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International Autograph Auctions Europe SL: Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction
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| Auction Name | Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 29,762.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 29, 2026 - July 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 17,660.00 |
| Sale Number | #72926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 24,410.00 |
| Total Lots | 418 | ||
| Sold Lots | 91.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 208,080.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 21.77% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 285,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 327 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 10.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | Photograph of The Fisk Jubilee Singers |
c.1876 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,000.00 | |
| 319 | Freud Lucian (1922-2011) | Autograph Letter Signed |
1976 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,125.00 |
| 402 | La Fayette Gilbert Du Motier | Autograph letter signed to Guillaume-Louis Ternaux |
1819 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,625.00 |
| 324 | Warhol Andy (1928-1987) | Marilyn Monroe's Lips |
N/A | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,187.50 |
| 358 | Gorky Maxim (1868-1936) | Photograph |
N/A | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,062.50 |
| 381 | Lindbergh Charles (1902-1974) | Letter to John Zwick |
1938 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,000.00 |
| 51 | De Funes Louis | Gendarme in New York |
1965 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 937.50 |
| 96 | Callas Maria (1923-1977) | La Traviata |
1951 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 937.50 |
| 385 | Mirabeau Honore Gabriel Riqueti (1749-1791) | A.L.S. of Comte de Mirabeau |
1780 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 937.50 |
| 416 | Chavez Hugo | Typed letter signed by Hugo Chavez |
1976 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 937.50 |
| 395 | Metternich Klemens von | Letter signed to Ambassador Baron Von Neumann |
1848 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 875.00 |
| 97 | Callas Maria (1923-1977) | Maria Callas |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 687.50 |
| 117 | Gorbachev Mikhail (1931-2022) | Gorbachev Mikhail |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 687.50 |
| 10 | Williams John (1932- ); Lucas George (1944- ) | John Williams and George Lucas |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 135 | Chaplin Charles (1889-1977) | Photograph |
1937 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 389 | Davout Louis Nicolas | L.S. of Louis Nicolas Davout |
1812 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 31 | Kelly Grace; Guinness Alec | The Swan |
1956 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 475.00 |
| 384 | Lattre de Tassigny Jean (1889-1952); Espagnac du Ravay; Tissier Pierre (1903-1955); Barlone D. | 4 Books, including: Histoire de la Premiere Armee Francaise |
1949; 1941; 1942 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 386 | Cambaceres Jean-Jacques Regis de; Doulcet de Pontecoulant Louis Gustave | Document Signed by Jean-Jacques Regis de Cambaceres and Louis Gustave le Doulcet de Pontecoulant |
1795 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 24 | Keaton Buster (1895-1966) | Buster Keaton |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 286 | Strauss Richard (1864-1949); Orska Maria (1893-1930) | Autograph album page |
1924; 1927 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 187 | Crawford Joan | 4 Books, including: T.Ls.S. |
1967-1976 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 153 | Ledger Heath (1979-2008) | Portrait of Heath Ledger |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 300.00 |
| 377 | Hillary Edmund (1919-2008) | Letter to Mr. Connell |
1959; 1954 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 300.00 |
| 28 | Dietrich Marlene (1901-1992) | Marlene Dietrich |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 275.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000