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De Baecque and Associes: Vintage and Modern Photographs - André Gamet Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Vintage and Modern Photographs - André Gamet Collection | Total Sales (EUR) | 33,520.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 18,040.00 |
| Sale Number | #174895 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 27,680.00 |
| Total Lots | 338 | ||
| Sold Lots | 279.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 21,250.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 32,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 59 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 102.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. World War II, 1940-1944 |
1940-1944 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 650.00 |
| 191 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Morocco. Varia, 1946-1950 |
1946-1950 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 650.00 |
| 300 | Rene BASSET (1919-2021) | One hundred years of virginity, 1992 |
1992 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 585.00 |
| 172B | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) ) | Nice (Alpes-Maritimes). Au hasard de la promenade, 1949 |
1949 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 520.00 |
| 260 | Rene BASSET (1919-2021) | Nude at Gratte-Ciel in Villeurbanne (back version), 1951 |
1951 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 455.00 |
| 46 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. L'arret du tramway n°23 place Jean Mace, avenue Berthelot, 1946 |
1946 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 442.00 |
| 45 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Bathers on the construction sand dunes on the quays of the Saone, 1946 |
1946 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 416.00 |
| 60B | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Montee de la Croix Rousse, 1950 |
1950 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 416.00 |
| 74 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Rhythmic gymnastics on a terrace in the quartier des Etats-Unis, circa 1950 |
circa 1950 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 338.00 |
| 210 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain). Spring escapade. Alice [Gamet] on a bicycle, 1941-1942 |
1941-1942 | EUR 30.00 - 50.00 | EUR 312.00 |
| 286 | Rene BASSET (1919-2021) | Etude a la brosse-plexiglass, 1948 |
1948 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 312.00 |
| 21 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Montee de la Grande Cote, Tolozan district, 1943 |
1943 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 299.00 |
| 112 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Beaufort (Savoie). Cheese making and mountain pastures, circa 1942-1943 |
circa 1942-1943 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 299.00 |
| 40 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. The Saone and La Feuillee Bridge seen from Place Rouville, summer 1945 |
1945 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 286.00 |
| 49 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, quai Saint-Antoine. Guignol puppets at the theater with one of the Neichthauser brothers or S'il fallait n'en garder qu'une, 1946 |
1946 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 286.00 |
| 81 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Saint-Georges footbridge over the Saone in winter, 1963 |
1963 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 286.00 |
| 154 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Morbihan / Finistere (Brittany), circa 1945-1970 |
circa 1945-1970 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 286.00 |
| 268 | Rene BASSET (1919-2021) | Untitled [Nude under a Full Moon], 1960 |
1960 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 286.00 |
| 33 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Place Bellecour in the first sun of March, winter 1943-1944 |
1943-1944 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 79 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Vaise (Lyon). Blue flower on gray background. Quartiers populaires, circa 1958-1965 |
circa 1958-1965 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 90 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Cordeliers stop in front of Galeries Lafayette, 1972 |
1972 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 264 | Rene BASSET (1919-2021) | Post-autochrome Nude, 1954-1979 |
1954-1979 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 54 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Floods on rue Sebastien Gryphe, 1947 |
1947 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 247.00 |
| 23 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Passage Thiaffait, traboule in the Croix-Rousse district, 1943 |
1943 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 234.00 |
| 43 | Andre GAMET (1919-2017) | Lyon, France. Bathing in the Rhone in front of the Guillotiere Bridge, summer 1945 |
1945 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 234.00 |
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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