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Vermot de Pas

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Auction Name: Ana And James Melikian Collection, Part I: Armenia, Ethiopia, Greece, Russia
Auction Date: 12/21/2025 - 12/21/2025
Sale Number: #171319
Total Lots: 147
Sold Lots: 100.0
Lots Sold: 68.03%
Unsold Lots: 47

Total Sales (EUR): 703,093.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 165,950.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 239,050.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 240,680.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 345,400.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 203.56%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
192	The Bible (Astowatsashownch`), 1666	1666	EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 70,560.00
217	Life of the Saints or Synaxary (Yaysmawowrk`), 1706	1706	EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 69,300.00
207	Lectionary (Chashots`), 1686	1686-1688.	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 60,480.00
234	Movses Baghramian (Movses Baghramean), Exhortation (Yordorak)	1772	EUR 9,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 56,700.00
239	Book of the Diaconate and Choir for the Celebration of Mass	1777	EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 50,400.00
266	Illustrated World Atlas (Atlas Ashkharhats`oyts` patkerats`), 1849	1849, published at the expense of Hovhannes Amira Dadian.	EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	EUR 36,540.00
238	Liturgical Manual of the Holy Mass (Khorhrdatetr Srbazan Pata	1777	EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 25,263.00
224	The Bible (Astowatsashownch`), 1733	1733	EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 20,160.00
237	Priest Mesrop (Mesrop Erets`), History of the Armenians and Ge	1775	EUR 2,500.00 - 4,500.00	EUR 19,530.00
191	The Bible (Astowatsashownch`), 1666	1666	EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	EUR 17,010.00
225	The Bible (Astowatsashownch`), 1733	1733	EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 15,120.00
232	The Four Gospels (Awetaran), 1759	1759	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 14,112.00
218	Agathange (Agat`angeghos)	1709-1710.	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 10,332.00
162	Two illuminated leaves with Armenian inscriptions, 13th cent	13th century	EUR 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 10,332.00
247	Saint Nerses the Gracious (Sowrb Nerses Shnorhali), General E	1788	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 10,080.00
193	New Testament (Awetaran), 1668	1668	EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 10,080.00
216	Bible (Astowatsashownch`), 1705	1705	EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	EUR 9,828.00
212	Moses of Khorene (Movses Khorenats`i), History of the Armenians	1695	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 9,072.00
194	Arakel of Tabriz (Arhak`el Davrizhets`i), History Book (Girk` patm	1669	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 9,072.00
211	Armenian Hymnary (Charagan, Sharaknots`), 1692	1692	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 8,190.00

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Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.

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Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.

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Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.

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