Giquello: Books and Curiosities
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Curiosities | Total Sales (EUR) | 111,479.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 04, 2026 - February 04, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 68,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #174447 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 96,240.00 |
| Total Lots | 341 | ||
| Sold Lots | 282.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 90,110.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 125,140.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 59 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 89.08% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322 | [GANCE Abel]. | LUCRECE BORGIA. |
1935 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 5,460.00 |
| 7 | Set of 21 bound volumes of the Revue Mensuelle d'Art Moderne " |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 3,159.00 | |
| 178 | FITZGERALD, Francis Scott. | Gatsby the Magnificent. |
1926 | EUR 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,907.00 |
| 142 | LA FONTAINE Jean de. | Contes de La Fontaine, with illustrations by Fragonard. |
1795 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,643.00 |
| 226 | ZOLA, Emile. | La Terre. |
1887 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,643.00 |
| 305 | COCTEAU Jean. | THEATER AND FASHION. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED |
[1945]. | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,430.00 |
| 312 | DESNOS Robert. | THREE AUTOGRAPH POST CARDS SIGNED TO Doctor FERDIERE. |
1939-1944. | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,430.00 |
| 321 | [FRANCIS Sam]. | The monotypes of Sam Francis. The monotypes of Sam Francis. Die monotypien von Sam Francis. |
1994 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 1,327.00 |
| 245 | [DORE Gustave] RABELAIS, Francois. | Oeuvres de Rabelais. |
1873 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,264.00 |
| 4 | Complete series of the 7-volume "Exposition des Arts Decoratifs" of Paris 1925, |
1927 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,201.00 | |
| 283C | [AUTOGRAPHES]. | CARNET D'AUTOGRAPHES - LIVRE D'OR. |
1949 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,170.00 |
| 155 | L'Office de la Semaine Saincte. |
1661 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,137.00 | |
| 173 | [BUSINESS CARDS]. | Old collection of over 1,500 business cards. |
N/A | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,105.00 |
| 5 | Set of 9 works in 12 volumes: |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,074.00 | |
| 32 | [DECORATIVE ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS] | Set of 10 works on artists and architect-decorators, including : |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,074.00 |
| 151 | [LA ROCHEFOUCAULD]. | Essay on love from the moral reflections of Mr. De la Rochefoucault. |
Second half of the 18th century. | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,040.00 |
| 150 | Beautiful manuscript antiphonal leaf on vellum. |
Late 15th century (circ1490-1500) | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 975.00 | |
| 41 | [LE CORBUSIER] | Set of 4 works on Le Corbusier, including: |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 948.00 |
| 126 | LA FONTAINE Jean de. | Works of prose and poetry. Des Srs de Maucroy et de La Fontaine. Tome I. |
1685 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 885.00 |
| 128 | LA FONTAINE Jean de. | Fables choisies mises en vers par monsieur de La Fontaine, Et par luy reveues, corrigees & augmentees de nouveau. |
1699 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 885.00 |
| 180 | FRANCE Anatole. | Les Poemes dores. |
1873 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 885.00 |
| 211 | MAUPASSANT, Guy de. | La Paix du Menage. Comedy in two prose acts. |
N/A | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 885.00 |
| 116 | FENELON, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-Fenelon, dit. | Les avantures de Telemaque, fils d'Ulysse, by the late Messire Francois de Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon. |
1717 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 821.00 |
| 131 | LA FONTAINE Jean de. | Contes et nouvelles en vers. |
1778 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 821.00 |
| 256 | HALEVY, Frederic. | Trois coups de foudre.Paris, Librairie L. |
1886 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 821.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.