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 " |
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. |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,105.00 | |
| 5 | Set of 9 works in 12 volumes: |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,074.00 | ||
| 32 | [DECORATIVE ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS] | Set of 10 works on artists and architect-decorators, including : |
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: |
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. |
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 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f70b3790-9b4a-4990-b402-f0322021c0de.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ad2cf7b4-4d93-4231-a956-b440583b39b3.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5651043b-3c0d-4e2c-931f-72133bda9b36.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8c8244b7-4573-44d3-9c70-e0d3a3ed3cc4.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000")