| 30 | Pierre Soulages | Eau-forte XII |
1957 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 17,874.00 |
| 80 | Gerhard RICHTER | Kassel |
1992 | EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 17,212.00 |
| 18 | Pablo Picasso | Portrait de Jacqueline |
1955 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 15,888.00 |
| 33 | Pierre SOULAGES | Eau-forte XXXVI - 1979 |
1979 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 15,888.00 |
| 99 | Francis BACON | Trois etudes pour un autoportrait |
1990 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 15,226.00 |
| 21 | Pablo Picasso | Ecce Homo d'apres Rembrandt |
1968/1972 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 14,564.00 |
| 35 | Pierre SOULAGES | Eau-forte XXXVIII - 1980 |
1980 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 13,240.00 |
| 22 | Pablo Picasso | Autoportrait aux deux femmes |
1972 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 12,578.00 |
| 28 | Joan Miro | Les Voyants |
1970 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 12,578.00 |
| 32 | Pierre SOULAGES | Eau-forte XXIV - 1973 |
1973 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 12,578.00 |
| 97 | Francis BACON | Portrait de John Edwards |
1986 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 12,578.00 |
| 10 | Marc Chagall | L’envolee magique |
1980 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 11,916.00 |
| 12 | Pablo Picasso | Modele contemplant un Groupe sculpte |
1933 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 11,254.00 |
| 34 | Pierre SOULAGES | Eau-forte XL - 1996 |
1996 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,592.00 |
| 38 | Pierre SOULAGES | Lithographie n°35 - 1974 |
1974 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,592.00 |
| 39 | Pierre SOULAGES | Serigraphie n°16 - 1981 |
1981 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,592.00 |
| 40 | Pierre SOULAGES | Serigraphie n°15 - 1981 |
1981 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,592.00 |
| 29 | Pierre Soulages | Eau-forte VI |
1957 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,930.00 |
| 66 | Robert INDIANA | The Book of Love (1 planche) – 1996 |
1996 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 9,003.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950