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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Dr. Zara's Poetic Library
- Auction Date
- 03/20/2026 - 03/20/2026
- Sale Number
- #174533
- Total Lots
- 367
- Sold Lots
- 340.0
- Lots Sold
- 92.64%
- Unsold Lots
- 27
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 1,520,870.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 536,610.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 760,160.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 546,900.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 789,070.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 192.74%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | Le Bestiaire ou Cortege d'Orphee. |
1910-1911 | EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 151,890.00 |
| 75 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE, | Case d'armons. Aux Armees de la Republique, June 17, 1915. |
1915 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 80,925.00 |
| 96 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | Les Mamelles de Tiresias. |
1918 | EUR 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | EUR 77,190.00 |
| 251 | Paul ELUARD. | Capitale de la douleur. |
1926 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 65,985.00 |
| 91 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | Autograph letters and cards signed to Louis de Gonzague Frick (9 of which 3 with envelope). |
1908-1914. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 49,800.00 |
| 255 | Paul ELUARD and Hans BELLMER. | Les Jeux de la poupee illustrated with texts by Paul Eluard. |
1949 | EUR 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | EUR 43,575.00 |
| 253 | Paul ELUARD. | Defense de savoir. |
1928 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 37,350.00 |
| 70 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | Le Bestiaire ou Cortege d'Orphee, Illustrated with woodcuts by Raoul Dufy. |
1911 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 37,350.00 |
| 72 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE, | Calligrammes. Poemes de la paix et de la guerre (1913-1916)... |
1918 | EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 31,125.00 |
| 124 | Louis ARAGON. | Lewis Carroll. |
S.d. (ca 1928). | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 27,390.00 |
| 206 | Rene CHAR. | Feuillets d'Hypnos. |
1946 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 20,542.50 |
| 30 | Arthur RIMBAUD. | A Season in Hell. |
1873 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,542.50 |
| 92 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | Autograph letter signed to Louis de Gonzague Frick. |
S.d. (August 20 1915). | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 19,920.00 |
| 31 | [Donation Alphonse Francois, marquis de SADE]. | Justine, ou les malheurs de la vertu. |
1791 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 19,297.50 |
| 39 | Paul VERLAINE. | Dedications. |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 19,297.50 |
| 263 | Paul ELUARD. | Solidarite. |
April 1938. | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 18,675.00 |
| 239 | Jean COCTEAU. | Plainchant. Poem. Autograph manuscript. |
October 1922. | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 18,675.00 |
| 74 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE, | Calligrammes. |
1930 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 18,675.00 |
| 264 | Paul ELUARD. | A poem in every book. |
1956 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 18,052.50 |
| 93 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | 35 autograph letters signed to Ange-Toussaint Luca. |
1899-1918. | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 18,052.50 |
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