Galerie Bassenge: Literature, Artist’s Books, Autographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Literature, Artist’s Books, Autographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 318,387.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 15, 2026 - April 15, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 148,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #127b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 216,480.00 |
| Total Lots | 783 | ||
| Sold Lots | 426.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 295,110.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.41% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 425,870.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 357 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 74.76% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2563 | Freud, Sigmund, osterr. Arzt, Begrunder der Psychoanalyse (1856-1939) | Eigh. Diagramm uber Sexualverhalten in Altersstufen |
(Januar 1926?) | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 27,500.00 |
| 2655 | Verdi, Giuseppe, ital. Opernkomponist (1813-1901) | Eigh. Musikmanuskript m. U. "G Verdi" |
26.II.1859 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 11,250.00 |
| 2656 | Die Planung der "Tristan"-Urauffuhrung Wagner, Richard, Komponist und Dirigent (1813-1883) | Eigh. Brief m. U. "Richard Wagner" |
9.I.1860 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | EUR 10,000.00 |
| 3369 | Zweig, Stefan | Schachnovelle |
1942 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 8,750.00 |
| 2567 | Liebig, Justus von, der grosse Chemiker (1803-1873) | Eigenhandiges Manuskript (Rohfassungt) |
(ca. 1846-1847) | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,500.00 |
| 2547 | Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet, gen., Schriftsteller und Philosoph, der fuhrende franz. Aufklarer des 18. Jhdts, von europaweitem Einfluss (1694-1778) | Eigh. Brief m. U. "V". 3 S. Doppelblatt mit Adresse und Lacksiegel |
8.XI. (um 1770?) | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 5,750.00 |
| 3196 | Seltene Zeitschrift - eines von nur 200 Exemplaren mit Holzschnitten von Schmidt-Rotluff Die Kundung |
1921 | EUR 4,600.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,750.00 | |
| 2516 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Dichter und Staatsmann (1749-1832) | Visitenkarte mit eigh. Signatur "Goethe" und Datum. Rosa Karton mit Blumenschmuck in Blindpragung |
21.III.1828 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,750.00 |
| 2604 | Zug am Zuger See, Schweiz. Schuldbeurkundung |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | EUR 4,750.00 | |
| 3128 | George Grosz | Ecce homo |
1923 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 4,250.00 |
| 2630 | Henze, Hans Werner, einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts (1926-2012) | Konvolut von 50 Briefen, 1 Briefkarte, 6 Ansichts-Postkarten und 3 Bl. Notizen |
1956-1967 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 3327 | Sturm, Der | Wochenschrift fur Kunst und Kultur und die Kunste |
1912-1913 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 2637 | Liszt, Franz, Klaviervirtuose, Komponist und Dirigent(1811-1886) | Eigh. Brief m. U. "F Liszt" |
14.VIII.1850 | EUR 2,600.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 3,500.00 |
| 3345 | Heinrich Vogeler | An den Fruhling |
-1899 | EUR 2,600.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,500.00 |
| 3326 | Sturm, Der | Halbmonatsschrift fur Kunst und Kultur und die Kunste |
1913-1914 | EUR 2,600.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 3,250.00 |
| 3289 | Rilke, Rainer Maria | Die Vierundzwanzig Sonette der Louize Labe |
1555 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,000.00 |
| 3336 | Vaccari, Franco | Esposizione in tempo reale |
1972 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 3,000.00 |
| 2179 | Kant, Immanuel | Critik der practischen Vernunft |
1788 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,750.00 |
| 2528 | Rilke, Rainer Maria, Dichter und Ubersetzer (1875-1926) | Eigh. Brief m. U. "Rainer Maria Rilke" |
14.IX.1898 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,750.00 |
| 2206 | Lily Hildebrandt | "Eines der bedeutendsten Beispiele fur das experimentelle Bilderbuch" Hildebrandt, Lily |
1918 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 2,625.00 |
| 2178 | Hobbes, Thomas | Opera philosophica, quae Latine scripsit, omnia. Ante quidem per partes, nunc autem, post cognitas omnium objectiones, conjunctim & accuratius edita |
1668 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,375.00 |
| 2612 | Lenbach, Franz von, hervorragender Portratist, der Munchener "Malerfurst" (1836-1904) | Grosse Portrat-Photographie, auf Karton gewalzt, m. U. "DF v Lenbach" und langerer Widmung in der Federzeichnung einer Malerpalette |
7.VIII.1902 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,375.00 |
| 2644 | Offenbach, Jacques, dt.-franz. Komponist (1819-1880) | Eigh. Musikmanuskript mit deutschem Text |
-1848 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,250.00 |
| 3261 | Parkett | Schweizer Kunstzeitschrift |
1984-2017 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 | EUR 2,250.00 |
| 3380 | Aus dem Besitz von Horst Hussel, mit einer Widmung an die Sprachwissenschaftlerin Roswitha Mechthild Taut, Bruno |
1919 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 2,250.00 |
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Book of Hours.- Heures de nostre dame a l'usaige de Romme, Paris, Antoine Chappiel pour Germain Hardouin, [1504]. £6,000-8,000Forum, May 28: Colonna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, second edition, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1545. £15,000-20,000Forum, May 28: The Christ Child holding a crystal orb and surrounded by banderoles with devotional exhortations, on a leaf most probably from a Book of Hours, [Southern Netherlands, last decades of the fifteenth century]. £2,000-3,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Jackson (Shirley). The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Claude Fredericks, 1960. £2,000-3,000Forum, May 28: Lennon (John). In His Own Write, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, 1964. £3,000-4,000Forum, May 28: Doves Press.- Keats (John). [Poems], one of 200 copies on paper, Doves Press, 1914. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Rodrigues (João Barbosa). Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium, 2 vol., first and only edition, Brussels, 1903. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Newton (Sir Isaac). Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica…editio ultima, auctior et emendatior, Amsterdam, Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Kepler (Johannes). Ad Vitellionem paralipomena, wuibus astronomiae pars optica traditur, first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1604. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
