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Vermot de Pas

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Auction Name: History and Regions of France
Auction Date: 01/07/2026 - 01/07/2026
Sale Number: #173586
Total Lots: 632
Sold Lots: 68.0
Lots Sold: 10.76%
Unsold Lots: 564

Total Sales (EUR): 14,067.90
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 8,800.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 12,260.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 84,630.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 116,200.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 12.11%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
50	MARINE. Port de DUNKERQUE (Nord) le 4 Decembre 1711.	1711	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 1,146.60
368	ROBESPIERRE.	1794	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 869.40
358	LILLE (Nord).	1793	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 831.60
552	Comte Eugene de SEGUR (Paris 1798 -- Chateau de Mery-sur-Oise/ Val d'Oise 1863)	1829	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 365.40
3	GARD. Senechaussee de BEAUCAIRE ET NIMES. 3 Chartes	1438, 1464 et 1505 : 1438.	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 315.00
615	LA COLONIE D'OBOCK (Colonie Francaise de 1862 a 1896, situe dans l'actuel Republique de DJIBOUTI, Afrique).	1885	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 277.20
354	CRIMES DE LOUIS XVI, dernier Roi des Francais.	1792	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 252.00
26	FLANDRES. LILLE	1685	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 252.00
31	ORLEANS (Loiret).	1692	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 252.00
36	CALVADOS. Brevet de Grenetier Controleur en l'Election et Grenier a SEL de FALAISE (1696) a Me Julien DUCHEMIN Licencie en Lois.		EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 252.00
213	COTE D'OR. DIJON (21).	(c. 1780).	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 252.00
453	PARIS. DIRECTOIRE.	1799	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 252.00
566	ALGERIE - BOUTEILLON (General de Brigade) -- Lettre A.S.	1842	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 252.00
174	GARD. GASTRONOMIE.	1769, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1784, et 1784	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 252.00
285	REVOLUTION.	1790	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 252.00
92	AISNE. SAINT-QUENTIN. COURTIER EN TOILES.	1735	EUR 180.00 - 230.00	EUR 226.80
231	AISNE.	1784	EUR 180.00 - 250.00	EUR 226.80
181	CORPS DES GRENADIERS DE FRANCE.	1771	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 207.90
242	Journal << MERCURE DE FRANCE >> 8 parutions.1787-1790 : << MERCURE DE FRANCE.	1787	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 195.30
228	BRETAGNE.	1783	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 189.00

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