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of the parisian italian theater. with address leaf, half clipped, addressed to leroy. small overall age wear and creasing, otherwise g \n ernesto nicolini (1834-1898) french tenor."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"621","title":{"es":"bizet georges: (1838-1875)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145377/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.341Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145377,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145378/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"offenbach jacques: (1819-1880) german-born french composer, cellist and impresario of the romantic period. a brief a.l.s., ` jacques offenbach ´, to his personal printed oblong 12mo letter paper bearing a his printed monogramme to the heading, n.p., n.d., to a friend, in french. offenbach states `mon cher ami, veuillez me donner un exemplaire de la petite partition de la chatte...´ (translation: \" my dear friend, please give me a copy of the little cat's sheet music.. .\") one stain to the upper right corner, otherwise g \n la chatte métamorphosée en femme is an opéra comique in one act with music by jacques offenbach and a french libretto by eugene scribe. it premiered in paris at the théâtre des bouffes-parisiens on april 19th, 1858."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"622","title":{"es":"offenbach jacques: (1819-1880)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145378/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.342Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145378,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145379/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145379/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"offenbach jacques: (1819-1880) german-born french composer, cellist and impresario of the romantic period. a very interesting musical content a.l.s., ` j. offenbach ´, two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to a. dessof, on his personal stationery, bearing his blind embossed initilas to the heading, in french. offenbach sends multiple requests to the conductor dessoff regarding the changes on his composition for the rehearsals, and states in part `mon cher dessof, je suis assez souffrant aujourd´hui et ne puis sortir - voici lke 4eme acte complet - le commencement de l´air de mlle wildauer reste (6 mesures) la fin également - je vous envoie le milieu - donc vous n´avez plus rien à me demander. vous trouverez également les changements et l´enlèvement du quintette - pendant que vous répétez les 3 1ers acte (si toutefois vousrépétez) faites copier je vous prie, les quelques mesures du changement - ou ce qui vaudrait mieux encore, si vous avez un moment, c´est de l´écrire dans les roles des artistes - il ne s´agit que d´une huitaine de mesures - pardon mon cher desov de cette peine...´ (translation: \" my dear dessof, i am quite unwell today and cannot go out - here is the complete 4th act - the beginning of miss wildaner's aria remains (6 bars), as does the end - i am sending you the middle - so you have nothing more to ask of me. you will also find the changes and the removal of the quintet - while you rehearse the first 3 acts (if indeed you rehearse), please have the few bars of the change copied - or, even better, if you have a moment, write it in the artists' roles - it is only about eight bars - pardon me, my dear dessof, for this trouble...\") with blank integral leaf. g \n felix otto dessoff (1835-1892) german conductor and composer.  \n mathilde wildauer (1820-1878) austrian actress, later an operatic soprano, taking leading roles at the theater karntnertor in vienna."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"623","title":{"es":"offenbach jacques: (1819-1880)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145379/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":340,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.344Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145379,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145380/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145380/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"gounod charles: (1818-1893) french composer. a very fine autograph letter with musical content, a.l.s., ` ch. gounod ´, two pages, 8vo, paris, 6th may 1879, to henri heugel, in french. gounod lists the exact number of musicians and instruments he will need to perform one of his most important works, stating ` voici la liste du nombre de parties dont j´aurai besoin pour l´exécution de ma méditation sur le prélude de bach´ (translation: \" here is the list of the number of parts i will need to perform my meditation on bach's prelude\"). gounod annotates a lengthy list of instruments, stating in part ` 8 1º violons, 8 2º violons, 7 altos, 6 violoncelles, 12 violoncelles en accolade, 2 flutes, 2 hautbois, 2 clarinettes, 4 bassons, 4 cors, 2 trompettes, 3 trombonnes...´ one small hole and small area of paper loss to the bottom right corner, none affecting the text, otherwise about g \n this letter refers to his work \"meditation for orchestra and choir, \" adapted from j.s. bach's \"well-tempered clavier.\" he composed this melody in 1852, improvising on the arpeggios of bach's piece. under the title \"meditation, \" it became a score for violin and keyboard. he later adapted it for voice, using the latin text of the ave maria. this version is now world-famous."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"624","title":{"es":"gounod charles: (1818-1893)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145380/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.346Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - 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charles: (1818-1893) french composer. autograph musical manuscript, unsigned, ten pages (manuscript paper; separate leaves, penned to the rectos only), folio, n.p., n.d. the manuscript is titled débuts d\u2019airs et cantiques dédiés à la reine ( ´ opening bars of arias and hymns dedicated to the queen´ ) and each of the ten pages are individually titled and feature the melody lines of the specific compositions, with the organ accompaniment indicated only by opening annotations. at the foot of each page, gounod has noted the date and the index number of the hymn he selected from a broader corpus of spiritual canticles dedicated to the queen. some light age wear and minor age toning to the edges, generally about vg \n whilst globally celebrated for his secular masterpieces like faust (1859) and roméo et juliette (1867), gounod maintained a deep, lifelong devotion to sacred music. he spent years studying theology and composition at the paris conservatoire, heavily embedding religious 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about the prize giving of the competition he has to attend and where he risks falling asleep, stating in part `c´est entendu, j´irai vous demander à dîner dimanche. cela me remettra de la distribution des prix du concours général où je dois figurer en habit vert!... comment ferai-je pour ne pas m´endormir pendant le discours latin! l´autre jour un journal que j´ai lu a cité \"amicus, magis plato, amica veritas\". je n´en suis pas encore là, mais je ne comprendrai tout de même pas; je ne serai pas le seul.´ (translation: \u201c it is understood, i will go and ask you for dinner on sunday. that will help me to recover from the distribution of the prizes of the general competition where i must appear in green!... how will i manage not to fall asleep during the latin speech! the other day a newspaper that i read quoted \"amicus, magis plato, amica veritas\". i am not there yet, but i will not understand all the same; i will not be the only one.\") vg \n robert de la motte-ango de flers (1872-1927) french author and librettist."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"626","title":{"es":"saint-saens camille: (1835-1921)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145382/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.355Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145382,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145383/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"saint-saens camille: (1835-1921) french composer. an excellent a.m.q.s., ` \n c. saint-saens´ , one page, oblong folio, n.p., 12th may 1885, inscribed to edmong guion, in french. attractively inscribed, with large capital intials \"e\" and \"g\", coloured in yellow. the attractive unidentified autograph musical quote manuscript is boldly and carefully penned by saint-saens, and contains eight bars of music., as well as the lyrics written immediately beneath in saint-saens´ hand, stating in part ` \n ...ma bien-aimée, n´entends-tu pas ces chants joyeux monter dans la nuit parfumée où brillent les splendeurs des cieux´ (translation: \"... \n my beloved, do you not hear these joyful songs rising in the fragrant night where the splendors of the heavens shine?\") very small minor age toning to the edges, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"627","title":{"es":"saint-saens camille: (1835-1921)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145383/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.357Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":145383,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145384/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145384/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145384/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"ravel maurice: (1875-1937) french composer, pianist and conductor. a very fine and sharp a.l.s., \n maurice ravel , attractively signed, written to first and last page of his small 4to bifolium personal monogrammed correspondence letter, le belvédère, montfort-l'amaury, 23rd march 1922, in french. ravel first refers to his travel plan to london, stating in part ' \n j´ai du trahir le secret, il y a une dizaine de jours environ: edwinevans m´ayant proposé de me faire venir à londres, il a bien fallu lui dire que vous vous occupiez de m´y organiser des concerts, et je lui ai conseillé de vous voir à ce sujet. peut-être l´avez-vous déjà rencontré.´ (translation: \" \n i must have let the cat out of the bag, about ten days ago: edwin evans offered to bring me to london, so i had to tell him that you were arranging concerts for me there, and i advised him to see you about it. perhaps you've already met him\") further, ravel comments his terrible performance and concludes with few amusing creative words referring to stravinsky, saying ` \n j´ai joué une sonatine l´autre jour à marseille, d´une façon infâme, d´ailleurs. il est vrai que je n´avais pas joué à mon piano depuis plus d´un mois. entendu pour la condition \"stravinskyales\", mieux encore \"moïsewitchisten\" si possible.´ (translation \" \n i played a sonatina the other day in marseille, quite terribly, i might add. it's true i hadn't played my piano for over a month. understood for the \"stravinskyales\" condition, or better yet, \"moïsewitchisten\" if possible.\"). accompanied by the original envelope in ravel´s hand, postmarked and stamped.vg"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"628","title":{"es":"ravel maurice: (1875-1937) \"i played a sonatina in marseille... terribly\""},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145384/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":2100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.358Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145384,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145385/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145385/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"faure gabriel & ysaye eugene : \n gabriel fauré (1845-1924) french composer, organist & pianist, \n & eugene ysaye (1858-1931) belgian violinist. known as the king of the violin. two excellent a.m.qs.s., \n `gabriel fauré´, 4th june 1915, and ` \n souvenir -  \n eugene ysaye´,  paris, 3rd may 1912, in black and blue fountain pen inks respectively, to front and verso of an oblong 4to musical score page removed from an autograph album. to the front page fauré very cleanly pens seven bars of music, adding the lyrics beneath `... \n tous deux au bord du flôt qui passe... le voir passer´. to the verso ysaye carefully pens four bars of music which he entitles \n `chaconne de bach´, also adding the musical tempo in his hand ` \n moderato´. extremely small minor age toning to the edges, otherwise vg to ex"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"629","title":{"es":"faure gabriel & ysaye eugene"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145385/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.360Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145385,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145386/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"charpentier gustave: (1860-1956) french composer. a fine a.m.q.s.,  gustave charpentier , to the centre of a large oblong folio page removed from an album, being five bars of music which he identifies as being from the third act of his most famous opera, louise , with lyrics beneath, ´tout etre a le droit d'être li - bre!´ , signed, inscribed and dated beneath the quotation, ´a monsieur nadar avec ma respectueuse sympathie´ , and dated march 1902 in his hand. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg \n provenance: the present quotation originates from the personal album amicorum of nadar (1820-1910) gaspard-felix tournachon. french photographer, caricaturist and balloonist, the first person to take aerial photographs (1858)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"630","title":{"es":"charpentier gustave: (1860-1956)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145386/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.361Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145386,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145387/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"poulenc francis: (1899-1963) french composer, a member of les six. a.m.q.s., ` francis poulenc ´, one page, oblong 8vo bifolium, n.p., december 1930, in french. poulenc has cleanly penned a two bars musical quotation which he entitles ` concert champetre´. with blank integral leaf. very small minor age toning to the edges, otherwise g to vg \n concert champêtre is a harpsichord concerto by poulenc composed in 1927-28 for the harpsichordist wanda landowska who said she \"adored\" playing it as it made her \"insouciant and gay!\". the concert champêtre was first performed privately at wanda landowska's home, where the harpsichordist played the solo part and poulenc played the orchestral part on the piano. the premiere took place on may 3rd 1929 at the salle pleyel in paris, with landowska playing the solo part and the orchestre symphonique of paris conducted by pierre monteux."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"631","title":{"es":"poulenc francis: (1899-1963)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145387/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.618Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145387,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145388/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"landowska wanda: (1869-1943) polish-born french harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, and recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in the early 20th century. she was the first person to record johann sebastian bach´s \n goldberg variations on the harpsichord in 1933. a very fine signed and inscribed 9 x 12 photograph by landowska, the attractive image showing the harpsichordist seated, playing the harpsicord in a half-length pose. signed and inscribed to the matted border ` \n to my dear pal milton, whose interest in my music has been a constant inspiration. wanda´. also signed by the photographer, in pencil, beneath the 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jose maria sert, in french. poulenc apologizes to his correspondent for his absence from the celebrated beaumont festivities and explains the reasons, saying ` c´est de mon lit où je suis cloué depuis 10 jours par une abominable jaunisse que je vous envoie ces quelques mot. le docteur ne me permet que le lait et me défend de mettre le pied par terre avant 8 jours. dans ces conditions vous comprendrez qu´il m´est totalement impossible d´écrire le numéro pour la fête beaumont...´ (translation: \" it is from my bed, where i have been confined for 10 days by a terrible case of jaundice, that i send you these few words. the doctor has only allowed me milk and has forbidden me to put my foot on the floor for 8 days. under these circumstances, you will understand that it is completely impossible for me to write the issue for the beaumont festival...\") further poulenc very interestingly entrusts sert with a message for his wife, the legendary patron and muse misia sert, referring to his one-act ballet les biches, and explaining why he has not yet performed the ballet for misia, despite already dedicating the ballet to her. poulenc states ` soyez assez gentil pour être auprès de votre femme l´interprète d´une commission que j´aurais voulu lui faire moi-même avant mon départ de paris mais que j´ai du différer jusqu´à aujourd´hui, n´ayant jamais eu l´occasion de la voir seule. dites-lui donc, je vous prie, que  si je ne lui ai pas joué mon ballet \u2013 qui lui est déjà dédié \u2013 c\u2019est que \" les biches \" n\u2019étant pas tout à fait terminées, et considérant votre femme comme une des rares personnes connaissant et aimant vraiment la musique, rien ne m\u2019aurait plus intimidé que de lui soumettre une œuvre incomplète.´ (translation: \" please be so kind as to convey to your wife a request i had intended to make for her myself before leaving paris, but which i had to postpone until now, having never had the opportunity to see her alone. please tell her that if i haven't performed my ballet for her\u2014which is already dedicated to her\u2014it's because \"les biches\" wasn't quite finished, and considering your wife to be one of the few people who truly know and love music, nothing would have intimidated me more than submitting an incomplete work to her.\") before concluding, once again, poulenc shows his reverence for misia sert, one of the most influential cultural arbiters of the era, saying ` la dernière barre de mesure posée, je me ferai une joie d´aller lui jouer..´ (translation: \" with the last bar line in place, i'll be delighted to go and play it for him...\") vg \n jose maria sert (1874-1945) spanish painter and muralist with international success.  \n misia sert (1872-1950) born maria zofia olga zenajda godebska, was known primarily as a patron of contemporary artists and musicians during the decades she hosted salons in her home in paris. born in the russian empire, with french and polish descent, she became a professional pianist and gave her first public concert in 1892. she was a patron and friend of numerous artists, for whom she regularly posed, appearing on magazine covers and posters. her salons were frequented by contemporary writers and musicians played their newest works. in addition, sert made creative and financial contributions to sergei diaghilev, impresario of the ballets russes, and to other composers.  \n les biches (1924) is a one-act ballet  by francis poulenc, choreographed by bronislava nijinska and premiered by the ballets russes on 6th january 1924 at the salle garnier in monte-carlo.  nijinska danced the central role of the hostess. the ballet was seen in paris and london within a year of its premiere. nijinska directed revivals of the ballet for several companies in the four decades after its creation. les biches, with recreations of marie laurencin´s original costumes and scenery, remains in the repertoire of the paris opera ballet and the london royal ballet.  \n by 1923, poulenc was emerging as a central figure of les six, forging a fresh, elegant and distinctly french musical language. les biches, commissioned for the ballets russes, would soon establish him internationally. this letter places us inside the final phase of composition, when the work still existed in a private, unfinished state."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"633","title":{"es":"poulenc francis: (1899-1963)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145389/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.621Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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six: an interesting group of a.ls.s. (2) and autograph statements signed by each of the composers collectively known as les six , a group of musicians informally associated with jean cocteau and erik satie, and who worked and lived in the montparnasse district of paris in the years following world war i. the lot comprises - \n (i) georges auric (1899-1983) french composer. autograph statement signed, georges auric , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1951), in french. the composer writes, in full, ´voici donc \"le groupe des six\" une fois encore réuni, à la faveur d´une exposition dont l´intention est si charmante et si cordiale qu´elle nous permettra, je l´esperè, d´en parler sans etre aussitot accusé d´une fatuité ou d´une vanité qui seraient aujourd´hui assez irsupportables! remontant à cette occasion la machine à explorer le temps, que vois-je tout de suite qui, dans tout cela, me semble le plus saisissant? non plus un \"groupe\" de musiciens desireux, \"vingt ans après\", de reprendre je ne sais trop quelles controverses esthétiques. mais six camarades qui ont la très grande chance de se retrouver maintenant comme ils se retrouvaient naguère - et dont l´amitié n´a jamais changé. voila, me semble-t´il, la plus belle leçon de cette petite exposition. et c´est pourquoi je me rejouis d´y participer´ (translation: ´so here is the \u2018group of six\u2019 once again reunited, thanks to an exhibition whose intention is so charming and so cordial that it will allow us, i hope, to talk about it without immediately being accused of a conceit or vanity that would be quite unbearable today! going back to the time machine on this occasion, what do i see immediately that, in all this, seems to me the most striking? no longer a \u2018group\u2019 of musicians eager, \u2018twenty years later\u2019, to resume i don't know what aesthetic controversies. but six friends who are very lucky to be together now as they were in the past - and whose friendship has never changed. that, it seems to me, is the most important lesson of this little exhibition. and that is why i am delighted to be taking part ´). \n (ii) a.l.s., georges auric , to the recto of a printed correspondence card as president of the société des auteurs, compositeurs & éditeurs de musique , paris, 28th november 1972, to a friend, in french. auric writes, in part, ´merci pour cette réédition des \"bagatelles\" - qui me rajeunit singulierement. je souhaite vous exprimer tout cela beaucoup mieux que dans ces quelques lignes qui d´ailleurs vous parviendront dieu sait avec quel retard (parce qu´une nouvelle greve commence aujourd´hui!..)´ (translation: ´thank you for this reissue of \u2018bagatelles\u2019 - which makes me feel remarkably young. i would like to express all this to you much better than in these few lines, which will reach you god knows how late (because a new strike starts today!)´ ). \n (iii) louis durey (1888-1979) french composer. autograph statement signed, louis durey , one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1951), in french. durey writes, in full, ´quoi qu´aient pu dire certains esprits chagrins, le groupe des six aura marqué une étape importante dans l´évolution de la musique francaise. significatif à cet égard, ce 34e anniversaire où chacun apporte le fruit de son labeur personnel à une petite communauté définitivement scellée par une amitié et une estime réciproque´ (translation: ´whatever some naysayers may have said, the group of six marked an important stage in the evolution of french music. significant in this respect is the 34th anniversary, when each member brings the fruit of his personal labour to a small community definitively sealed by friendship and mutual esteem´ ). \n (iv) a.l.s., louis durey , two pages, 8vo, rue boissonade, paris, 9th january 1952, to a gentleman, in french. durey writes to his correspondent following a telephone conversation and gives his full consent ´ pour que les documents que je vous ai confiés en vue de l´exposition du \"groupe des six\" figurent dans une série d´expositions à l´etranger´ (translation: ´for the documents that i entrusted to you for the \u2018groupe des six\u2019 exhibition to be included in a series of exhibitions abroad´ ), further adding ´toutefois je desirerais que les manuscrits de musique dont je ne possède pas de doubles soient photocopiés ou microfilmés avant leur départ. ce sont, par ordre de préférence: 1. la partition de \"l´occasion\" 2. la fantaisie concertante pour violoncelle et orchestre, ou les deux au cas où serait prévu l´envoi de plusieurs oeuvres. je désirerais d´autre part retenir les partitions des trois cantates: la guerre et la paix, la longue marche, paix aux hommes par millions dont je pourrais avoir à disposer ici´ (translation: ´however, i would like the music manuscripts, of which i do not have duplicates, to be photocopied or microfilmed before they are sent. these are, in order of preference: 1. the score of \u2018l'occasion\u2019 2. the fantaisie concertante for cello and orchestra. or both if several works are to be sent. i would also like to have the scores of the three cantatas: war and peace, the long march, peace to men by the millions that i may have available here´ ). two file holes to the left edge and with a few small, minor tears to the edges. \n (v) arthur honegger (1892-1955) swiss composer. autograph statement signed, a honegger , one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1951), in french. honegger writes, in full, ´voici ce que me suggére le trentieme anniversaire de notre groupe des six: d´abord la satisfaction de nous retrouver aussi amicalement liés que par le passé et toujours aussi different dans nos gouts et nos conceptions. de sentir chez certains cadets ou vieux critiques la confirmation de l´opinion que je me plais a repéter: en musique on passe sans transition de l´etat de jeune fumiste ou de jeune espoir à celui de vieux maitre ou de vieux fossile bon pour la retraite. que, fort heureusement les interessés n´en soupçonnent rien´ (translation: ´here is what the thirtieth anniversary of our group of six suggests to me: first, the satisfaction of finding ourselves as amicably connected as in the past and still as different in our tastes and conceptions. to feel in some younger or older critics confirmation of the opinion that i like to repeat: in music, one passes without transition from the state of young upstart or young hopeful to that of old master or old fossil good for retirement. that, fortunately, those concerned suspect nothing of this´ ). \n (vi) darius milhaud (1892-1974) french composer and conductor. autograph statement signed ,  milhaud , one page, small 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1951), in french. the composer writes, in full, ´grace à l´exposition de six organisée par le centre de documentation musique internationale, nous avons eu la joie de nous retrouver autour de cocteau comme au bon vieux temps. quelle joie d´évoquer ensemble en 1951 cette merveilleuse époque d´après 1919....´ (translation: ´thanks to the exhibition of the \u2018six\u2019 organised by the international music documentation centre, we had the pleasure of getting together around cocteau, just like in the good old days. what a joy to evoke together this marvellous period after 1919 in 1951´ ). \n (vii) francis poulenc (1899-1963) french composer and pianist. autograph statement signed, francis poulenc , to the recto of a plain correspondence card, n.p., december 1951, in french. poulenc writes, in full, ´je ne crois pas aux théories mais je crois de toutes mes forces à l´amitié. c´est pourquoi cette \"exposition-réunion de famille\" m´a été au coeur´ (translation: ´i don't believe in theories but i believe in friendship with all my heart. that's why this \u2018family reunion exhibition\u2019 was close to my heart´ ). \n (viii) germaine tailleferre (1892-1983) french composer, the only female member of les six . autograph statement signed, germaine tailleferre , one page, small 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1951), in french. tailleferre writes, in full, ´j´ai trouvé, au sein du groupe des six, une atmosphère de complicité qui m´a permis d´etre associée aux premières manifestations des plus grands compositeurs d´aujourd´hui. leur amitié fut pour moi déterminante´ (translation: ´within the group of six, i found an atmosphere of camaraderie that allowed me to be involved in the early events of today's greatest composers. their friendship was decisive for me´ ). \n (ix) a small group of ten unsigned pieces of printed ephemera relating to les six including a programme of exhibitions, conferences and concerts for le groupe des six in madrid organised by the institut francais en espagne, june 1952, two related concert programmes, invitation cards etc., several of which incorporate facsimile drawings and text by jean cocteau. \n a rare and unusual grouping, with some minor faults and age wear, generally g to vg, 8 + 10"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"634","title":{"es":"les 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pages, 8vo, \n `friday´, n.p., n.d., in french. saint-saëns states in part ` \n 2 gros baisers... mais je n´ai pas le temps de vous en dire d´avantage. notre cher bartet a repris bien... avec son succès... inutile de dire si nous avons parlé de vous. mille choses à votre époux.´ (translation: \" \n 2 big kisses... but i don't have time to tell you more. our dear bartet is back again... with his success... needless to say we've spoken about you. a thousand best wishes to your husband .\") further and to the last page, saint-saëns seems in a hurry saying ` \n je pars demain pour aix et avignon´ (translation: \" \n i'm leaving tomorrow for aix and avignon\"); two documents by \n massenet jules: (1842-1912) two a.n.s. \n massenet, the first being to his personal visiting card, annotating ` \n mes plus chers et sensibles remerciements...´ (translation: \" \n my dearest and most sincere thanks...\"), the second being a 5 x 6 page, massenet stating ` \n mr. durand désire vous parler d´une combinaison d´affichage qui sûrement vous intéresse´ (translation: \" \n mr. durand would like to talk to you about a display combination that might interest you\") and \n delibes leo: (1836-1891) a.n.s., with his initials, to his personal visiting card, rue de rivoli, august 1877, to baron watteville, stating ` \n profondément touché, monsieur, de vos félicitations. veuillez croire à mes sentiments bien reconnaissants´ (translation: \" \n deeply touched, sir, by your congratulations. please accept my very grateful sentiments.\") accompanied by the original 12mo envelope, addressed in delibes´ hand, postmarked and stamped. about g, 4"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"635","title":{"es":"french composers"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145391/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.624Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":145391,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145392/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"gevaert francois-auguste: (1828-1908) belgian composer and musicologist. a very fine 4 x 7 signed and inscribed cabinet photograph ` \n f.a gevaert ´, the circular j. ganz image from brussels showing the composer in a head and shoulders formal pose. also dated in his hand, 26th june 1885, to the left clear lower border of the image. bearing to the verso the photographer´s logo stamp. g"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"636","title":{"es":"gevaert francois-auguste: (1828-1908)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145392/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.626Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":145392,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145393/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"rossini gioacchino: (1792-1868) italian composer. a prolific composer, known as 'the italian mozart', who until his retirement in 1829 had been the most popular opera composer in history. a very fine, large signed and inscribed sepia 11 x 13,5 photograph by rossini, the oval image depicting the composer in a head and shoulders pose. photograph by numa blanc. signed and inscribed in dark fountain pen ink by rossini to the lower photographer's mount, in italian, ' offerto al mio carissimo... g. rossini ', also dated beneath, paris, 28th march 1860 in his hand. a wonderful signed portrait. some light, minor age wear to the photographer's mount, largely to the extreme upper and right edges. g to vg \n numa blanc (1816-1897) french photographer."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"637","title":{"es":"rossini gioacchino: (1792-1868)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145393/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.627Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":145393,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145394/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145394/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"puccini giacomo: (1858-1924) italian composer. a good a.l.s., ` g. puccini ´, one page, 4to, on his personal printed stationery, bearing the printed heading ''torre del lago - toscana'', 23rd july 1907, to sybyl seligman, in italian. a boldly red ink autograph letter by puccini asking for news to his correcpondent about her, reporting on where he will be from august 1st and referring to his automobile and his anger because the car will not be in time, and stating in part ` purtroppo l´auto non ci será e sono mortificatissimo . mandatemi vi prego l´originale della...´ (translation: \" unfortunately, the car won't be ready, and i'm very mortified. please send me the original of the...\") addressed to seligman in london to the verso in puccini´s own hand, postmarked and stamped. g \n sybyl seligman (1868-1936) a close friend to puccini with whom he began a romance that became a friendship for the rest of his life."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"638","title":{"es":"puccini giacomo: (1858-1924)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145394/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.628Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145394,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145395/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"mascagni pietro: (1863-1945) italian composer. a very fine vintage signed and inscribed 6.5 x 9.5 photograph of mascagni, rome, 19th june 1936, the oval cerr image from the pisa real casa showing the italian composer in a head and shoulders pose. signed and inscribed in dark ink to the lower photographer's mount, in italian ` \n al carissimo francolino pietrabissi, che incontrai sovente nei miei viaggi all´estero e che mi fu sempre amico , per ricordo affettuosi. p. mascagni´ (translation: \" \n to my dearest francolino pietrabissi, whom i often met on my travels abroad and who was always my friend, in affectionate remembrance. p. mascagni´. with small remnants of former affixing to the verso. g"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"639","title":{"es":"mascagni pietro: (1863-1945)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145395/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:48.630Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145395,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145396/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145396/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"[beethoven ludwig van]: (1770-1827) german composer and pianist. lyser johann peter: (1803-1870) german writer, painter, illustrator, and music critic of the romantic era who created some of the most famous and widely reproduced portraits of beethoven, including a distinct silhouette of the composer walking the streets of vienna in a top hat and coat. an excellent, rare original set of pen and ink caricatures executed and signed by lyser, one page, oblong 8vo (approximately 20.5 x 13.5 cm), n.p., 26th june 1833. the wonderful, boldly penned caricatures comprise (from left to right), ludwig van beethoven , shown standing in a full-length profile pose, highly reminiscent of some of lyser´s most celebrated images of the composer, dressed in his signature long coat and crumpled top hat, standing with his hands clasped behind his back, facing the italian violinist and composer niccolò paganini (1782-1840) who is depicted as a tall, lanky figure, wearing a hat and breeches, with his back turned to lyser´s ultimate literary hero and major creative inspiration, the german romantic author, composer, music critic and artist e. t. a. hoffmann (1776-1822) who is also seen standing in a full-length profile pose, with the face of a mischievous imp, holding a cane in one oustretched arm and a hat in the other. the final image is a self-caricature by lyser in the lower right corner, depicting his head only, as he looks upwards in admiration and awe of his musical and literary idols. signed ( ´lyser´ ) by the nomadic bohemian beneath his image, and also adding the names of beethoven, paganini and hoffmann beneath each of their studies. annotated in german in an unidentified hand to the upper right corner, ´ wurde von herrn lyser in 5 minuten d. 26 juni 1833 bei k. mit der feder entworfen und zwar stehend´ (translation: ´ drawn by mr lyser in 5 minutes on 26 june 1833 at k.'s, using a pen whilst standing´ ). neatly laid down and with a few small areas of discolouration, consistent with age. framed and glazed in the original wooden frame to an overall size of 11.5 x 9 (a small exhibition label, numbered 1443, is affixed to the lower part of the frame). together with an original 3.5 x 5 (approximately 9 x 12.5 cm) engraving of beethoven by lyser, the lithograph being the famous image (after lyser´s own drawing, hamburg, 1833) depicting the composer as a stocky man, frowning, with his hands clasped behind his back, wearing a top hat and overcoat as he takes a walk through the streets of vienna, a lady and gentleman visible in the background, engaged in conversation. framed and glazed in the original gilt frame to an overall size of 6 x 7.5 (a small exhibition label, numbered 1456, is affixed to the lower part of the glazing, and to the back of the frame appears a stamp indicating that the engraving was previously part of the musical collection of andré meyer, deceased in may 1974, and then passed to f. meyer, october 1984). a truly magnificent and remarkable series of caricatures by lyser. g, 2 \n provenance: acquired by our vendor at a sotheby´s auction and with their labels (lot 375) still attached to the versos of the frames.  \n despite facing profound personal challenges, including losing his hearing (akin to beethoven) around the age of 18, lyser became a notable figure in 19th-century german cultural circles. he worked closely with robert schumann as a music critic for schumann's famous publication, the neue zeitschrift für musik ( new journal for music ) and also served as the editor and illustrator for   abendländische tausend und eine nacht   (1838\u201339), a multi-volume collection of western fairy tales, legends, and ghost stories that included adaptations of the brothers grimm. decades later, his unique illustration style in this work was highly praised by cultural critic walter benjamin. lyser frequently bounced between jobs as a stage painter, actor, and drawing teacher, and because of his unstable career path and inability to perform music, he frequently fell into severe financial debt. at one point, lyser was even thrown into a debtors' prison until his close friend, composer felix mendelssohn, paid his debts to secure his release. tragically, despite his immense talent and famous friendships, lyser died in poverty at an almshouse in altona (hamburg) in 1870."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"640","title":{"es":"[beethoven ludwig van]: (1770-1827) lyser johann peter: 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chopin and george sand, whose relationship lasted from 1838 to 1847, and which is among the most famous romantic passions. the rift between chopin and sand, which had been brewing for some time, was precipitated by the marriage of george sand's daughter to the sculptor auguste clésinger. this union, disapproved by george sand, caused her bitter falling out with her daughter. and it seems that chopin listened with a sympathetic ear to the calumnies she heaped upon her mother. this letter is a letter of congratulations to george sand on the occasion of this marriage. the composer also acknowledges receipt of her correspondent´s letter and despite their parting, responds immediately to her with kind words. chopin states ` vous dirai-je combien votre bonne lettre que je viens de recevoir m'a fait plaisir et combien les excellents détails touchant tout ce qui vous occupe maintenant m'ont intéressé ! personne plus que moi parmi vos amis, vous le savez bien, ne fait de vœux plus sinc è res pour le bonheur de votre enfant \u2013 aussi dites-le-lui de ma part je vous prie.  je suis déjà bien. dieu vous soutienne toujours dans votre force et votre activité. soyez tranquille et heureuse...´ (translation: \" shall i tell you how pleased i was by your kind letter, which i just received, and how interested i was by the excellent details concerning everything that now occupies you! no one among your friends, as you well know, offers more sincere wishes for your child's happiness\u2014so please convey this to her from me. i am already well. may god always sustain you in your strength and endeavors. be at peace and happy...\") chopin had been ill for a while, in this letter and in very few words and without further explanations says ` i am already well´. his last sentence sentence ` may god always sustain you in your strength and endeavors. be at peace and happy.. ´ these lines resonate like a final farewell and a blessing. no resentment, no recriminations: perfect elegance. in very fine condition. vg \n frédéric chopin's letters to george sand, despite the length of their relationship, are extremely rare. the editors of his complete correspondence have only found eighteen of them.  \n the relationship between chopin and sand was the subject of much attention and commentary at the time, and has since become something of a myth. countless studies, novels, and even films have been devoted to the subject, so much did the union of these two exceptional individuals, often stormy, always feverish, beyond the emotional ups and downs, nourish their respective geniuses.  \n in a letter to mademoiselle de rozières, who cared for the composer, george sand wrote about the present letter: \u201c he also wrote me a little note as if nothing had happened. \". things might have ended sooner had george sand not written another letter to chopin, again concerning her children\u2014a letter now lost, but which delacroix, to whom chopin read it, deemed \"atrocious.\" chopin replied on july 24th. our letter is therefore the penultimate one he sent her."},"estimateMax":80000,"lotNumber":"641","title":{"es":"chopin frederic: (1810-1849)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145397/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":60000,"soldPrice":85000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.433Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac60,000 - \u20ac80,000","currency":"EUR","id":145397,"estimateMin":60000},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145398/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145398/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"meyerbeer giacomo: (1791-1864) german composer. a very fine a.l.s., ` meyerbeer ´, one page, 8vo, n.p., monday , n.d., to mr. duprez, in french. meyerbeer refers to his correspondent as ` mon illustre tenor´ (\u201cmy illustrious tenor\u201d), and tries to confirm an important dinner date with him, stating in part ` veuillez ne pas oublier que vous m´avez promis de diner avec moi & quelques uns de vos admirateurs, demain rue neuve st. augustin nº 49\u2026´ (translation: \u201c would you please not forget that you promised to me to have dinner tomorrow together with several of your admirers, street neuve st. augustin nº 49\u2026\u201d) with address leaf. small overall age wear and very small staining, otherwise g \n  \n gilbert-louis duprez (1806-1896) french tenor. duprez created the role of edgardo in the donizetti´s opera lucia di lammermoor (1835). duprez pioneered the delivery of the operatic high c from the chest (the \u201cut\u201d or \u201cdo\u201d from the chest or \u201cde poitrine\u201d)"},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"642","title":{"es":"meyerbeer giacomo: (1791-1864)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145398/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.436Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - \u20ac180","currency":"EUR","id":145398,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145399/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"flotow friedrich von: (1812-1883) german composer, remembered for his opera martha (1847). a.l.s., fr. von flotow , one page, large 4to, schwerin, 28th february 1858, to baron von gall, general director of the court theatre in stuttgart, in german. flotow states that he had received gall´s circular letter that morning, and hastens to reply ´that the schwerin court theatre will in any case be represented either by me, if i have recovered from a nasty flu, or if not, by the technical director of my theatre, whom i will empower with the necessary authority´ , further remarking ´the points proposed for discussion are certainly of great importance for every theatre director, and i have no doubt that if the members of the association attend in large numbers, much  good can be achieved` . in concluding the composer informs his correspondent ´fiammina, according to the translation, your excellency, will be staged next tuesday. i saw the play in paris and was delighted with the excellent translation´ . with blank integral leaf (minor traces of former mounting to the four corners of the verso). vg \n ferdinand wilhelm adam freiherr von gall (1807-1872) german nobleman and theatre director. baron von gall was an early advocate of organising german theatres into cooperative networks, which helped lead to the founding of the deutscher bühnenverein (german stage association), serving as its chairman from 1852\u201358.  \n fiammina was an opera-comique composed by flotow during his time in paris in the 1830s."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"643","title":{"es":"flotow friedrich von: (1812-1883)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145399/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.438Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145399,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145400/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"suppe franz von: (1819-1895) dalmatian-austrian composer of light operas, and conductor. best known for his multiple operettas and for his overtures which remain popular in the concert hall. a good a.m.q.s., ` franz von suppe´, one page, oblong 12mo, 8.5 x 3.5, n.p., n.d., with lyrics in german. von suppe has penned four bars of music, untitled, adding beneath the lyrics, stating in part ` so führt lidia... soll des... sonne sein´ (translation: \" thus lidia leads... to be the sun of ..\" the musical quote corresponds to suppe´s operetta fatinitza (1876). signed at the base. small overall minor creasing, otherwise g \n la circassienne was originally an opéra comique by daniel auber with a libretto by eugène scribe, premiered in 1861. this opera comique  served as the basis for franz von suppé's highly successful operetta fatinitza (1876) . unlike auber's original play, suppé's version,  fatinitza, introduced the character of wladimir, a russian lieutenant who disguises himself as a woman\u2014a cross-dressing role (trousers role). fatinitza was a huge success, exceeding one hundred performances, which led to litigation from scribe's widow over the use of the plot."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"644","title":{"es":"suppe franz von: (1819-1895)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145400/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.439Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145400,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145401/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145401/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"suppé franz von: (1819-1895) austrian composer originating from dalmatia. best known for his ouvertures poet and peasant and light cavalry. a musical content a.n.s., ` f.suppé´, one page, 12mo, to an austrian postcard, to heinrich sontheim in vienna, in german. suppé states in part ` k. accepts the proposal and will take on the accompaniment of the soloist, but not until the score is completed...´ addressed and postmarked to the verso. overall age wear with two very small tears to the upper edge, otherwise is about g \n heinrich sontheim (1820-1912) german tenor.a prominent tenor of the late nineteenth century who was known in germany as \"the king of tenors\"."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"645","title":{"es":"suppé franz von: (1819-1895)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145401/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":280,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.441Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145401,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145402/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145402/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"brahms johannes: (1833-1897) german composer. a.l., one page, to the verso of his personal printed visiting card, n.p., n.d., in german. to the verso of his personal printed visiting card, bearing to the front his printed name \"johannes brahms\", with his address to the bottom right corner \"iv karlsgasse 4\", brahms states ` \n am montag würde ich sehr gerne kommen! einstweilen aber sende ich die schönsten u. lieblichsten rauch- u. dankopfer. ihnen zu! herzlich ihr ´ (translation: \" \n i would very much like to come on monday! in the meantime, however, i send you the finest and sweetest incense and thanksgiving offerings! yours sincerely, \") small overall minor age wear, with one corner crease and one small stain. g"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"646","title":{"es":"brahms johannes: (1833-1897)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145402/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.443Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145402,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145403/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145403/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145403/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145403/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"schumann clara: (1819-1896) german musician and composer, one of the most distinguished pianists of the romantic era. wife of robert schumann. an excellent and lengthy a.l.s., ` \n clara schumann ´, four pages, small 4to bifolium, with two paragraphs written upside down to the inside pages, berchtesgaden, 27th august 1886, annotated in another hand in pencil that the letter is addressed to hildebrand, in florence, in german. clara schumann considers seriously travelling to florence but is concerned about the resulting pain on her back and the spread of cholera, stating in part ` \n lieber, verehrter freund, wie gerne ich ihnen die sache auch erleichterte u.nach florenz käme, so habe ich doch aus zweierlei ursachen nicht den muth. erstens ist für meinen sehr angegriffenen rücken, das reisen sehr nachtheilig, ich brauchte von meran, wohin wir morgen gehen, gewiß 4-5 tage nach florenz, weil ich immer zwischen den fahrten ausruhen müßte, käme also voraussichtlich sehr abgespannt nach florenz, dann würde mich der gedanke einer möglichen quarantäne in irgend einem loch [zudem] die ganze zeit ängstigen, denn immer hört man von dem umsichgreifen der cholera. ich kann ihnen nicht sagen, wie schwer es mir wird auf florenz zu verzichten, aber, ich fühle, ich kann es nicht ohne risiko [ihnen]. mündlich wollte ich ihnen das noch besser auseinandersetzen...´ (translation: \" \n dear friend, how gladly i would come to florence and make things easier for you, although for two reasons i do not have the courage. firstly, travelling is very harmful to my bad back; i would certainly need 4\u20135 days to reach florence, as i would have to rest between journeys, so i would likely arrive in florence exhausted; furthermore, the thought of a possible quarantine in some godforsaken place would terrify me the whole time, because we are constantly listening about the spread of cholera. i cannot tell you how hard it will be for me to do without florence, but i feel i cannot do so without putting you at risk. i would have liked to explain this to you more clearly in person.\") further, clara schumann refers to her trip to baden baden and to her plans, saying ` \n künstlerisch bin ich immer\u2026 aber im leben schwerfällig jetzt, weil mir meine dumme phantasie immer so mit-spielt, und der körper nicht mehr elastisch genug ist diese zu bekämpfen. also, ich bin bereit für baden-baden, und erwarte von ihnen bestimmung, wann sie mich anzufangen gedenken. mit 8 tagen, jeden tag zwei stunden, glauben sie damit genug zu haben? ich setze voraus, daß sie nicht das atelier vom kopf[erkoren] \u2013 das wäre mir nicht lieb, weil ich demselben vor zwei jahren dort in seiner [bude] gesessen habe, und mein schwiegersohn, der sie machen ließ, nachher unannehmlichkeiten mit kopf hatte. wir gehen also nach meran um noch etwas wärmeres klima zu genießen, u. bleiben dort höchst wahrscheinlich bis wir nach baden gehen, was dann von ihnen abhängt. sobald sie etwas bestimmen können schreiben sie, bitte, an mich dorthin poste restante... clara schumann´ (translation: \" \n artistically, i am always... but in life i am sluggish now, because my foolish imagination is always playing tricks on me, and my body is no longer supple enough to fight it off. so, i am ready for baden-baden, and await your decision as to when you intend to begin with me. with eight days, two hours a day, do you think that will be enough? i assume you did not choose the studio from kopf \u2013 that would not please me, because i sat there in his shack two years ago, and my son-in-law, who had it built, subsequently had trouble with kopf. so, we are going to merano to enjoy a warmer climate, and will most likely stay there until we go to baden, which will then depend on you. as soon as you can make a decision, please write to me poste restante... clara schumann\") on a kind of postscriptum, clara schumann add few lines upside down, and refers to her reheasals, stating ` \n haben sie nachsicht mit meiner flüchtigen schrift, aber, um mich herum wird geprobt, und dazu bin ich vom vielen hin und her-denken ganz [matt] im kopf. meine töchter grüßen angelegentlichst sie beide.´ (translation: \" \n please excuse my illegible handwriting, but rehearsals are taking place around me, and all the back-and-forth thinking has left me quite mentally exhausted. my daughters send their warmest regards to you both.\") vg"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"647","title":{"es":"schumann clara: (1819-1896)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145403/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.444Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":145403,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145404/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145404/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"mahler gustav: (1860-1911) austro-bohemian composer and conductor. a leading conductor of his time and an influential composer for later generations. a rare and good a.l.s., \n `mahler´ , two pages, on a 5 x 4 card, n.p. [vienna], n.d., on his embossed stationery as director of the imperial and royal court opera theatre in vienna, to herr doktor, in german. the card bears a blind embossed heading ''der director des k.k. hof-operntheaters''. mahler refers to rehearsals and to final details pending before the performance, and states ` \n lieber herr doktor! ben höre ich, daß weder morgen noch übermorgen dekorationen probiert werden können. (es ist nämlich schon durchprobiert und in diesen beiden tagen wird im malersaal die letzte hand angelegt). \u2013 es ist daher wohl gänzlich überflüssig für sie sich zu bemühen. bei der generalprobe, die samstag ½ 11 uhr stattfindet, werden sie alles sehen, und bis zur aufführung (dienstag, 4. okt.) noch zeit genug übrig bleiben. herzlichst und ergebenst. ihr mahler´ (translation: \" \n dear doctor, i have just learned that neither tomorrow nor the day after it will possible to rehearse. (in fact, the set has already been thoroughly rehearsed, and the final touches will be made with painters over these two days.) it is therefore quite unnecessary for you to bother. you will see everything at the dress rehearsal, which takes place on saturday at 10:30, and there will still be plenty of time left before the performance (tuesday, october 4th). with warmest regards, mahler \") few small stains to the upper right corner, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":12000,"lotNumber":"648","title":{"es":"mahler gustav: (1860-1911)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145404/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":8000,"soldPrice":9500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.446Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac8,000 - \u20ac12,000","currency":"EUR","id":145404,"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145405/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"d´albert eugene: (1864-1932) scottish-born german composer and pianist. d´albert studied with franz liszt and held the post of kapellmeister of the court of weimar. a good a.m.q.s., ` \n eugen d´albert´ , one page, oblong small 4to, liverpool, 1st december 1923. d´albert pens two bars of music corresponding to his opera \n tiefland (1903) ex"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"649","title":{"es":"d´albert eugene: (1864-1932)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145405/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":280,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:54.447Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - 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(translation:   'as you have asked for my opinion regarding the works of mr. ravel and mr. séverac, i regret that i cannot say anything favorable on this subject. i find that these composers have chosen the wrong path, whichever angle from which one analyzes their works'   ), further remarking,   'firstly, being a proponent of program music, i nevertheless think that there are limits that cannot be crossed without negating music itself. it seems that by following the details of the programs, these authors forget the main point\u2014that all these details give a certain character to the subject of the composition, but do not replace it. then, as far as harmonic style is concerned, i don't even believe that one can properly explain all these errors and horrors from your point of view.' the overtones you mention are always audible, even on the piano, if one listens for them, but they are very faint while the fundamental tone always dominates. the false notes found almost everywhere in the works of mr. ravel and mr. séverac will never replace these overtones, and i think it's a misguided idea to try to fit them into the harmony   .   ´firstly, whilst being a supporter of program music, i nevertheless believe there are limits that cannot be crossed without negating the very essence of music. it seems that, by focusing on the details of the programs, these composers overlook the main point \u2013 namely, that whilst all these details lend a certain character to the subject of the composition, they do not replace it. furthermore, as regards harmonic style, i do not even believe that one can properly explain all these errors and horrors from your point of view. the harmonic tones (overtones) of which you speak are always audible, even on the piano, if one wishes to listen for them, but they are very faint whilst the fundamental tone always dominates. the wrong notes found almost everywhere in the works of mr ravel and mr séverac will never replace these overtones, and i think it is a misconception to try to fit them into the harmony´   ) and also adding   ´quant aux quintes défensees etc. in particular, they are found even in the works of the great masters, but there they are always well-motivated, whereas here they merely mar the harmony.     lyapunov   further writes  , \u201cyou   tell me that you have not yet found a single slav who likes these works. i would like to ask you, do the great french masters like mr. saint-saëns or mr. bourgault-ducoudray like these works and find this style worthy of imitation? are they not of our opinion, that is to say, of mr. balakirew and myself? as an ardent admirer of mussorgsky, i never forgive him for extravagances and uncleanness of harmony.\u201d but beyond that there is music in his works!´   (translation:   ´you tell me that you have not yet found a single slav who likes these works. i would venture to ask you, do the great french masters such as mr saint-saëns or mr bourgault-ducoudray like these works and find this style worthy of imitation? are they not of our opinion, that is to say, of mr balakirev's and mine? as an ardent admirer of mussorgsky, i can never forgive him for the extravagances and sloppiness of his harmony. but apart from that, there is music in his works!´   ) before concluding  ´i   fear that i am causing you great annoyance with this long and harsh criticism     . long and harsh criticism; it grieves me enough, but i feel i must speak my mind frankly, if asked´   ). a letter of excellent content. vg  \n  mikhail glinka (1804-1857) russian composer who is widely regarded as the fountainhead of russian classical music. glinka strongly influenced future russian composers, notably the members of the five.   \n  maurice ravel (1875-1937) french composer, pianist and conductor who liked to experiment with musical form developing a style of great clarity and incorporating elements of modernism, baroque, neoclassicism and, in later works, jazz.   \n  déodat de séverac (1872-1921) french composer.   \n  camille saint-saens (1835-1921) french composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the romantic era.   \n  louis-albert bourgault-ducoudray (1840-1910) french breton composer, pianist, and professor of music history/theory.   \n  mily balakirev (1837-1910) russian composer, pianist and conductor.   \n  modest mussorgsky (1839-1881) russian composer, one of the group known as the five."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"654","title":{"es":"lyapunov sergei: (1859-1924)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145410/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:56.412Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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e che tra poco quel male insidioso sará del tutto vinto... voglia iddio che mai piu debba sofrire!.. l´abbraccio teneramente.´ (translation: \" dearest marina, i saw your brother and learned from him that you, dear child, are much better - and that soon that insidious illness will be completely overcome... may god grant that you never have to suffer again! i embrace you tenderly.\") vg \n marina chaliapin (1912-2009) daughter of russian opera singer feodor chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century,"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"660","title":{"es":"toscanini arturo: (1867-1957)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145416/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:56.421Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145416,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145417/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"toscanini arturo: (1867-1957) italian conductor. an very attractive signed and inscribed 8 x 11.5 photograph, the mario castagneri image from milan depicting toscanini in a head and shoulders profile pose. signed and inscribed in italian, in bold black fountain pen ink (` all´amico bernardino molinari, affetuosamente - arturo toscanini ´) to the lower white border of the image and dated 14th october 1930 in his hand. the very attractive image is carefully affixed to a slightly large brown car, to an overall of 9.5 x 13 (24cm x 32.5cm). bearing to the lower left corner the photographer´s blind seal. vg \n bernardino molinari (1880-1952) italian conductor. former director of the orchestra dell´accademis nazionale di santa cecilia, a position he held until the end of the second world war. a close friend of toscanini."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"661","title":{"es":"toscanini arturo: (1867-1957)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145417/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.220Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145417,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/010/010.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/011/011.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/012/012.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/013/013.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/014/014.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/015/015.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/016/016.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/017/017.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/018/018.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/019/019.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145418/020/020.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"boult adrian: (1889-1983) english conductor. an extensive correspondence collection comprising twenty-seven a.ls.s. and twenty t.ls.s., most signed with his first name only, and some with initials, seventy-six pages (total), largely 8vo and a few 4to, various places (birmingham, london, farnham etc.), 1930 (1), 1949-1981, the majority to linda williams (née whitehouse), a long standing friend who had studied at the leipzig conservatory at the same time as boult. the letters are largely social in content, although make various references to music, in part, \n ´the whole business was the usual rush, but i looked for you at the rehearsal and some member of the orchestra seemed to imply that rehearsal rules had been stiffened. if this is the case please let me try and unstiffen them at the time of my next visit´ (11th march 1952), \n ´how very kind of you to send those delightful cuttings. i will certainly not throw them away....i will put them in a score where they will be very much treasured´ (17th december 1957), \n ´thank you very much for your jolly letter and the klinger beethoven, which i have not got, and it will be very nice to have´ (11th april 1960), \n ´....let us hope that the nice son-in-law will soon decide that there are enough aborigines to keep him thoroughly busy in brixton or hampstead or somewhere nice and handy and that there is no need to go off to darkest africa because it is now with us.......several of your photographs were passed in review for the conducting book......and i do agree with you about bruno walter´s book. the new one on music-making is also fascinating´ (27th january 1964), \n ´but nigeria is a far cry, or seems so to old fogeys.....which is definetly me!.....i´m having great fun trying to teach conducting at the r.c.m. now - i only hope other people are!´ (3rd july 1964), \n ´yes, kids are marvellous , but not quite all day! our 10 joined together to give me an l.p. all done by themselves. 4 singers, 2 cellos, a viola, 3 pianists.....even the label & cover were done by one of them with a toy printing press!´ (25th april 1969), \n ´music is grand though wiser i think as a hobby than as a job!´ (10th june 1969), \n ´no i´m afraid evelyn waugh is a practically unknown author. we must put it right. i remember ronald knox at oxford years ago - a brilliant creature. hobbies - ann says i have none, but i am keeping myself out of mischief now indexing my dreadful memoirs - a nice boring job. yes - we actually hired colour t.v. for the investiture yesterday. it was really worth it. that kind of thing is terrific but how seldom they are!´ (2nd july 1969; the day after the public investiture of charles, prince of wales), \n ´the bbc have been very kind about doing records. i´m sorry you missed the sanguine fan, as it is a brand new discovery - a ballet e [dward] \n e [lgar] \n did for some war charity in 1916, & it has since been quite forgotten & never published. so we have recorded it, & will try top get the royal ballet to do it again´ (16th april 1974), \n ´and the lepizig book has just come & given me a great deal of pleasure: the pictures are lovely reminders of happy days, & i am going to gloat over them a little longer before returning it´ (20th december 1974), \n ´i can´t resist sending you this card [no longer present, but evidently of osborne house] \n i expect you know it was a convalescent home for service people, but now they admit ex-civil servants, & so i am being sent there.....last time i had.....a very large room queen mary used to have when she stayed there. kaiser bill (who often dashed over to visit grandmama) used to have the middle of the main block (on the first floor) & looked straight down to the solent......the little block on the r is quite separate from the main building (just a colonade to join them) & queen v & prince albert had their rooms there with the children on top floor, but no one else.....the story goes that k. edward vii drove out of it the day after she died, & said he would never come there again. give it to the nation for a convalescent home so that we need never see it!´ (30th may 1977), \n ´ [simon] \n rattle does seem to be a good egg - i have only heard him once except of course by wireless also´ (21st november 1980). accompanied by a few related letters (one a facsimile sending thanks) and newspaper clippings etc. some light overall age wear, g to generally vg, 49"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"662","title":{"es":"boult adrian: (1889-1983) (x49)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145418/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.225Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145418,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145419/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"lamond frederic: (1868-1948)  scottish pianist and composer, and the second-last surviving pupil of franz liszt. signed and inscribed 4to page `frederic lamond´ , one page, 23rd may 1930, in german. lamond thanks his correspondent, spanish professor domingo forns olivella from the barcelona conservatory. vg \n ."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"663","title":{"es":"lamond frederic: (1868-1948)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145419/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.229Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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cela me manque grandement aussi! mais que vont dire les serbes??!´ (translation: \n ´half to the turks, half to the russians \u2013 i miss that terribly too! but what will the serbs say??!´ ). \n together with a good unsigned carte-de-visite photograph, the oval sepia albumen print by eugène maunoury of paris depicting galli-marié standing in a three-quarter length pose in costume. with the photographer´s imprint to the lower mount and verso. vg, 2"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"674","title":{"es":"galli-marié célestine: (1840-1905)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145430/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":85,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:57.095Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145430,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145431/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145431/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"garden mary: (1874-1967) scottish-born american lyric soprano who created the role of mélisande in claude debussy´s opera \n pelléas et mélisande (1902). vintage signed postcard photograph of garden standing in a full-length pose in costume as mélisande. signed by the soprano in bold black fountain pen ink with her name alone to the image. \n together with a second vintage signed postcard photograph of garden standing in a full-length pose, with her arms raised and her hands placed at the back of her head, in costume as the courtesan thaïs from jules massenet´s opera \n thaïs . signed in black fountain pen ink to the image, also adding \n thaïs in her hand beneath her signature. vg, 2"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"675","title":{"es":"garden mary: (1874-1967) (x2)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145431/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:57.097Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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(post 1792), to monsieur de la loyauté, in french. vestris presents his compliments and continues ´a lui envoyé l´extrait de baptistaire de son epouse quoi qu´il soit en allemand. monsieur de la loyauté peut voir qu´elle est née le 4 8bre de l´année 1752´ (translation: ´he sends him his wife's baptismal certificate, even though it was in german. monsieur de la loyauté can see that she was born on 4th october 1752´ ). with blank integral leaf. some light age toning to the left edge, otherwise vg \n anna heinel - german ballerina who enjoyed a highly successful career in both paris and london, and is believed to have invented the pirouette. once a great rival of vestris, she retired from the stage in 1782 and the two dancers married a decade later, in 1792. many sources, including the oxford university press, cite the year of heinel´s birth as 1753, contradicting the present letter. she died in 1808, the same year as her husband."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"679","title":{"es":"vestris gaétan: (1729-1808)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145435/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":340,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:57.104Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145435,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":350,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145436/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"grisi carlotta: (1819-1899) italian ballet dancer, especially noted for her performance in the classic role of \n giselle . a.l.s., \n carlotta grisi , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to a gentleman, in french. grisi states that she had been very happy to have made her correspondent´s acquaintance a few months ago, and will be only too happy to pay him a visit, asking what time would be convenient, although remarking \n ´à monsr. benelli la difficulté qu´il me fait m´etonne au plus haut degré, il ne l´ignore pas et il me serait très désagréable de me trouver avec lui ´ (translation: \n ´as for mr benelli, the difficulty he is causing me astonishes me greatly; he is well aware of this, and i would find it very unpleasant to be in his company´ ). with blank integral leaf. vg"},"estimateMax":450,"lotNumber":"680","title":{"es":"grisi carlotta: (1819-1899)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145436/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":350,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:57.106Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac350 - \u20ac450","currency":"EUR","id":145436,"estimateMin":350},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145437/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"lifar serge: (1905-1986) ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer. an interesting t.l.s., serge lifar , one page, 4to, paris, 19th june 1951, to 'momsieur le senateur' , on the printed stationery of the reunion des theatres lyriques nationaux , in french. lifar acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter in which he informs him of the decision taken by the prefect of the seine 'a la suite de votre si aimable et efficace intervention' (translation: 'following your so kind and efficient intervention' ) and continues to remark 'je tiens a venir vous exprimer mes remerciements auxquels s'ajoutent ceux du corps de ballet de l'opera qui vous devra la joie d'accueillir en terre de france le corps d'un de ses plus illustres aines, vaslav nijinsky. ainsi, paris aura-t-il en son cimetiere montmartre deja gardien de tant de depouilles glorieuses, celles de deux des plus grands danseurs de l'histoire, vestris et nijinsky' (translation: 'i would like to express my thanks to you, as well as those of the corps de ballet de l'opera, which owes you the joy of welcoming to french soil the body of one of its most illustrious ancestors, vaslav nijinsky. paris will thus have in its montmartre cemetery, already the repository of so many glorious remains, those of two of the greatest dancers in history, vestris and nijinsky.' ). vg \n from 1947 vaslav nijinsky lived in virginia water, surrey, england and died of kidney failure at a london clinic on 8th april 1950. initially buried in london, nijinsky's body was moved to montmartre cemetery in paris in 1953 and reinterred alongside the graves of the damcers gaetano vestris and emma livry."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"681","title":{"es":"lifar serge: (1905-1986) on nijinsky's body being reinterred at montmartre cemetery"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145437/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:58.260Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145437,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145438/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"nureyev rudolf: (1938-1993) russian ballet dancer and choreographer. signed 8 x 10 photograph of nureyev in a relaxed, joyful half length pose. photograph by pia holm and bearing their wet stamp to the verso. signed by nureyev in blue ink with his name alone to a largely lighter area of the image. a few very light, minor surface creases, vg"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"682","title":{"es":"nureyev rudolf: (1938-1993)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145438/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:58.262Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":145438,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145439/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145439/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"géricault théodore: (1791-1824) french painter and lithographer, one of the pioneers of the romantic movement. an extremely rare a.l.s., théodore géricault , one page, 8vo, n.p. (versailles?), n.d., to pierre-joseph dedreux-dorcy, in french. géricault writes a charming letter to his closest friend, commencing ´si vous etiez d´avis de faire aujourd´hui quelque promenade champêtre à la vallée du mont-morency par exemple ou bien a st. leu qui est aux environs veuillez m´en prévenir je serai charmé de passer la journée avec vous´ (translation: ´if you were thinking of going for a walk in the countryside today\u2014to the mont-morency valley, for example, or to nearby st. leu\u2014please do let me know; i would be delighted to spend the day with you´ ) and further remarking ´puis je en flatter que vous m´accorderez au moins le dimanche vous sacrifiez tout aux plaisirs de l´amour. j´eprouvé plus que jamais le besoin de me consoler par ceux que procure l´amitié´ (translation: ´may i flatter myself that you will grant me at least sundays, when you devote yourself entirely to the pleasures of love? i feel, more than ever, the need to find solace in the comforts of friendship´ ) before concluding ´je serai au manège toute la matinée, passez y un moment´ (translation: ´i shall be at the riding school all morning, do drop by for a while´ ). with integral address leaf. autograph letters of géricault are extremely rare owing to his tragically early death at the age of 32. some light creasing and minor age wear, otherwise about vg \n pierre-joseph dedreux-dorcy (1789-1874) french genre painter, one of the closest friends of géricault. when géricault fell ill after a fall of his horse, he stayed with dorcy for over a year. dorcy afterwards was one of the few friends of géricault present when he died on 18th january 1824. after géricault's death, dedreux-dorcy bought his masterpiece the raft of medusa for 6000 francs, while the french government, bidding for the louvre, wasn't willing to bid more than 5000 francs. he afterwards declined an offer to resell it to an american for thrice the price he paid, and sold it one week later to the french government for the same 6000 francs, on the condition that it was to be placed in the louvre."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"683","title":{"es":"géricault théodore: (1791-1824) an exceptionally rare letter of géricault to his closest friend"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145439/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:58.263Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - 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\u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145442,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145443/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"bonheur rosa: (1822-1899) french painter and sculptor, well-known for her paintings of animals. bonheur was widely considered to be the most famous female painter during the nineteenth century. a good a.l.s., ` \n rosa bonheur ´, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., in french. bonheur in her particular hand-writing, refers to one her paintings purchased by a french minister and to a copy he has finished, and states ` \n monsieur le directeur, j´ai l´honneur de vous annoncer que la copie que vous m´avez autorisé à faire d´après le tableau que m´a acheté le ministre étant terminé, je tiens ce tableau à votre disposition...´ (translation: \" \n dear director, i have the honour to inform you that the copy you authorized me to make from the painting purchased from me by the minister is now finished, and i have this painting at your disposal...\"). with blank integral leaf. small overall minor agewear with creasing to the right corners, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"687","title":{"es":"bonheur rosa: (1822-1899)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145443/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:58.269Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145443,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145444/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"dore gustave: (1832-1883) french printmaker, illustrator, painter and sculptor. a.n.s., with his initials \n g d , to the recto of his personal printed oblong 12mo visiting card, featuring his printed name to the centre and address at rue st. dominique to the lower right corner, n.p, , n.d., in french. dore states that two little comedies will be performed that evening, adding \n \u2018tachez donc de venir\u2019 (translation: \n \u2018so try to come\u2019 ). some very light, minimal age wear, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"688","title":{"es":"dore gustave: (1832-1883)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145444/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:58.270Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":145444,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145445/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145445/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"doré gustave: (1832-1883) french printmaker, illustrator, painter and sculptor. a good signed and inscribed carte-de-visite photograph, the sepia albumen print by legé and bergeron of the carjat company, rue laffitte, paris, depicting the dapper doré standing in a three-quarter length pose wearing an overcoat, waistcoat and cravat and holding a cigar in one hand. with the photographer´s imprint to the lower mount and verso. signed by doré in dark ink to the lower mount. a few small, minor marks and stains to the image, otherwise vg \n the photographers georges-mathurin legé and sosthène bergeron-danguy acquired the workshop of étienne carjat (1828-1906) at rue laffitte in paris in 1865."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"689","title":{"es":"doré gustave: (1832-1883)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145445/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:58.272Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145445,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145446/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"manet edouard: (1832-1883) french painter, a pivotal figure in the transition from realism to impressionism. a.l.s., edouard manet , one page, 8vo, n.p., 11th september n.y., to a gentleman, in french. manet explains that he is away from paris and has not yet been able to reply regarding a price of 1,400 francs, remarking ´trop élevé je viens donc vous offrir 1200 fr de l´atelier six avenue frochot convaincu que je suis dans les conditions particulières que vous exisgez de votre locataire´ (translation: ´as this is too high, i am therefore offering you 1,200 francs for the studio at 6 avenue frochot, as i am convinced that this meets the specific conditions you require of your tenant´ ). at the foot of the letter manet provides his address at 49 rue de saint-pétersbourg (in paris, the location of the manet family apartment, where the artist lived from around 1866-78). with blank integral leaf (a couple of very small, minor traces of former mounting to the verso). vg \n avenue frochot, and the neighbouring rue frochot, were the site of an artistic hub at the time of the present letter, where manet socialised with close friends and contemporaries like charles baudelaire, gustave flaubert, victor hugo, and hector berlioz."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"690","title":{"es":"manet edouard: (1832-1883)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145446/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:58.273Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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(paris), n.d., to monsieur mahé, in french. on his personal printed stationery of \"31 bd haussmann\" caillebotte states ` \n nous croyons que vous ferez bien de controler sévèrement certains papiers marqués unis par vous et mr. phil.. et qui nous semblent avoir la tête d´éléphant´ (translation: \" \n we believe that you would do well to strictly check certain papers marked united by you and mr. phil... and which seem to us to have...\") with blank integral leaf. accompanied by the original 12mo envelope addressed in caillebotte´s hand. vg"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"691","title":{"es":"caillebotte gustave: (1848-1894)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145447/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.397Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":145447,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":7000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145448/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"[cezanne paul]: (1839-1906) french post-impressionist painter. a fine vintage unsigned 4 x 6.5 photograph, the image (approximately 8.5 x 13.5 cm including borders) depicting the artist seated in a half-length pose, wearing a dark overcoat and hat, in the forest of fontainebleau, surrounded by trees, rocks and amidst ferns which reach up to his shoulders. cezanne, who looks away from the camera, appears pensive and lost in his thoughts. the photograph was captured by charles bodmer in the summer of 1894 when the 55-year-old cezanne was working in barbizon before leaving in the autumn for giverny, where he would visit his friend, the impressionist painter claude monet. lightly annotated in pencil to the verso by cezanne´s son, paul fils, ´paul cézanne par le fils de karl dodmer, barbizon 1894´ , and also signed to the mount beneath the image by the artist´s grandson, jean-pierre cezanne, ´ en témoignage d'amitié pour ribault-menekien. jean-pierre cézanne´ and dated 9th june 1959 in his hand. a wonderful, rare and melancholic image which cezanne treasured throughout his life, and then passed through two generations of his family. vg \n charles bodmer (1854-1934) was the son of karl bodmer (1809-1893) swiss-born french painter, draughtsman, engraver and photographer, associated with the barbizon school, where he lived for much of his life."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"692","title":{"es":"[cezanne paul]: (1839-1906) a fine portrait, treasured by several generations of cezanne´ s family"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145448/view","tags":["esart_photography","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":7000,"soldPrice":6500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.399Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac7,000 - \u20ac9,000","currency":"EUR","id":145448,"estimateMin":7000},{"startPrice":12000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145449/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145449/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145449/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145449/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"cezanne paul: (1839-1906) french post-impressionist painter. a good a.l.s., paul cezanne , four pages, 8vo, paris, 30th january 1897, to philippe solari, in french. cezanne states that he has just received solari´s lovely letter, although didn´t receive one that solari wrote to him at the end of december, further referring to solari´s son, emile, and informing his friend ´je n´ai plus revu émile depuis fin du mois dernier et pour cause. depuis 31 expiré, je suis resté caserné pour cause de grippe, paul a fait mon déménagement de montmartre. et je ne suis pas encore sorti, ça va mieux cependant. dès que je vais pouvoir, j´écrirai un mot à émile pour rendez-vous´ (translation: ´i haven\u2019t seen émile since the end of last month, and for good reason. since the 31st, i\u2019ve been confined to my quarters with the flu; paul sorted out my move from montmartre. i haven\u2019t been out yet, though i\u2019m feeling better now. as soon as i can, i\u2019ll write a note to émile to arrange a meeting´ ). cezanne continues to write concerning another friend, joachim gasquet, ´maintenant venons à gasquet. sa demande me touche profondément, et fais-lui part du souhait que je fais, de faire agréer les deux toiles en question à monsieur dumesnil. a cette fin je te prierai de t´adjoindre à gasquet et d´aller chez ma soeur, 8, rue de la monnaie et la prier de vous conduire au jas, où se trouvent les susdites toiles. je vais écrire à ma soeure relativement à ce sujet. sauf un peu de marasme inhérent à la situation, ça ne va pas plus mal, mais si j´avais su organiser ma vie pour vivre là-bas, ça m´aurait mieux convenu. mais famille oblige à pas mal de concessions´ (translation: ´now, on to gasquet. his request touches me deeply, and please convey to him my wish that the two paintings in question be approved by monsieur dumesnil. to this end, i would ask you to join forces with gasquet and go to my sister\u2019s, 8 rue de la monnaie, and ask her to take you to the jas, where the aforementioned paintings are located. i shall write to my sister regarding this matter. apart from a bit of the gloom inherent in the situation, things are not going any worse, but if i had known how to organise my life to live there, it would have suited me better. but family obligations require quite a few concessions´ ). the artist concludes his letter by sending his warmest regards, asking for his greetings to be conveyed to his friends around solari, and in a postscript adds ´tu trouvers ma soeur chez elle, ou vers 11 heures du matin, heure de son déjeuner; ou vers 6 heures du soir, heure du dîner´ (translation: ´you\u2019ll find my sister at home, either around 11 o\u2019clock in the morning, when she has breakfast; or around 6 o\u2019clock in the evening, when she has dinner´ ). a letter of good associations and content. a couple of heavy creases and a few minor stains, g \n philippe solari (1840-1906) french sculptor. like cézanne, solari was a native of aix-en-provence, and the two men, contemporaries and close friends from an early age, remained deeply attached throughout their lives. solari belonged to cézanne\u2019s innermost circle, and shortly before his death executed two sculpted busts of the painter.  \n emile solari (1873-1961) french novelist and poet, the son of philippe solari.  \n joachim gasquet (1873-1921) french author, poet, and art critic, best known for his writing about the artists of his era, particularly cezanne, a friend and business partner.  \n the present letter was written during a period of transition and physical fragility for cézanne. recently moved from montmartre to the rue saint-lazare \u2014 a relocation arranged by his son, paul \u2014 the artist explains that he has been confined indoors with influenza since the end of december. despite his illness, the letter reveals cézanne actively overseeing the disposition of two important paintings intended for the philosopher georges dumesnil.  the intermediary in this exchange was gasquet, whom cézanne held in particularly high regard; it was gasquet who introduced him to dumesnil, to whom the painter wished to offer two landscapes : rocks at l\u2019estaque and  the bibémus quarry . in the letter, cézanne writes with evident sincerity and then instructs solari and gasquet to collect the works from the jas de bouffan, the cézanne family estate near aix, via his sister at rue de la monnaie.  these paintings would later inspire dumesnil\u2019s short story  the humanity of landscapes , published in  la nouvelle revue on 15th november 1899."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"693","title":{"es":"cezanne paul: (1839-1906)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145449/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":12000,"soldPrice":12000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.401Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac12,000 - \u20ac15,000","currency":"EUR","id":145449,"estimateMin":12000},{"startPrice":10000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145450/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145450/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"gauguin paul: (1848-1903) french post-impressionist artist. a very fine a.l.s., p gauguin , two pages, 8vo, lutece (lutetia, i.e. paris), 20 fructidor an 91 (7 th september 1883), to his wife, mette-sophie gad ( 'chere madame' ), in french. gauguin writes an affectionate love letter on his wife's birthday, at a time when the artist's marriage was strained and his wife expecting their fifth child, 'il est important que vous sachiez si le 7 septembre est un jour de fête; peut-être l'avez-vous oublié, vos amis se souviennent et vous félicitent. vous regardez d'un oeil humide les feuilles tomber sur la terre vous pensez au printemps passé, songez que tout s'en va mais que tout renaît. vos enfants sont les jeunes pousses qu'un rayon de soleil ranime et fortifie, vous avez une année de moins mais un enfant de plus. si la vie a quelquefois ses revers à côté de ce grognon de paul en revanche le bonheur est là où on aime; chez l'époux il y a la sévérité, interrogez son coeur il vous répondra (i elske) [ j'aime, en danois] . je le connais votre chenapan de mari, il n'ose vous dire aujourd'hui que le 17 sept. lui rappelle une heureuse naissance; c'est un sceptique d'apparence mais n'en croyez rien je vous réponds de lui. il me charge de vous l'écrire en peu de mots, la meilleure éloquence c'est la vérité et j'espère chère madame que vous avez confiance dans ma sincérité' (translation: 'it is important that you know if 7 th september is a day of celebration; maybe you forgot it, your friends remember and congratulate you.  you watch with a tearful eye the leaves falling on the earth, you think of the past spring, think that everything is going away but that everything is reborn. your children are young shoots that a ray of sunshine revives and strengthens, you are one year younger but a child older. if life sometimes has its setbacks next to that grumpy paul, on the other hand happiness is where one loves; in the husband there is severity, ask his heart he will answer you (i elske) ('i love you' in danish) i know your rascal of a husband, he doesn't dare tell you today that the 17th september reminds him of a happy birth; he looks like a sceptic, but don't believe it, i can vouch for him. he asks me to write it to you in a few words, the best eloquence is the truth and i hope, dear madame, that you have confidence in my sincerity' ). with blank integral leaf. a remarkable and extremely rare letter. some very light, extremely minor staining and age wear, vg \n mette-sophie gad (1850-1920) danis translator, wife of paul gauguin from 1873-94. gad gave birth to their fifth child, paul rollon gauguin (known as pola), three months after the present letter, on 6 th december 1883. pola gauguin was to have little interaction with his father, and no direct content after 1890.  \n at the time of the present letter relations between gauguin and his wife were particularly tense. they had met in 1872 when gauguin was working as a stockbroker and earning a very considerable amount of money, however in 1882 the paris stock market crashed, and gauguin's income deteriorated sharply. he announced to mette that he was going to pursue painting full-time, although the family quickly fell into poverty which led to them taking refuge in denmark with mette's parents.  \n the mention of 17 th september in the present letter remains something of a mystery, although clearly had a certain significance between gauguin and his wife. could it be a reference to their first romantic encounter?  \n the institut national d'histoire de l'art (inha) hold some eighty letters by gauguin, although the earliest to mette dates from may 1885. the tone of the present letter, in which gauguin speaks of himself in the third person, is unusual, and as public collections do not contain any letters to mette from a similar period, it is difficult to establish whether the artist frequently adopted this falsely light and playful tone, most likely adopted to charm his wife and seek 'forgiveness' on her birthday. it is tempting to feel here the presence, or at least the positive bonhomie influence, of gauguin's best friend and intimate adviser, emile shuffenecker, under whose dictation it may have been written."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"694","title":{"es":"gauguin paul: (1848-1903)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145450/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":10000,"soldPrice":10000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.402Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac10,000 - \u20ac15,000","currency":"EUR","id":145450,"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145451/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"detaille edouard: (1848-1912) french painter and military artist. a very fine original pen and ink drawing signed by detaille to the centre of a large oblong folio page removed from an album, the detailed study depicting a french cavalryman, wearing his uniform and kepi, on horseback. signed and inscribed at the base, ´a nadar!!, edouard detaille´ , and dated 20th november 1876 in his hand. also bearing the signature of françois prosper jacqmin (1820-1889; french civil and railway engineer who played a significant role in the expansion and study of european rail networks) to the upper left corner, dated 26th january 1874. some very light, minor age wear and with one small, neat tear to the upper left edge, otherwise vg \n provenance: the present drawing originates from the personal album amicorum of nadar (1820-1910) gaspard-felix tournachon. french photographer, caricaturist and balloonist, the first person to take aerial photographs (1858)."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"695","title":{"es":"detaille edouard: (1848-1912)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145451/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.403Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145451,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145452/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145452/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"toulouse-lautrec henri de: (1864-1901) french painter, printmaker and illustrator. best remembered for his immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of paris in the late 19th century, producing elegant and provocative images of the decadent affairs of those times. rare a.l.s., ` \n henri ´, three pages, 8vo, n.p. [paris], n.d., \n `sunday´, to his mother ` \n my dear mum ´, in french. toulouse-lautrec reports to her mother all the last news, and first refers to the cold weather in paris, stating in part ` \n j´ai déjeuné ce matin avec jacques et ma tante\u2026 fort cordialement d´ailleurs et avec grand appétit crevés par le froid qui sévit depuis hier sur paris. j´ai été heureux de remettre mon paletot d´hiver et ai rallumé le feu de mon atelier..´  \n (\"i had lunch this morning with jacques and my aunt\u2026 very cordially by the way and with great appetite, exhausted by the cold which has been raging since yesterday in paris. i was happy to put on again my winter overcoat and i rekindled the fire in my workshop..\") toulouse lautrec further refers to an exhibition and to the furnishing of his apartment, saying ` \n jeudi brilliant vernissage avec trop de monde, mais quelques camarades, en somme bonne journée\u2026 notre ameublement avance à petits pas, tout petits pas..´ (\"on thursday it was a great exhibition opening with too many people, but with some comrades, in sum it was a good journey\u2026 our furnishing is progressing slowly, very slowly..\") before concluding toulouse lautrec says goodbye to his mother with an amusing comment ` \n je vous embrasse sur vos joues gonflées d´asperges, je le suppose du moins\u2026´ (\"i kiss you on your cheeks swollen with asparagus, at least i suppose it is so...\") a letter in very fine condition. vg"},"estimateMax":2200,"lotNumber":"696","title":{"es":"toulouse-lautrec henri de: (1864-1901)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145452/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1800,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.405Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,800 - \u20ac2,200","currency":"EUR","id":145452,"estimateMin":1800},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145453/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"sisley alfred: (1839-1899) british impressionist landscape painter. a.l.s., \n a. sisley , one page, 8vo, moret-sur-loing, 13 \n th june 1897, to a friend ( \n \u2018mon cher ami\u2019 ), in french. sisley writes, in full, \n \u2018du moment que vous avez quelque chance de reussite, comme je n'ai personne specialement en vue, j'attendrai votre reponse et ne m'occuperai de rien\u2019 (translation: \n \u2018as long as you have some chance of success, as i don\u2019t have anyone specifically in mind, i will wait for your response and won\u2019t worry about anything\u2019 . with blank integral leaf. vg"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"697","title":{"es":"sisley alfred: (1839-1899)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145453/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.406Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":145453,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145454/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145454/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"hoschede monet alice: (1844-1911) french artists' model, wife of the art collector ernest hoschede and later of the impressionist painter claude monet. a.l.s., alice , three pages, 8vo, n.p. (poissy), n.d., to a friend, in french. hoschede monet announces 'nous t'avions attendu hier toute la journee et j'ai ete bien etonne de vous que tu etais passe a poissy sans t'arreter. j'espere que tu ne manqueras pas de venir avec qui tu le dis a la fin de la semaine car je crois que m. monet doit revenir lundi ou mardi' (translation: 'we had been waiting for you all day yesterday and i was very surprised that you passed by poissy without stopping.  i hope you won't fail to come with whomever you say at the end of the week because i believe that mr. monet must return on monday or tuesday' ) and continues 'je souhaite que toute tes belles esperances se realisent, mais n'ose y croire beaucoup!  marthe va mieux je crois elle a bien souffert tous ces jours......tous les enfants ne cessent de te demander et hier a chaque coup de sonnette ils se precipitaient esperant toujours te voir arriver. enfin j'espere que cette fois tu ne manqueras par de venir pour moi.....je ne puis aller a paris etant absolument sans argent pour le moment' (translation: 'i wish that all your beautiful hopes come true, but dare not believe it much!  marthe is better, i think she suffered a lot these days\u2026..all the children keep asking for you and yesterday at each ring of the doorbell they rushed in, still hoping to see you arrive. anyway, i hope that this time you won't fail to come for me\u2026..i can't go to paris, being absolutely without money for the moment' ). some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg \n alice hoschede monet had six children by her marriage to ernest hoschede; blanche (who married claude monet's son, jean monet, in 1897), germaine, suzanne, marthe, jean-pierre and jacques."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"698","title":{"es":"hoschede monet alice: (1844-1911)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145454/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.407Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145454,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":60000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145455/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145455/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145455/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. a fine, early a.l.s., claude monet , three pages, 8vo, rue d´édimbourg (paris), 30th july 1878, to [georges] de bellio, in french. monet states that, as his correspondent is no doubt aware, he had called on de bellio that morning in the company of [ernest] hoschedé, however they had not found him at home, remarking ´je voulais vous dire combien j´étais ennuyé car depuis ma derniere visite je n´ai pu revoir [jean-baptiste] faure qui est à etretat à présent et qui m´a fait dire qu´il me répondrait de la bas´ (translation: ´i wanted to tell you how disappointed i was, for since my last visit i have not been able to see faure again; he is in etretat at the moment and has asked me to tell you that he will write to me from there´ ), and further seeking de bellio´s financial assistance, ´je me trouve bien en peine sans un sous et dans l´imposibilité de partir à la campagne si vous ne me venez pas un peu en aide. je connais trop votre obligeance pour savoir que si vous l´aviez pu l´autre jour, vous auriez accepté pourtant de suite l´arrangement en question, mais j´espère que vous voudrez bien faire un effort en ma faveur en m´avançant 150 ou 200 fr pour ce mois ne serait ce même que 100 fr, cela m´obligerait infiniment. car nous sommes prêts à partir et si je n´ai de suite un peu d´argent je perds l´occasion d´aller dans un pays délicieux où les meilleures choses que j´y ferais seront pour vous´ (translation: ´i find myself in a tight spot, penniless and unable to go to the countryside unless you can lend me a little help. i know you well enough to realise that, had you been able to the other day, you would have agreed to the arrangement in question straight away; but i hope you will be kind enough to make an effort on my behalf by advancing me 150 or 200 francs for this month\u2014even if it were only 100 francs, i would be infinitely grateful. for we are ready to leave, and if i do not have a little money straight away, i shall miss the opportunity to go to a delightful country where the best things i do there will be for you´ ). in concluding monet states that he shall send for a reply at de bellio´s home tomorrow morning, in case he cannot come himself. a letter of excellent content and good association. some light age wear and with a few very small tears to the edges, about vg \n georges de bellio (1826-1894) romanian doctor, a friend and patron of the impressionist painters including monet, pierre-auguste renoir, and alfred sisley. de bellio offered the artists medical advice gratis or at reduced cost and frequently purchased paintings when they needed money, sometimes paying in advance for works that were not yet finished. de bellio bought the iconic 1874 monet painting that gave its name to the impressionist movement: impression, soleil levant (impression, sunrise). de bellio´s art collection today forms the core of the musée marmottan monet´s collection in paris, having been donated by the doctor´s daughter in 1940.  \n ernest hoschedé (1837-1891) french businessman, art collector and critic, the first husband of alice hoschedé (who would later become monet´s second wife).  \n jean-baptiste faure (1830-1914) french baritone and art collector. an enthusiastic and avid collector of impressionist art, faure´s collection included works by monet, edouard manet, edgar degas, alfred sisley, and camille pissarro.  \n monet´s letter was written shortly after the exposition universelle of 1878, an occasion which inspired monet to produce two famous paintings, which would be the last he ever made in paris. as the artist´s biographer, daniel wildenstein, observed of this time in monet´s life ´the approach of the exposition universelle of 1878 discouraged the impressionists from organising their own exhibition. opened with great ceremony on 1 may by general mac-mahon, the president of france, the exposition attracted vast crowds to the champ de mars and the trocadéro palace, which had been specially constructed for this purpose. the salon at the palais de l´industrie was eclipsed; its opening was postponed from 15 to 26 may......théodore duret published les peintres impressionistes (the impressionist painters), a booklet intended to aid his friends´ cause.....and proclaimed monet as \"the impressionist par excellence\"......meanwhile [monet] was close to going under. unable to exhibit, he was forced to invite potential clients to visit, but when in their company was embarrassed to make his needs known to them, preferring to do so by letter. this required a campaign of letter-writing, conducted on rainy days or after the light had gone. after his excursions to la grande jatte, he remembered that he had, in the past, painted in the parc monceau, and went back to working there; it was a mere ten minutes from his flat. one of the pictures painted there was bought in june by de bellio for 200 francs. the republic had decided to make 30 june a national festival, celebrating the renaissance of paris and france during the euphoria of the exposition. parisians were invited to bedeck their houses with flags and bunting for this occasion......monet preferred to wander into the centre of paris. \"i liked the flags\", he told gimpel in 1920. \"the first 30th of june national holiday, i was walking with the tools of my trade in the rue montorgueil; the street was bedecked with flags and there were huge crowds; i spotted a balcony, asked if i could paint from it. i could. later, i came down incognito!\"......happy with his work in the rue montorgueil, monet left, he says, incognito; but who did he know in this crowd of shopkeepers? close by, the rue saint denis offered a similar spectacle, so similar indeed that almost from the start there was great confusion as to the titles and locations of the two versions of the rue montorgueil, 30th of june 1878 .  did monet begin, or even finish, both paintings on one day? it cannot be ruled out, though the decorations would have been in place by the evening of 29 june and must have remained there until 30 june. at all events, as early as 11 july, the rue montorgueil, 30th of june 1878 was sold to de bellio \"in settlement of debt\", so we know at least that much about the speed of monet´s execution and the immediate effect produced upon de bellio by the painting. another connoisseur was equally struck a few days later; this was hoschedé, who bought the rue saint denis, 30th of june 1878. hoschedé´s acquisition of a painting in july 1878 is somewhat surprising. he had been declared bankrupt the year before, and this had been confirmed by the court of appeal on 6 april 1878´ (from monet - the triumph of impressionism , 2023 edition published by taschen, pp.167-169).  \n as he mentions in the present letter, monet did indeed head for the countryside, leaving paris in august 1878 and settling in vétheuil. de bellio wrote in a letter from the time that he was hoping to \"choose from the harvest\" that monet would return with. wildenstein also noted ´letters and short visits to paris allowed monet to continue to prospect for clients. he had little to show for it at first: 450 francs in august, 460 francs in september. almost half of his money came from de bellio......in october, things improved considerably, thanks to the sale of the first works painted in vétheuil. the art-dealer jules lucquet acquired six landscapes for 1,000 francs; five pictures went to georges de bellio for 750 francs, producing a revenue of 300 francs after advances......the reception for monet´s recent production convinced him that he should remain in vétheuil. his own joy at discovering new subject-matter was echoed by the reactions of his clients´ (ibid, pp.172-174)"},"estimateMax":80000,"lotNumber":"699","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet seeks a loan days before settling at vétheuil ´ where the best things i do......will be for you´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145455/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":60000,"soldPrice":150000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.409Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac60,000 - \u20ac80,000","currency":"EUR","id":145455,"estimateMin":60000},{"startPrice":30000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145456/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145456/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145456/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. an early a.l.s., claude monet , three pages, 8vo, n.p., 28th january 1876, to monsieur [alexandre-adonis] flament, in french. monet writes an anguished letter to his landlord, declaring ´je suis bien vivement contrarié et j\u2019ai honte inévitablement d\u2019être obligé de vous dire qu\u2019il m\u2019est impossible de vous donner aujourd\u2019hui ce que je vous avais promis. je suis tellement contrarié que je n\u2019ai pas le courage d\u2019affronter votre mécontentement. je ne puis vous demander de m\u2019accorder un nouveau délai et j\u2019ai si peu de chance que je ne voudrais pas vous fixer de date dans la minute de ne pas être en mesure´ (translation: ´ i am deeply distressed and, inevitably, ashamed to have to tell you that i am unable to deliver what i promised you today. i am so upset that i do not have the courage to face your displeasure. i cannot ask you to grant me a further extension, and i am in such a difficult position that i would not wish to set a date only to be unable to meet it´ ). the artist continues to bargain with flament, ´voici cependant ce que je vous offre. ma rente étant définitivement fixée pour le 11 avril je puis m\u2019engager pour le 20 du même mois voulez accepter le règlement de deux termes en une ou plusieurs valeurs payable à cette époque ou voulez-vous seulement un acompte mens de 350 et me donnerai dizaine de jours. peut-être pourrais je me mettre en mesure d\u2019ici là´ (translation: ´here, however, is what i can offer you. as my annuity is definitively set for 11th april, i can commit to the 20th of the same month: would you accept payment in two instalments, in one or more sums, payable at that time, or would you prefer just a monthly advance of 350 and give me ten days? perhaps i might be able to sort things out by then´ ) and concludes by remarking ´voilà ce que je puis vous offrir et croyez que je suis plus que vous contrarié de tous ces instant´ (translation: ´that is what i can offer you, and believe me, i am even more upset than you are by all this´ ). vg \n alexandre-adonis flament, a carpenter, had agreed to rent monet a bungalow in argenteuil from 1st october 1874 at a cost of 1,400 francs per annum. despite this representing an increase in his domestic expenses, monet moved to  argenteuil  mainly because it offered a balance of affordability, easy access to paris, and rich visual material\u2014especially the seine, modern leisure scenes, and changing light that suited his impressionist experiments. by 1876, it had become both his home and an artistic laboratory, where he painted his surroundings repeatedly to study atmosphere and colour.  \n the house he rented, built in 1871, was a modest suburban villa in a swiss chalet style, with decorative woodwork, balconies, and distinctive green shutters. monet developed its garden himself, filling it with flowers like hollyhocks and using it as a central subject in his paintings, often including his wife camille and their son. argenteuil was both a creative breakthrough and, as demontsrated by the present letter, a period of acute financial anxiety, with the rented house itself becoming a place where artistic innovation and personal insecurity coexisted very closely."},"estimateMax":40000,"lotNumber":"700","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ i am deeply distressed and, inevitably, ashamed.....´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145456/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":30000,"soldPrice":55000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:59.411Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac30,000 - \u20ac40,000","currency":"EUR","id":145456,"estimateMin":30000},{"startPrice":40000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145457/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145457/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145457/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. an early a.l.s., claude monet , three pages, 8vo, argenteuil, 7th february 1876, to monsieur [alexandre-adonis] flament, in french. monet, experiencing finacial difficulties, writes to make an earnest, emotional request of his landlord, commencing his letter by stating ´les dix jours accordés par vous sont écoulés, j\u2019ai passé toute ma journée d\u2019hier à paris dans l\u2019espoir de vous donner complète satisfaction et cela m\u2019est encore impossible. je suis accablé car je sais votre rigidité en matière d\u2019exactitude qu\u2019y puis-je pourtant? (translation: ´the ten days you granted have now passed. i spent the whole of yesterday in paris in the hope of fully satisfying you, but i am still unable to do so. i am at my wits\u2019 end, for i know how strict you are when it comes to punctuality; yet what can i do?´ ) and continuing ´agissez donc contre moi si vous le jugez convenable, mais je vous en prie songez au mal que cela peut me faire et voyez si pour vous comme pour moi il ne serait pas profitable de patienter jusqu\u2019après ma vente. je tente la une chose qui peut me remettre tout à fait à flot, ce serait m\u2019ôter tous mes moyens que d\u2019user de vos droits en ce moment´ (translation: ´do take action against me if you see fit, but i beg you to consider the harm this may cause me and to consider whether it might not be beneficial for both you and me to wait until after my sale. i am attempting something that could put me back on my feet entirely; to exercise your rights at this moment would be to deprive me of all my means´ ) before concluding by remarking ´vous avez affaire à un honnête homme qui ne vous fera rien perdre. voilà tout ce que je puis vous dire, à vous le droit d\u2019agir. pour vous montrer toute ma bonne volonté, je tiens à votre disposition la somme de cent francs pour solder entièrement le terme antérieur. il ne resterait alors que le terme échu, ce qui ferait que j\u2019aurai deux termes à vous donner après ma vente, c\u2019est-à-dire du 15 au 20 avril prochain. c\u2019est mon sort qui est entre vos mains décidez-en´ (translation: ´you are dealing with an honest man who will not cause you any loss. that is all i can tell you; the decision is yours. to show you the full extent of my goodwill, i am placing at your disposal the sum of one hundred francs to settle the previous instalment in full. that would leave only the overdue instalment, meaning i would have two instalments to pay you after my sale, that is to say from 15 to 20 april. my fate is in your hands; the decision is yours´ ). a fraught letter by the distressed monet to his landlord concerning debts which would culminate in an early monumental masterpiece being pawned. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg \n alexandre-adonis flament, a carpenter, had agreed to rent monet a bungalow in argenteuil from 1st october 1874 at a cost of 1,400 francs per annum.  \n the second impressionist exhibition took place at the galerie durand-ruel in paris in april 1876. driven early on by the enthusiasm of monet and pierre-auguste renoir, it served as a crucial follow-up to their heavily criticised 1874 debut. officially named la 2e exposition de peinture, monet was a central figure of the 1876 exhibition, contributing a total of nineteen paintings including la japonaise. this famous painting, depicting his wife, camille, wearing a blonde wig and a heavily embroidered red kimono while holding a fan, was the sensation of the show and proved to be a commercial triumph, selling for the remarkably high sum of 2,000 francs. monet´s other notable entries included la seine à argenteuil and le pont du chemin de fer (argenteuil). \n for the first few years of his tenancy at argenteuil, monet was actually enjoying a period of relative financial security. backed by regular sales to his art dealer paul durand-ruel, and an inheritance from his father, monet lived quite comfortably. he paid his rent on time, employed a gardener and two servants, and spent heavily on cultivating the lush gardens that he loved to paint. however, by 1877 the french economy had taken a downturn and monet was faced with mounting debts and additional expenses, largely caused by camille´s poor health. near-eviction happened too often (flament had taken monet to court in july 1876, before withdrawing his complaint) , and by the end of the year the landlord had again lost patience with his unreliable tenant. when monet was forced to abandon argenteuil in january 1878 to escape his creditors, his debt to flament was so massive that he had to leave behind his early monumental masterpiece le déjeuner sur l\u2019herbe (1865) as collateral. monet was only able to settle his debt with flament and recover his painting six years later. the canvas, poorly preserved in the landlord´s basement, had suffered from damp and sustained irreparable damage; monet cut the painting himself to salvage what he could and kept the two large fragments still intact until his death. they later joined the collections of the musée d\u2019orsay: the left-hand section upon the museum\u2019s opening, and the second fragment through a donation 30 years later."},"estimateMax":60000,"lotNumber":"701","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ i am attempting something that could put me back on my feet 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explaining ´ma femme me communique la lettre que vous m\u2019avez adressée à argenteuil´ (translation: ´my wife has shown me the letter you sent me in argenteuil´ ) and adding that ´me hate de vous répondre qu\u2019il ne me sera possible de vous remettre le terme échu que d\u2019ici une huitaine m. hoschédé chez lequel je suis étant absent en ce moment´ (translation: ´i am eager to reply that i will only be able to pay the overdue amount in about a week\u2019s time, as mr hoschédé, with whom i am staying, is away at the moment´ ). monet continues to make a propsal to flament, ´ à moins que vous ne vouliez accepter un règlement que ce monsieur m\u2019offre de m\u2019envoyer si vous l\u2019acceptez, autrement il ne me sera possible d\u2019avoir d\u2019argent qu\u2019à son retour. veuillez donc être assez bon pour me répondre ce que vous préférez´ (translation: ´unless you would be willing to accept a settlement which this gentleman has offered to send me, should you agree to it; otherwise, i shall not be able to obtain the money until his return. i would therefore be grateful if you would let me know which option you prefer´ ). to the verso of the final page appear a series of pencil calculations, presumably in the hand of flament and evidently relating to monet´s rental payments. about ex \n alexandre-adonis flament, a carpenter, had agreed to rent monet a bungalow in argenteuil from 1st october 1874 at a cost of 1,400 francs per annum.  \n  ernest hoschedé (1837-1891) french businessman, art collector and critic, the first husband of alice hoschedé (who would later marry monet in 1892).  \n  the present letter is written at a highly significant time in both monet´s personal life and career, details of which jackie wullschlager devotes a whole chapter to in her biography of the artist; ´blanche hoschedé, ten years old in august 1876, was keenly awaiting the new visitor to her family home, the château de rottembourg, ´i remember well his arrival at montegron, my parents´house´, she wrote. ´he had been announced to me as a grand artiste with long hair. that impressed me and i was immediately drawn to him, for one could feel that he liked children. he was a great tease.´.....the children grew up in the company of artists, and their adorning parents were quick to commission their portraits.....hoschedé, or rather his wife, born alice raingo, had acquired the château de rottembourg on the death of her father in january 1870. with indecent haste, the couple made it a pleasure palace. amid the tensions of the impending franco-prussian war, they sent out invitations decorated, in deliberately infantile style, with flying geese and ducks waddling around their ornamental pond, asking guests ´to avoid the rush of the opening of the salon and come to spend the day ´ô plein air!´......hoschedé spent the first half of 1876 buying and then selling paintings he could not afford. ernest ´is thrilled, he´s made a sale of pictures and thinks he´s won everything´, his mother reported in february. ´i don´t understand him, is he mad?´ she concluded in june. hoschedé was then forming a new company, hoschedé-tissier, bourely et cie, launched on 1 august 1876 with capital of 2.9 million francs. it survived less than a year, but reassured alice. ´at last we´ve achieved the long-sought result. my poor dear husband has been able to reorganize his company as he wished. he´s so happy today: the deed has been signed and at last he can put his heart back into his work and into his home, ´ she wrote on 26 august. a few days later monet arrived in montegron. he loved it. although hoschedé had been known to charter a train to bring visitors to montegron, monet travelled alone from the gare de lyon on his first visit. the lyrical painting the arrival at montegron reads like a spontaneous expression of joy. the villa´s grounds were fringed by the railway and monet depicted red and white flowers bursting over a small barrier before the track and climbing the embankment. the train shoots into sight on the line which marked the boundary of hoschedé´s estate and divided it from the river yerre; the engine puffs blue spirals into a golden, heady atmosphere. the picture captures a rush of heightened sensations - hissing locomotive, fragrant wild flora, drowsy heat, gleaming track tapering to infinity in the sunlit distance. it is a memory of happy anticipation, the pleasure of disembarking for the paradise of nature, luxury and attention to his art awaiting him at rottembourg. years later monet tracked this painting down and bought it back from a dealer. his commission for the chateau was to decorate the rotunda salon. hoschedé wanted something striking, a quartet of large panels depicting any part of the estate his guest chose. it was an unusual idea then, bringing images of the garden into the house, blending interior and exterior, anticipating bonnard´s and vuillard´s decorative schemes in the 1890s. hoschedé was not disappointed with the results. monet´s first panel, a flock of white turkeys roaming summer grasses, their snowy plumage huge, unruly, lighting up the parkland, has an elemental force. outrageous, glamorous as hoschedé sought to be, it provoked uproar, amusement and admiration even from the reluctant.....the picture tells its own truth: the turkeys dwarf and partly obstruct rottembourg´s long red frontage, which shimmers like a mirage, a castle in the air. the chateau appears a place of enchantment, and a façade, a strutting show. its generous, portly host perhaps resembled his own bewildered, guzzling birds. the turkeys shows how the setting immediately stimulated monet. in the second large panel, a corner of the garden at montegron, late summer roses are piled high, and the view stretching across park, water, woods, expand on his delight. in the third, the pond at montegron, alice with her fishing rod is an almost stealthy prescence in the corner, and in the final panel, the hunt, within the multiple small touches building up the glimmering tunnel through russet trees swaggers ernest, pointing his rifle at partridge and rabbits in the thicket. how apt that monet depicted this voracious couple in predatory acts of stalking and acquisition. blanche liked to carry monet´s brushes and paints when he worked outdoors, so she may be the tiny figure in the undergrowth on the far shore of the pond at montegron......a perfect example of impressionism in its broken touches and transient light, it is also an abstracted world turned upside-down, where reflections matter more than ´real´ objects, anticipating the immersive water-lily paintings created at giverny. montegron´s pond, as well as its owners. were prominent in monet´s mind when he returned home at the end of summer 1876......by october he was back in montegron, finishing the hunt before the last leaves fell. a letter to de bellio pleads that he visit argenteuil to choose a picture, because monet had left camille without money. camille led the doctor to the major portrait woman with a parasol, which he purchased on 17 november  [the very day monet wrote the present letter]. on 4 december, writing to gustave manet to delay repaying a loan, monet continued to give his address as ´à montegron, chez m- hoschedé´ - a hoschedé who was mostly absent, fighting for the survival of his fledgling company in paris. through autumn 1876, therefore, camille was in argenteuil, impoverished and alone with jean, while monet enjoyed the comforts of montegron in the company of alice......brought up to charm and be charmed, engrossed since childhood in the milieu of the decorative arts, with an understanding of high craftmanship and seductive display, alice had a refined taste and an elegant informality......without being beautiful, she had style, presence, character......this was alice as monet first knew her.´ (extracts from monet: the restless vision , 2023, chapter 10 à montegron, chez monsieur hoschedé, 1876-8)."},"estimateMax":40000,"lotNumber":"702","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet writes from the country estate of ernest hoschedé"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145458/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":30000,"soldPrice":65000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:01.629Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac30,000 - \u20ac40,000","currency":"EUR","id":145458,"estimateMin":30000},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145459/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145459/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145459/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. an attractive vintage signed and inscribed 5.5 x 3.5 picture postcard by monet, the sepia image showing the artist´s famous painting le déjeuner , and published by lévy and neurdein (298 ll) as part of their musée de luxembourg series. signed by monet in bold pencil to the right margin, ´à mademoiselle suzanne marx, claude monet´ . accompanied by the front panel of the original envelope hand addressed (also in bold pencil) by monet to marx in paris and postmarked at mantes-la-jolie, 24th october 1915. a wonderful, appealing example of monet´s autograph, and extremely rare in this form. about ex \n the impressionist painting le déjeuner (lunch) depicts a family scene in monet´s garden at argenteuil. of the work the artist´s biographer, jackie wullschläger, notes that the painting was the largest produced by monet in 1872-73 and writes ´a still-life bourgeois table - silver coffee pot, compotier laden with peaches, glistening wine glasses, a half-eaten brioche - and little jean with his building blocks occupy the foreground, at the back camille and a visitor are half hidden by a tree. blazing geraniums enclose everything. high up on a branch hangs an oversized straw hat; its black ribbons flutter in a swirling emptiness in the centre of the canvas, giving a faint sense of threat, that all this may be precarious. monet´s last canvas of this size had been completed five years before: the cramped luncheon of 1868, to which this painting alludes. the cast of camille, jean and a woman visitor, the discarded straw hat with black ribbon, the white-clothed table still life, are all repeated elements, paraphrased, expanded, relocated. monet´s luncheon compositions are statement pictures, each a moment of personal consolidation, and commemorating domestic pleasures, including his delight in food. he painted the repeated camilles in déjeuner sur l´herbe in 1865, at the start of a love affair; camille and baby jean in 1868 marked his pride in his young family; and the luncheon of 1873 celebrates their improved circumstances, luxuriating in the garden of their first permanent home´  (from monet: the restless vision , 2023, pp.153-154).  \n le déjeuner was exhibited by monet in 1876, at the second major impressionist exhibition, and was part of gustave caillebotte´s collection from 1878-94. since 1986 the painting has been housed at the musée d´orsay in paris, on loan from the louvre museum.  \n the french town of mantes-la-jolie, from where monet mailed the present postcard, appears in a number of the artist´s works. monet painted the bridge at mantes, capturing the town's position on the river, although most famously found inspiration in the 12th-century gothic collegiate church collégiale notre-dame de mantes, which he painted multiple times. his most famous depiction, the cathedral at mantes (1886), illustrates monet´s fascination in how light interacts with stone, a precursor to his later rouen cathedral series."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"703","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145459/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_stampspostcards","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":20000,"soldPrice":70000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:01.631Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac20,000 - \u20ac30,000","currency":"EUR","id":145459,"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":10000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145460/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145460/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter.a.l.s., claude monet , two pages (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, n.p., n.d. ( ´mercredi 10h 1/2´ ; 11th january 1888), to [gustave geffroy] ( ´mon cher ami´ ), in french. monet states that he found geffroy´s telegram upon his arrival, and remarks ´dans la crainte de ne pouvoir vous rencontrer demain, je suis de suite passé à [la] justice, mais en vain´ (translation: ´fearing i might not be able to meet you tomorrow, i went straight to [the] justice, but to no avail´ ), further informing him of his travel arrangements, ´je pars demain soir par 7h 15 pour marseille. il ne m´est donc pas possible de vous donner rendez-vous de 5 à 6. avec mes nombreux bagages, je serai de bonne heure à la gare et je dînerai au buffet vers 5h 1/2 - 6h´ (translation: ´i am leaving tomorrow evening on the 7.15 pm train for marseille. it is therefore not possible for me to meet you between 5 and 6 pm. with all my luggage, i shall be at the station early and shall have dinner at the buffet around 5.30\u20136.00´ ). in the knowledge that the two friends won´t be able to meet, monet concludes by wishing geffroy good luck, and adds ´quand je serai fixé quelque part, je vous donnerai de mes nouvelles´ (translation: ´when i have settled somewhere, i shall let you know how i am´ ). a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the edges (with some old repairs, one only very slightly affecting the conclusion of monet´s signature) and a couple of neat splits in the folds, g \n gustave geffroy (1885-1926) french journalist, art critic and historian, a friend and champion of monet. geffroy was a contributor to la justice , the newspaper founded by georges clemenceau, from january 1880 onwards.  \n monet´s letter was written as he prepared to travel to the french riviera, the artist´s biographer daniel wildenstein noting ´on 13 january [1888], after a luxurious overnight journey by train, monet reached cassis. he spent the following night in toulon and the next day went by omnibus via agay and le trayas to juan-les-pins. from there he had himself driven to the cap d´antibes, where an \"immense\" room awaited him in the château de la pinède, a mansion now converted into a \"painters´ house\". a recommendation from guy de maupassant had ensured him a pleasant welcome. monet was not greatly impressed either by his first meeting with a group of painters centred around harpignies or his first sight - it was raining - of the subjects that his colleagues insisted on pointing out to him. two days prospecting for motifs took him west to agay and trayas, then east to monte carlo, whence he returned on foot as far as nice via turbie, eze, beaulieu and villefranche, a good 25 kilometres´ walk. he then went by railway from nice to antibes where he saw \"very beautiful things\". he therefore decided to remain at the château de pinède. from there it was easy to reach both juan-les-pins on the west of the promontory, and. on the far side, the salis gardens, the garoupe plateau and the beaches that ran round the bacon headland as far as ponteil. all of these places offered admirable views of antibes and the alps. he quickly discovered five or six motifs which he found \"superb\" and which the \"resplendent\" weather enhanced; his optimism was at its height. on 20 january, he had decided on his first goal: \"i am painting the town of antibes, a little fortified town all golden in the sun that stands out against beautiful blue and pink mountains and the eternally snow-capped range of the alps\". but things were not as easy as they initially seemed; agay quickly came to symbolise a paradise to which monet should return forthwith and yet which he had somehow forfeited for ever. the company of harpignies and his students proved onerous, and renoir, who was staying with cézanne at aix and later on his own at martigues, was not wanted either. the hostess of the château, \"a real character, a friend of manet and degas\", was charming, and even took monet to visit \"a marvellous estate\" whence they returned laden with flowers. few if any of monet´s painting \"campaigns\" had begun in an atmosphere like that of his first days in antibes´ (from  monet - the triumph of impressionism , 2023 edition published by taschen, pp.297-298).  \n an annotation in another hand in indelible pencil at the head of the first page of the letter indicates the date to be 12th january 1888. however, in his catalogue raisonné daniel wildenstein provides a date of 11th january 1888, based on the postmark of the envelope which originally accompanied the letter (although, today, is no longer present)."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"704","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet departs for a painting expedition on the french riviera"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145460/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":10000,"soldPrice":40000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:01.633Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac10,000 - \u20ac15,000","currency":"EUR","id":145460,"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145461/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145461/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. a good a.l.s., claude monet , two pages (written to the first and final sides of the bifolium), 8vo, giverny par vernon, eure, 6th june 1891, to [georges] petit, in french. monet writes in bold purple ink and informs his correspondent that ´sargent qui vient de venir à giverny a bien voulu se charger d´emporter et de vous faire remettre la toile que j´ai promis de donner pour la vente de brown. vue d´antibes .´ (translation: ´sargent, who has just arrived in giverny, has kindly agreed to take the painting i promised to donate for brown\u2019s sale \u2013 view of antibes \u2013 and ensure it is delivered to you´ ), further adding ´vous serez bien aimable de me faire savoir qu´elle vous est bien parvenue´ (translation: ´i would be grateful if you could let me know that you have received it´ ). a letter of interesting content and association. vg \n georges petit (1856-1920) french art dealer, a key figure in the paris art world and an important promoter of impressionist artists.  \n john singer sargent (1856-1925) american artist, considered the leading portrait painter of his generation. sargent´s famous painting claude monet painting by the edge of a wood (1885) marked the artist´s brief, but intense, impressionist phase, inspired by monet.  \n john lewis brown (1829-1890) french battle, animal and genre painter.  \n in 1891 petit organised and hosted a posthumous sale for the benefit of brown´s widow and daughter, which took place at the galerie georges petit in paris on 11th & 12th june. at the time the event was described as an auction of brown\u2019s paintings, studies, and drawings, together with works donated by other artists.  \n monet\u2019s stay in antibes in 1888 marked one of the most unusual and important episodes of his career. accustomed to the muted skies and soft atmospheric effects of northern france, monet found himself confronted by the dazzling clarity of the mediterranean. the riviera\u2019s fierce sunlight, brilliant blue sea, and sunlit stone architecture presented him with an entirely new set of artistic challenges. he later described himself as \u201cfencing and wrestling with the sun, \u201d overwhelmed by the intensity and purity of the southern light. working along the coast between january and spring 1888, monet produced nearly forty canvases depicting antibes, cap d\u2019antibes, the old fortifications, pine trees, and the shimmering mediterranean beyond. these paintings are distinguished by their luminous palette of pinks, violets, turquoise blues, and golden haze \u2014 colours rarely seen in his earlier normandy works. the series also foreshadowed the methodical serial painting campaigns that would define his later career, including the haystacks and rouen cathedral series. although monet often complained about the mistral winds and the exhausting difficulty of painting in such intense light, the antibes works became some of the most radiant and atmospheric paintings of his middle period. more than simple coastal landscapes, they represent monet\u2019s growing fascination with light itself \u2014 not merely as illumination, but as a force capable of dissolving form into colour and sensation."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"705","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet donates a painting of antibes"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145461/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":20000,"soldPrice":40000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:01.634Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac20,000 - 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( ´dimanche soir´ ; 3rd april 1892), to [alice hoschedé], in french. monet laments not having received a letter from his future wife as there is no postal delivery on sunday evenings, ´c´est pourtant le couronnement de ma journée, et ce soir j´ai plus encore le spleen de giverny´ (translation: ´yet it\u2019s the highlight of my day, and tonight i\u2019m feeling the melancholy of giverny even more keenly´ ), further remarking ´tout doit être si beau par ce temps inouï, trop beau, hélas, pour durer, je vois le baromètre baisser petit à petit et en suis terrifié. je n´en reviens pas de ne pas m´être échappé un instant, enfin, j´espère que j´en serai récompensé´ (translation: ´everything must be so beautiful in this incredible weather\u2014too beautiful, alas, to last; i can see the barometer dropping little by little and it terrifies me. i can\u2019t believe i didn\u2019t manage to slip away for a moment; well, i hope i\u2019ll be rewarded for it´ ). monet continues to send news of his artistic endeavours, ´en somme, excellente journée encore; chaque jour j´ajoute et surprends quelque chose que je n´avais pas encore su voir. quelle difficulté, mais ça marche, et quelques jours encore de ce beau soleil, et bon nombre de mes toiles seront sauvées. je suis rompu, je n´en peux plus, et, ce qui ne m´arrive jamais, j´ai eu une nuit remplie de cauchemars: la cathédrale me tombait dessus, elle semblait ou bleue ou rose ou jaune´ (translation: ´all in all, another excellent day; every day i add to and discover something i hadn\u2019t yet managed to see. what a struggle, but it\u2019s working, and a few more days of this lovely sunshine, and many of my canvases will be saved. i\u2019m exhausted, i can\u2019t take any more, and\u2014something that never happens to me\u2014i had a night full of nightmares: the cathedral was collapsing on top of me; it seemed either blue or pink or yellow´ ) and also informs alice ´je vous ai dit, n´est-ce pas, que le marchand chez qui je travaille m´avait prié de ne plus venir l´après-midi. vous comprenez ma désolation, mais j´ai eu l´idée de m´entourer d´un paravent, comme cela je ne troublerai plus la pudeur des rouennaises que je gênais, paraît-il; et mon sauveur, depeaux, qui vient de me venir voir, va m´envoyer dès demain ledit paravent´ (translation: ´i did tell you, didn\u2019t i, that the shopkeeper where i work had asked me not to come in the afternoons any more. you can understand my despair, but i\u2019ve had the idea of surrounding myself with a screen, so that i shall no longer offend the modesty of the ladies of rouen, whom i was apparently embarrassing; and my saviour, depeaux, who has just come to see me, is going to send me the said screen as early as tomorrow´ ). the artist further gives alice some instructions regarding mr. deshoye, whom monet considers to be a rude fellow, ´vous devez absolument lui récrire en lui disant que vous supposez que votre lettre ne lui est pas parvenue et lui en rappelant le contenu, ajoutant que, votre fils revenant jeudi, vous devez être fixée. n´y manquez pas´ (translation: ´you must absolutely write to him again, telling him that you assume your letter did not reach him and reminding him of its contents, adding that, as your son is returning on thursday, you should have a definite answer by then. do not fail to do so´ ). monet concludes his letter with a reference to the dealer and collector isidore montaignac, ´ne pensant pas pouvoir venir pour retoucher le tableau de montaignac qu´il me réclame (les peupliers, trois arbes roses, automne), il lfaudrait le lui envoyer tel qu´il est. j´aurais voulu le retoucher, mais, ma foi, tant pis. il faudrait donc le faire convenablement emballer et lui expédier par grande vitesse; attendez cependant à mardi: je vais lui télégraphier demain s´il peut attendre à l´autre semaine, car, au premier changement de temps, j´arrive pour une journée, car le jardin doit avoir besoin de moi; je tremble pour les châssis par ce soleil´ (translation: ´as i do not think i will be able to come to retouch the montaignac painting he has asked me for (the poplars, three pink trees, autumn), it would be best to send it to him as it is. i would have liked to retouch it, but, well, never mind. it should therefore be properly packed and sent to him by express delivery; wait until tuesday, however: i shall telegraph him tomorrow to ask if he can wait until next week, for, at the first change in the weather, i shall be coming for a day, as the garden must need me; i am worried about the frames in this sunshine´ ). a letter of outstanding content, not least for its reference to monet´s nightmare, demonstrating the extent to which his imaginative forces were at work, day and night. some light age wear, and a few minor chips to the edges, otherwise vg \n alice hoschedé monet (1844-1911) french artists' model, wife of the art collector ernest hoschedé  and later of the impressionist painter claude monet (from july 1892, just a few months after the present letter was written).  \n françois depeaux (1853-1920) french industrialist, visionary art patron, and one of the most significant early collectors of impressionist and post-impressionist art. based in rouen, normandy, his immense passion for modern art helped establish the region as a vital hub for the impressionist movement. depeaux´s collection of almost six hundred paintings included twenty by monet.  \n isidore montaignac (1851-1924) french art dealer and collector who often worked in collaboration with other dealers such as georges petit and the bernheim-jeune brothers. montaignac appears to have been well trusted. in 1891, camille pissarro wrote to his son about montaignac, ´i have known him for about ten years....he worked for georges petit; he was the right-hand man at that gallery. he seemed to be smart and likeable, and then last year i learned from monet that he had been managing his affairs a long time.....as well as sisley´s´.  \n the famous series of paintings monet made of rouen cathedral - more than thirty in total - were created between 1892 and 1893 and then reworked in monet´s studio in 1894, before being exhibited in paris the following year. of this stage in the artist´s career, monet´s biographer, daniel wildenstein noted: ´for monet there.... [was] .....a welcome start to the year [1892] in the form of 5,000 francs sent for christmas by durand-ruel, who was again asking him for paintings. maurice joyant bought several paintings of the poplar series for boussod and valadon, and organised an exhibition of this \"interesting series of studies\" in the small rooms of the boulevard montmartre gallery. pictures that needed finishing kept monet in his studio at giverny, while winter cast its spell outside the windows......after the death of their half-sister marie.....claude and léon.....grew closer than ever when claude went to stay with léon in rouen in early february. indeed, they met rather more often than was compatible with claude monet´s desire to paint. for greater independence and to avoid wasting time walking between léon´s house and his motifs, monet took a full-board room at the hôtel de l´angleterre. after several days of prospecting, during which monet indulged himself by painting some of the rouen motifs most often painted since romanesques times, he finally set up his easel in an empty apartment that overlooked the cathedral façade. this first contact was soon interrupted by a few days of enforced rest at giverny. when he returned to rouen, a disappointment awaited him: house painters were at work in the apartment. fortunately, a \"linen-draper\" placed at his disposal a \"new\" window which provided a convenient viewpoint. these clues, provided by monet´s correspondence, allow us to identify the places where he painted the cathedral motifs, to explain the different angles from which they were made, and establish their chronology, for though all of them are dated 1894, they were, in fact, painted over the course of the two preceding years. the hospitable \"linen-draper\" of 1892 was the milliner fernand lévy, who owned a shop classified under \"lingerie and fashion\" in the \"almanach de rouen\" at 23 place de la cathédrale. the shop was in a fine building......the changing rooms were upstairs. m-lévy´s chic women clients resented the post-prandial presence of a bearded man with his back to them, whose gaze seemed to swing like a pendulum between the façade of the cathedral and the easel on which his canvas received a few new strokes with every swing. a screen obligingly lent by the collector, françois depeaux, who frequented monet´s company assidously, put an end to this resentment......these then are the two sites from which monet worked in 1892, with contrasting degrees of success: the window of the linen-draper m. lévy, and that of the vacant apartment in the house of m. louvet.....the correspondence gives us a clear account of monet´s 1892 \"campaign\"......the letters describe the problems.....and, by the end, overwhelming fatigue: \"i am worn out, i give up, and what´s more, something that never happens to me, i couldn´t sleep for nightmares: the cathedral was coming down on top of me, it was blue or pink or yellow.\" finally, he packed up and returned to giverny in mid-april, exhausted and for the time being unable even to look at his paintings, let alone judge them.´ (from monet - the triumph of impressionism , 2023 edition published by taschen, pp.360-363)."},"estimateMax":120000,"lotNumber":"706","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ i had a night full of nightmares: the cathedral was collapsing on top of me; 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elle était si intelligente, avait tant de talent, je ne cesse d´y penser, et, si je n´avais pas le travail qui m´attire, je serais revenu´ (translation: ´yes, thank you for attending the poor deceased woman\u2019s funeral, but i regret not having seen her one last time before my departure, and it is a great sorrow to think that she is no longer with us; she was so intelligent, had so much talent, i cannot stop thinking about it, and, if i did not have the work that draws me here, i would have returned´ ), adding that alice´s letter of 6th march (written on the day of the funeral) had saddened him, remarking ´j´ai peur pour toi que ce voyage, ces émotions ne te fassent mal. ne manque pas de me bien dire comment tu vas, cela me tourmente; surtout pas d´imprudence et repose-toi´ (translation: ´i\u2019m worried for you that this journey and all these emotions might be taking their toll on you. do be sure to let me know how you\u2019re getting on; it\u2019s weighing heavily on my mind. above all, don\u2019t be reckless and get plenty of rest´ ) and urging her not to worry about his own health, or that of her son jacques, ´tu n´as pas d´inquiétude à avoir de ma santé, je vais on ne peut mieux, ainsi que jacques; je suis du reste dans mon élément et ne m´aperçois même pas du froid. jacques aussi est très bien, pendant que je travaille, il pioche son norvégien, il s´est construit une maison en neige pour être à l´abri´ (translation: ´you needn\u2019t worry about my health\u2014i\u2019m in the best of health, as is jacques; besides, i\u2019m in my element here and don\u2019t even notice the cold. jacques is also doing very well; whilst i\u2019m working, he\u2019s pottering about in his norwegian, and he\u2019s built himself a snow house to keep out of the cold´ ). monet also expresses concern at news of his stepdaughter, ´ce que tu me dis de suzanne est navrant, il faudra absolument avoir l´opinion d´un spécialiste, mais je persiste à penser que la venue du beau temps sera le meilleur remède. ne te désespère pas te prends courage´ (translation: ´what you tell me about suzanne is heartbreaking; we must absolutely seek a specialist\u2019s opinion, but i still believe that the arrival of fine weather will be the best remedy. don\u2019t despair; take heart´ ) before returning his thoughts to morisot, ´j´ai écrit à renoir hier soir, pensant bien à la douleur qu´il a dû éprouver, et puis pour nous remonter un peu mutuellement, car c´est vraiment bien bien triste, bien dur de voir tous ses amis partir si tôt. de notre petit groupe, combien reston-nous, hélas?´ (translation: ´i wrote to renoir last night, thinking of the pain he must have felt, and also to cheer each other up a little, for it is truly very, very sad, very hard to see all one\u2019s friends leaving so soon. of our little group, how many of us remain, alas?´ ). the artist continues to write in regards to his work and future plans, explaining that he had received a note from gustave geffroy that morning, ´je l´avais chargé, en effet, de voir durand pour savoir si, au cas où le travail ici marcherait bien, je pourrais n´ouvrir mon exposition que vers le 10 ou le 15 mai, cela me donnerait un peu plus de temps; je croyais te l´avoir dit dans une de mes lettres. bref, puisque c´est possible, je me donne jusqu´à la fin de mars, si toutefois le temps le permit. je travaille à force et serais très content si le temps n´était pas si variable, car chaque jour il me faut recommencer, c´est rare quand je puis retravailler aux mêmes toiles. hier brume et neige; aujourd´hui, après avoir travaillé ce matin, voilà la neige qui retombe terriblement; il est 2 heures, l´heure du dîner, j´espère cependant pouvoir travailler à 3 heures´ (translation: ´i had, in fact, asked him to speak to durand to find out whether, should things go well here, i might be able to open my exhibition only around 10 or 15 may; that would give me a little more time; i thought i\u2019d mentioned it to you in one of my letters. in short, since it\u2019s possible, i\u2019m giving myself until the end of march, weather permitting. i am working hard and would be very happy if the weather were not so changeable, for every day i have to start afresh; it is rare that i can return to the same canvases. yesterday, mist and snow; today, after working this morning, here comes the snow falling heavily once more; it is 2 o\u2019clock, lunchtime, yet i hope to be able to work at 3 o\u2019clock´ ). monet concludes his letter in affectionate terms and, announcing that his lunch is being served, writes ´je te quitte en t´ambrassant tendrement, comme je t´aime, de tout mon coeur´ (translation: ´i\u2019ll leave you now with a tender kiss\u2014i love you with all my heart´ ). a letter of wonderful content. vg \n alice hoschedé monet (1844-1911) french artists' model, the second wife of claude monet (from 1892).  \n berthe morisot (1841-1895) french painter, one of the circle of painters in paris who became known as the impressionists. morisot was the wife of eugène manet, brother of her friend and colleague édouard manet. morisot had died at the age of 54 on 2nd march 1895 after having contracted pneumonia. her funeral, attended by her close impressionist friends including camille pissarro, pierre-auguste renoir and edgar degas, was held on 6th march 1895 and she was laid to rest at the passy cemetery in paris.  \n jacques hoschedé (1869-1941) was the stepson of monet, and was already living in christiania (now oslo) at the time of the present letter. once monet arrived in norway in february 1895, his stepson acted as his host, guide, and companion, helping the artist navigate the harsh winter landscapes. with jacques' logistical help, monet spent two months exploring the region. he successfully captured 29 winter landscapes, including his famous series on mount kolsaas and the village of sandvika.  \n suzanne hoschedé (1868-1899) was the stepdaughter and favourite model of monet, and was the subject of his painting the woman with a parasol (1886).  \n the exhibition which monet refers to in the present letter was the exposition de tableaux de claude monet that took place at the galerie durand-ruel in paris from 10th - 31st may 1895. this significant solo exhibition acted as a major milestone in monet's career and functioned as a mini-retrospective. the exhibition marked the historic public debut of his famous rouen cathedral series, monet carefully selecting and displaying twenty views of the cathedral facade captured at different times of day. having just returned from his scandinavian journey, monet also hastily included eight views of christiania and sandvika painted during his trip to norway."},"estimateMax":80000,"lotNumber":"707","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ ...every day i have to start afresh; 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(sandviken, bergen, vestland, norway), 12th & 13th march (1895), to alice hoschedé, in french. monet writes his letter over two days, commencing at 9pm and explaining ´je me proposais de t´écrire longuement ce soir et aussi à jean, mais je me sens très fatigué et aspire après mon lit; je veux cependant commencer cette lettre que je terminerai demain´ (translation: ´i had intended to write you a long letter this evening, and to jean as well, but i feel very tired and long for my bed; nevertheless, i want to start this letter, which i shall finish tomorrow´ ), continuing to add ´je ne comprends rien à ton reproche de te laisser sans nouvelles, je t´ai toujours écrit au moins tous les deux jours, si ce n´est plus, il y a donc des lettres perdues et nous n´y comprenons rien, jacques et moi´ (translation: ´i don\u2019t understand your reproach for leaving you without news; i have always written to you at least every other day, if not more often, so some letters must have gone missing, and neither jacques nor i can make sense of it´ ) and also respond to alice´s latest letter which he had received that morning, ´qu´heureusement tu ne t´es pas trop ressentie de tes émotions et de la fatigue de ton triste voyage, que suzanne est un peu mieux et qu´enfin le dégel est enfin venu. tout cela me fait plaisir, car je n´étais pas sans inquiétude pour toi´ (translation: ´fortunately you have not been too badly affected by your emotions and the fatigue of your sad journey, that suzanne is feeling a little better, and that the thaw has finally arrived. all this pleases me, for i was not without concern for you´ ). monet continues to provide a vivid description of his work and the challenges he is facing ´ici, voilà quatre jours que la neige ne cesser de tomber, ce qui me gêne beaucoup; avec cela, la température se radoucit sensiblement et je redoute le dégel. déjà il m´a fallu renoncer à plusieurs toiles jolies à faire sur le fjord; défense est faite d´aller à présent en voiture sur le fjord, on n´y va qu´à pied, mais c´est trop loin et trop pénible surtout. je travaille sans arrêt malgré tous ces changements, malgré la neige, mais je ne pourrai arriver à faire des choses terminées; il me faut me borner à faire des aspects en une ou deux fois, impossible de retrouver les mêmes effets, surtout à ce moment de l´hiver. j´avais aussi plusieurs toiles par soleil et voilà bien dix jours qu´il n´a paru, et, quand il viendra, ce sera pour tout fondre. mais que de belles choses je vois, que de beaux effets que je n´ai pas su voir au début. c´est maintenant que je vois ce qu´il fallait faire et de quelle façon; j´aurais dû venir ici un mois plus tôt, et certes ce pays vaut la peine d´y revenir, on ne se doute pas en france de pareils effets de neige, c´est merveilleux´ (translation: ´here, it has been snowing non-stop for four days now, which is a great nuisance; on top of that, the temperature is rising noticeably and i dread the thaw. i have already had to give up on several lovely paintings i was planning to do of the fjord; it is now forbidden to drive out to the fjord, so one can only go on foot, but it is too far and, above all, too arduous. i am working non-stop despite all these changes, despite the snow, but i will not be able to finish anything; i have to limit myself to capturing scenes in one or two sittings; it is impossible to recapture the same effects, especially at this time of winter. i also had several canvases for sunny weather, and the sun hasn\u2019t shown itself for a good ten days now; and when it does come out, it will be to melt everything away. but what beautiful things i see, what lovely effects i failed to notice at first. it is only now that i see what needed to be done and how; i should have come here a month earlier, and this country is certainly worth returning to; one cannot imagine such snow effects in france, it is marvellous´ ). monet continues his letter the following day, stating ´reçu ce matin une bonne lettre de toi avec la carte de mallarmé, bien aimable, bien touchante; il a dû avoir un rude chagrin lui aussi´ (translation: ´received a lovely letter from you this morning with mallarmé\u2019s card; very kind, very touching; he must have been deeply grieved too´ ) and again writes of the challenges he is experiencing with the weather, ´je rentre non pas de travailler, mais de tenter, et suis resté 3 heures sous la neige sans y arriver; elle ne cesse de tomber au point de ne plus rien voir, c´est désolant et voilà le cinquième jour comme cela. ce matin, j´avais pu travailler, mais avec bien du mal, aussi suis-je bien au noir ce soir, mais demain sera peut-être meilleur´ (translation: ´i\u2019m coming home not from working, but from trying, and i spent three hours out in the snow without managing it; it keeps falling so thickly that you can\u2019t see a thing\u2014it\u2019s disheartening, and this is the fifth day it\u2019s been like this. this morning i managed to get some work done, but with great difficulty, so i\u2019m quite in the dark this evening, though tomorrow might be better´ ). in concluding monet informs alice of an upcoming event, ´samedi je vais avoir une corvée qui m´ennuie bien, c´est la visite du prince eugène, le fils du roi, la passion des norvégiens. déjà on m´avait parlé de son désir de me voir, moi et mes toiles, mais j´avais répondu assez brutalement non et j´espérais que ça en resterait là, mais il y tient et il faut l´exaucer, ce qui m´assomme, bien qu´on le dise très simple, aimable et intelligent´ (translation: ´on saturday i\u2019ve got a chore that really annoys me: a visit from prince eugene, the king\u2019s son, the norwegians\u2019 favourite. i\u2019d already been told of his wish to see me and my paintings, but i\u2019d replied rather bluntly that i didn\u2019t want to, and i\u2019d hoped that would be the end of it, but he\u2019s set on it and i have to grant his wish, which bores me to death, even though he\u2019s said to be very straightforward, kind and intelligent´ ). a letter of wonderful content, not least for monet´s commentary on the paintings he has been attempting to complete in norway. the final page lacking the original integral leaf and with a slightly irregular left edge, otherwise vg \n alice hoschedé monet (1844-1911) french artists' model, the second wife of claude monet (from 1892).  \n suzanne hoschedé (1868-1899) was the stepdaughter and favourite model of monet, and was the subject of his painting the woman with a parasol (1886). the remarks monet makes concerning the health of suzanne and her mother are explained by jackie wullschlager in her biography of the artist, ´like camille, suzanne could not recover her strength after the birth in october 1894 of her second child, alice, known as lily. monet attempted to reassure his alice that warmer weather, rest, time, a spa in the pyrenees, would heal her daughter. none did, and alice´s own health suffered as suzanne failed to improve. in november [1895],  monet took ´our poor patient to paris´, but, he told geffroy, ´i have real fear of the powerlessness of the doctors and i daren´t think about the future....impossible to think of other things, and painting, which was all my life, takes third place, who knows if i will ever do it again´ (from  monet: the restless vision , 2023, pp.332-333).  \n  jacques hoschedé (1869-1941) was the stepson of monet, and was already living in christiania (now oslo) at the time of the present letter. once monet arrived in norway in february 1895, his stepson acted as his host, guide, and companion, helping the artist navigate the harsh winter landscapes. with jacques' logistical help, monet spent two months exploring the region. he successfully captured 29 winter landscapes, including his famous series on mount kolsaas and the village of sandvika.  \n  prince eugen of sweden and norway (1865-1947) duke of narke, the son of king oscar ii. prince eugen was also a painter and a supporter of 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french. monet commences his letter by stating that he has just sent his wife a telegram, and hopes that he will receive a reply, further expressing his concern, as, having read her letter that morning, as well as blanche´s the day before, he can see ´que te voilà de nouveau sérieusement prise et je m´en inquiète, et m´attriste d´autant plus que, depuis deux jours, je ne t´ai pas écrit aussi régulièrement et que mes lettres vont te manquer juste au moment où tu en aurais le plus besoin´ (translation: ´that you are once again seriously preoccupied, and this worries me; it saddens me all the more because, for the past two days, i have not written to you as regularly as i should, and you will miss my letters just when you need them most´ ), explaining ´si j´ai manqué de t´écrire, c´est que, ne pouvant travailler que de 3 à 7 heures à un seul endroit, j´ai profité de mes matinées pour aller à christiania faire différentes courses et pour prendre des renseignements sur les différentes voies que je pourrais prendre pour revenir, et je ne suis du reste pas encore fixé; ta dépêche me fera hâter ou non le départ très proche de toutes les façons´ (translation: ´if i have failed to write to you, it is because, being able to work only from 3 to 7 o\u2019clock in one place, i have used my mornings to go to christiania to run various errands and to find out about the different routes i might take to return, and i have not yet made up my mind; your telegram will determine whether or not i hasten my departure, which is imminent in any case´ ). monet continues to send a report of his work and a social event he had been reluctant to attend, ´hier je n´ai rien pu faire du tout, la neige ayant repris jusqu´à ce matin même, puis il y a eu une très grande fête à bjornegaard hier en l´honneur de la fête d´une gentille jeune fille, qui aide mme bjornson à diriger la maison; il y avait des invités de christiania, dîner épatant, bal, etc. comme depuis plusieurs jours je dînais à part et plutôt avec jacques, mme. bjornson m´avait demandé pour cette fois de faire exception et prendre part à cette fête dont je sentais bien que je serais un des clous pour les invités. et, aimable comme tu me connais, j´avais refusé, disant que le travail passait avant tout, que je ne pourrais être de ce dîner qu´en cas de mauvais temps, improbable d´après les apparences, et j´ai pu voir à la tête de chacun qu´on ne me trouvait décidément pas gracieux. mais comme il neigeait très fort, il m´a fallu faire bonne mine à la joie de tous. dîner très extraordinaire, toast à la jeune fille fêtée, au peintre français; j´ai pu encore cette fois éviter le speech que j´ai prié mon voisin de faire pour moi. enfin, bal, souper, tout cela depuis 2 heures de l´après-midi jusqu´à 1 heure du matin. il est maintenant 11 heures du matin, et les voilà qui redansent; la valse est une frénésie chez les norvégiens. il y avait de jolies femmes et des toilettes bizarres´ (translation: ´yesterday i couldn\u2019t get anything done at all, as the snow had started again until this very morning; then there was a huge party at bjornegaard yesterday in honour of a lovely young lady\u2019s birthday, who helps mrs bjornson run the house; there were guests from christiania, a splendid dinner, a ball, and so on. as i had been dining separately for several days, usually with jacques, mrs bjornson had asked me to make an exception this time and take part in this party, where i felt i would be one of the main attractions for the guests. and, being as polite as you know me to be, i had refused, saying that work came first, that i could only attend this dinner in the event of bad weather\u2014which seemed unlikely from the looks of things\u2014and i could see from everyone\u2019s expressions that they certainly did not find my behaviour gracious. but as it was snowing very heavily, i had to put on a brave face to everyone\u2019s delight. a most extraordinary dinner, toasts to the young lady being celebrated, to the french painter; i managed once again to avoid the speech, which i had asked my neighbour to deliver on my behalf. finally, a ball and supper, all of it from 2 o\u2019clock in the afternoon until 1 o\u2019clock in the morning. it is now 11 o\u2019clock in the morning, and here they are dancing again; the waltz is a frenzy among the norwegians. there were pretty women and some rather odd outfits´ ) and further provides alice with news of his visits to christiania (today oslo), ´comme je te l´ai dit, hier et avant-hier matin, je suis allé à christiania; c´est aussitôt dans les journaux. ainsi que ce que j´y fais et y dis, notamment ce que j´ai dit du salon de peinture; et il me faut être très sur la réserve et très prudent, car au lieu de la continuation des gracieusetés, je finirais par être conspué, car, si les norvégiens sont aimables, ils sont aussi très susceptibles´ (translation: ´as i told you, yesterday and the day before yesterday morning, i went to christiania; it\u2019s already in the papers. as well as what i do and say there, particularly what i said about the art exhibition; and i must be very reserved and very cautious, for instead of continued kindness, i might end up being booed, for, whilst the norwegians are amiable, they are also very touchy´ ). monet again returns to the subject of his paintings, remarking ´maintenant comme je parle de départ, c´est à qui veut voir mes toiles, et je crains fort leur stupéfaction, car c´est si peu de chose, et c´est surtout si brutal, si peu à point´ (translation: ´now, since i´m talking about leaving, it´s up to whoever wants to see my paintings, and i greatly fear their astonishment, because it´s so little, and above all, so brutal, so unfinished´ ) and also makes a reference to the plants at giverny, ´pour les jacinthes du cap, si elles poussent trop, le plus simple serait de les planter en pots, car je ne puis dire où les placer sans être là. dire aussi à blanche et à kléber d´arroser très fortement le strilitzia ´ (translation: ´as for the cape hyacinths, if they grow too much, the simplest thing would be to plant them in pots, as i cannot say where to put them without being there. also tell blanche and kléber to water the strelitzia very thoroughly´ ) before concluding ´comme je vais être content de me retrouver au milieu de vous que j´aime tant, mais comme je le serais plus si je te trouvais remise et suzanne un peu mieux. ne te démoralise donc pas, aie bon courage, soigne-toi sans te faire trop de mauvais sang. je t´envoie bien des baisers à partager entre tous´ (translation: ´how happy i shall be to be back amongst you all, whom i love so dearly, but how much happier i would be if i found you had recovered and suzanne was feeling a little better. so do not lose heart, take courage, and look after yourself without worrying too much. i send you many kisses to share amongst you all´ ). a letter of good content. a few pink ink annotations in the margins and one small, neat split at the base of a central vertical fold in the first bifolium, otherwise vg \n alice hoschedé monet (1844-1911) french artists' model, the second wife of claude monet (from 1892).  \n \n  \n  \n   \n   \n    \n    \n     \n     \n      following this letter of saturday, 23rd march 1895, monet began winding down his gruelling norwegian campaign. his intense two-month creative burst in scandinavia was coming to an end. the days leading up to his return to france in early april were marked by bittersweet leave-taking and the logistical strain of crating frozen canvases. during these final days, monet focused on completing his remaining works. the harsh winter weather, which had hovered around -20°c, was beginning to soften. he wrote home anxiously that the crisp scandinavian light and the pristine snow blanketing the fir trees were starting to disappear, signalling that his painting window had effectively closed. monet spent the remainder of his stay at the bjørnegård boarding house in sandvika organizing and packing his twenty-nine completed norwegian landscapes. because he had painted outdoors in extreme sub-zero temperatures, the thick oil paint on many canvases had not fully dried. packing heavily textured, still-wet paintings for a multi-day journey across europe became a major logistical ordeal. when monet returned to his home in giverny in early april, he had little opportunity to rest. he immediately transferred the norwegian canvases to his studio, where he continued refining them while ensuring they dried properly. he worked at a frantic pace: his major solo exhibition at the galerie durand-ruel was due to open within weeks. ultimately, eight of the norwegian paintings he packed at the end of march were included in that historic exhibition."},"estimateMax":80000,"lotNumber":"709","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ it´s up to whoever wants to see my paintings, and i greatly fear their 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vestland, norway), 1st march (1895), to blanche hoschedé ( ´ma bonne et chère blanche´ ), in french. monet thanks his stepdaughter for their lovely letter and kind words of encouragement, remarking ´tout le monde doit être content à present que l´on me sait au travail comme je le suis moi-même, bien que très inquiet du temps et pas toujours satisfait du moi, d´être si long surtout´ (translation: ´everyone must be pleased now that they know i am hard at work, just as i am myself, although i am very worried about the weather and not always satisfied with myself, particularly for taking so long´ ) and informing blanche ´j´aurais tant de choses différentes à faire et c´est là que j´enrage le plus, car il est impossible de voir de plus beaux effets qu´ici. je parle des effets de neige qui sont absolument stupéfiants, mais d´une difficulté inouïe et puis ce que le temps est changeant, ce n´est rien à côté de chez nous et surtout à cause de cette immensité blanche. ces changements me font perdre un temps bien précieux, mais je ne puis cependant mettre des quantités de toiles en train, de sorte que souvent je reviens bredouille et par conséquent furieux´ (translation: ´i have so many different things to do, and that is what infuriates me most, for it is impossible to see more beautiful scenes than here. i am speaking of the snow-covered landscapes, which are absolutely breathtaking, yet incredibly difficult to paint; and then the weather is so changeable\u2014nothing compared to back home\u2014and especially because of this vast expanse of white. these changes cost me precious time, yet i cannot set too many canvases to work at once, so that i often return empty-handed and consequently furious´ ). the artist further states that he thought he might have to stop work altogether that morning, wrongly sensing that he was ill, and recounts the events which led to his misapprehension, ´hier soir à 6 heures, en revenant du travail avec jacques, nous avons trouvé tous les habitants de la maison, hommes, femmes, jeune filles, enfants, se disposant à une grande partie de traîneaux conduits par des chevaux, ce qui, entre parenthèses, est délicieux. ce sont de très petits et légers traîneaux, tous sont au ras du sol et deux ou trois l´un derrière l´autre et que l´on dirige avec un bâton derrière en guise de gouvernail. on monte sur une côte et l´on se laisse redescendre à une vitesse vertigineuse. j´ai donc accepté d´être de la partie avec jacques. et dame c´est délicieux, si délicieux que j´ai remonte plusieurs fois la côte pour la redescendre ainsi; et ce sont des cris impossibles, car ça va si vite que tout ce qui est devant doit se garer. et puis il y a des chutes et l´on roule dans la neige, ce qui nous est arrivé au grand désespoir de la demoiselle qui conduisait mon traineau. bref je pensais n´avoir aucun mal, mais voilà que la nuit je suis réveillé par une terrible douleur à la jambe, au genou. impossible de dormir et, le matin, je veux me lever, mais impossible de remuer la jambe; j´essaie au bout d´une heure et tant bien que mal je parviens à m´habiller à peu près. heureusement un jeune médecin qui habite ici m´a examiné et m´a complètement rassuré. ce n´est qu´un tendon, un muscle qui est forcé; il m´a fortement massé et il n´y paraît presque plus´ (translation: ´last night at 6 o\u2019clock, on my way back from work with jacques, we found all the inhabitants of the house\u2014men, women, young girls, children\u2014getting ready for a grand sleigh ride drawn by horses, which, incidentally, is delightful. they are very small and light sledges, all close to the ground, with two or three in a row, and steered with a stick at the back like a rudder. you climb up a hill and let yourself slide down at breakneck speed. so i agreed to join in with jacques. and my word, it\u2019s brilliant\u2014so brilliant that i went up the hill several times just to come back down like that; and the screams are unbelievable, because it goes so fast that everything in front has to pull over. and then there are the falls and rolling in the snow, which happened to us much to the despair of the young lady driving my sledge. in short, i thought i\u2019d be fine, but then during the night i was woken by a terrible pain in my leg, in my knee. i couldn\u2019t sleep, and in the morning i wanted to get up, but i couldn\u2019t move my leg; i tried again after an hour and, somehow, managed to get more or less dressed. fortunately, a young doctor who lives here examined me and completely put my mind at rest. it\u2019s just a tendon, a muscle that\u2019s been strained; he gave it a thorough massage and it\u2019s hardly noticeable now´ ). monet also reports that a lot of snow fell overnight and that he had to abandon his work that morning as he was completely covered in snow, remarking ´j´en suis au désespoir, car c´était merveilleux de voir tous les arbres, tous les sapins couverts de neige, mais impossible d´y songer ni de trouver un abri d´où pouvoir peindre, et impossible de trouver un parasol un peu grand. j´enrage d´autant plus que ça ne va pas durer, une heure de soleil ou un peu de vent et tout tombera´ (translation: ´i am in despair, for it was marvellous to see all the trees, all the fir trees covered in snow, but it\u2019s impossible to even think of it or find a shelter from which to paint, and impossible to find a parasol big enough. i\u2019m all the more furious because it won\u2019t last; an hour of sunshine or a bit of wind and it will all melt away´ ) and writes of a more succesful expedition the day before, ´hier j´ai pu enfin voir la mer; non pas le large mais une partie du fjord où il n´y a pas de glace. c´est à une demi-heure d´ici; on y va sur la glace en traîneau et on arrive jusqu´au fin bord de l´endroit où le fjord n´est plus gelé. c´était merveilleux et cela m´a fait un plaisir énorme et j´ai là un motif délicieux des petites îles au ras de l´eau, toutes couvertes de neige et au fond une montagne. on dirait le japon, ce qui est du reste bien fréquent en ce pays. j´ai en train une vue de sandviken qui resemble à un village japonais, puis je fais aussi une montagne que l´on voit de partout ici et qui me fait songer au fuji-yama. j´ai dû mettre six toiles en train de ce dernier sujet tant les effets sont variables, mais pourrai-je en venir à bout?´ (translation: ´yesterday i was finally able to see the sea; not the open sea but a part of the fjord where there is no ice. it\u2019s half an hour from here; we go there on the ice by sledge and reach the very edge of the spot where the fjord is no longer frozen. it was marvellous and gave me enormous pleasure, and there i have a delightful subject: the little islands skimming the water, all covered in snow, with a mountain in the background. it looks like japan, which is, incidentally, quite common in this country. i\u2019m currently working on a view of sandviken that resembles a japanese village, and i\u2019m also painting a mountain that can be seen from everywhere here and which reminds me of mount fuji. i\u2019ve had to start six canvases on this latter subject, so varied are the effects, but will i ever manage to finish them?´ ). monet concludes his ´long bavardage´ by asking blanche not to let her mother worry about his small accident, affectionately closing with the words ´embrasse bien fort pour moi ta chère mère, qu´elle ne s´inquiète pas, je lui écrirai longuement demain. je t´envoie de gros bon baisers à partager entre tous. a bientôt, ton vieil ami qui t´aime´ (translation: ´give your dear mother a big kiss from me; tell her not to worry, i\u2019ll write her a long letter tomorrow. i\u2019m sending you lots of big kisses to share with everyone. see you soon, your old friend who loves you´ ) and in a postscript makes a reference to the weather he is experiencing, ´la neige tombe toujours c´est effrayant ce qu´il y en a. vous ne pouvez vous en faire un idée, quant à la température bien douce hier 12 degrés à 11h. aujourd´hui 2 seulement. 12 heures de jour de 6h 1/2 à près de 7h le soleil bien chaud´ (translation: ´it\u2019s still snowing \u2013 it\u2019s amazing how much there is. you can\u2019t really imagine it, but as for the temperature, it was quite mild yesterday \u2013 12 degrees at 11am. today it\u2019s only 2 degrees. twelve hours of daylight, from 6.30am until nearly 7pm, with the sun feeling really warm´ ). a letter of outstanding content, not least for monet´s descriptions of norway and comparisons to japan. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg \n blanche hoschedé monet (1865-1947) french painter, both the stepdaughter and daughter-in-law of monet. after the death of her mother alice in 1911 and that of her husband jean in 1914, blanche took over her father-in-law´s household. their mutual friend, the french prime minister georges clemenceau, described blanche as monet´s ´blue angel´.  \n claude monet\u2019s trip to norway in 1895 was perhaps the most physically taxing of all his many painting campaigns. touring the country with his stepson jacques hoschedé (1869-1941), who lived in christiania, he was awestruck but initially frustrated in his search for good subjects amid the snow. despite this discontent, monet painted twenty-nine norwegian scenes during his two-month stay.  \n monet\u2019s references in the present letter to the mountains and landscape of norway, and his comparison of them to japan, are highly significant. although monet never travelled to japan, his perception of the country was profoundly shaped by his personal collection of more than 200 japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, including works by masters such as  katsushika hokusai  and  utagawa hiroshige . during his stay in norway, monet became captivated by the resemblance between the norwegian winter landscape and the idealised vision of japan he knew through these prints.  \n in particular, monet developed a sustained fascination with mount kolsås, depicting it repeatedly under varying light and weather conditions. owing to its commanding form, he came to regard the mountain as a norwegian counterpart to mount fuji, recalling hokusai\u2019s celebrated series  thirty-six views of mount fuji , several impressions from which monet owned. likewise, his paintings of the village of sandvika strongly evoke japanese winter landscape prints. in these works, monet nestled houses within sweeping snowdrifts and employed the striking geometric structure  of the løkke bridge as a bold diagonal compositional device \u2014 an approach deeply indebted to japanese print design."},"estimateMax":90000,"lotNumber":"710","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ ...i have a delightful subject: the little islands skimming the water, all covered in snow, with a mountain in the background. it looks like 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french. monet writes in his characteristic purple ink and informs geffroy that he had been in paris the day before in order to finalise the details of the sisley sale, adding ´je n´ai pu vous prévenir de ma venue, c´est pourquoi je vous ai télégraphié ce matin pour vous prier de faire annoncer partout où cela vous sera possible vente sisley´ (translation: ´ i was unable to give you advance notice of my visit, which is why i telegraphed you this morning to ask you to advertise the sisley sale wherever possible´ ) and continuing to explain ´car sous l´avalanche de ventes sensationnelles à réclames payées, que nous ne pouvons faire en la circonstance, j´ai pensé qu´on ne vous refusera pas la publication de votre si belle préface au journal. ce serait très bon pour la vente et je pense que le journal ne se refusera pas à cela. il est urgent que cela passe avant la vente et surtout avant les réclames pour la vente doria´ (translation: ´for amidst the avalanche of sensational sales accompanied by paid advertisements\u2014which we cannot afford under the present circumstances\u2014i thought that the publication of your fine preface in the journal would not be refused. this would be very good for the sale and i think le journal will not refuse this. it is urgent that this appears before the sale and, above all, before the advertisements for the doria sale´ ). monet concludes by confirming that he will be in paris on saturday, and probably for a few days after, so that he can meet geffroy, in a postscript remarking ´vous pouvez m´écrire chez petit où je serai samedi matin´ (translation: ´you can write to me at petit\u2019s, where i shall be on saturday morning´ ). accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by monet. a letter of excellent content and association. vg \n gustave geffroy (1885-1926) french journalist, art critic and historian, a friend and champion of monet. geffroy was also one of the most significant early defenders of sisley's work, providing critical analysis that helped define sisley\u2019s legacy as the ´poet of the river banks´.  \n alfred sisley (1839-1899) british impressionist landscape painter, a friend of monet. together the artists, often accompanied by pierre-auguste renoir, would paint landscapes en plein air rather than a studio. sisley died on 29th january 1899, just a few months after his wife had passed away, leaving two children, a son, pierre, and a daughter, jeanne. before his death sisley had asked monet to care for his children and the fate of pierre and jeanne after their father´s death was a great cause of concern to monet.  \n in her biography of monet, jackie wullschlager, writes of the effect that a series of crises had on the artist in the late 1890s, and of sisley in particular observes ´monet was further stricken when sisley, recently widowed and suffering from cancer, called him to his home in moret-sur-loing to say goodbye, asking him to look after his children, whom he was leaving destitute. following sisley´s death in january 1899, monet fiercely embraced his cause, and raised 160,000 francs in a benefit auction´ (from monet: the restless vision , 2023, p.344).  \n the auction which monet organised took place just a few days after the present letter was written, at the galerie georges petit in paris on 1st may 1899. the sale included works by cézanne, pissarro, renoir, rodin, cassatt and vuillard, as well as monet himself who donated a painting from his norway series."},"estimateMax":60000,"lotNumber":"711","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet seeks to promote an auction for the benefit of sisley´ s destitute orphans"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145467/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":40000,"soldPrice":60000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.314Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac40,000 - 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( ´dimanche 5hres´ ; 11th february 1900), to his second wife, alice hoschedé, on the printed stationery of the savoy hotel, in french. monet states that, on his return last night from a dinner with [the artist, john singer] sargent and [monet´s youngest son] michel at a grand club on pall mall, he had found alice´s lovely letter, which had given him great pleasure, remarking ´ je suis content de te savoir courageuse et bien heureux que tu aies reçu de bonnes nouvelles d´amerique, et qu´enfin ils reparlent du retour, ce qui doit te rassurer´ (translation: ´i \u2019 m glad to hear you\u2019re keeping your spirits up and very happy that you\u2019ve received good news from america, and that they\u2019re finally talking about coming home again, which must be a relief to you´ ). the painter further sends his own news, ´ j e suis bien installé au 5e et j´ai les deux chambres que nous avions au 6e; on a démeublé le 541 et je couche au 542, car, avec tout mon matériel, je n´aurais jamais pu me retourner, mais j´ai bien cru un moment que j´allais être mis à la porte de l´hôtel, on me faisait très bien sentir que, malgré mon droit d´exiger mon appartement, il m´était difficile en qualité d´étranger de me mettre en opposition au désir de la princesse louise. enfin, tout est pour le mieux maintenant: ce matin, j´ai organisé et fait tous mes rangements et, après avoir très bien déjeuné au restaurant savoy avec michel, je suis remonté me mettre au travail. il fait très beau aujourd´hui, mais un froid terrible; aussi ai-je du feu. michel m´a quitté pour aller patiner; hier, il a patiné toute la journée´ (translation: ´ i\u2019m all settled in on the 5th floor and have the two rooms we used to have on the 6th; we\u2019ve cleared out 541 and i\u2019m sleeping in 542, because, with all my equipment, i\u2019d never have been able to turn round, but for a moment i really thought i was going to be thrown out of the hotel; they made it very clear to me that, despite my right to demand my suite, it was difficult for me, as a foreigner , to go against princess louise\u2019s wishes. anyway, everything is fine now: this morning i sorted everything out and tidied up, and after a lovely lunch at the savoy restaurant with michel, i went back up to get to work. it\u2019s lovely weather today, but terribly cold; so i\u2019ve lit a fire. michel has gone off skating; yesterday he skated all day´ ), reports of a heavy snowstorm the night before, and imagines that giverny will be cold too, where jean-pierre ( ´j.p.´ ) may also have been ice skating, before also making a reference to the boer war, ´les anglais paraissent consternés et surtout humiliés de leur déconfiture, et, paraît-il, les étrangers sont fort mal vus, surtout les français, que l´on renvoie de beaucoup de maisons; au savoy, il n´y a presque personne, et tout londres a un air lamentable; il y a de quoi, du reste. nous avons beaucoup parlé de la guerre avec sargent, qui a l´air étonné de la joie des français. c´est égal, c´est très gênant de se trouver ici en ce moment. heureusement pour moi que je n´ai pas à voir beaucoup de monde´ (translation: ´the english seem dismayed and, above all, humiliated by their defeat, and, it seems, foreigners are viewed very badly, especially the french, who are being turned away from many places; at the savoy, there is hardly anyone, and the whole of london looks wretched; and with good reason, for that matter. we talked a great deal about the war with sargent, who seems surprised by the french people\u2019s joy. never mind, it is very awkward to be here at the moment. fortunately for me, i don\u2019t have to see many people´ ). monet concludes in affectionate terms, also explaining ´je vais faire un tour vers l´hôpital pour voir le coucher de soleil et dîner solitairement au café royal´ (translation: ´i\u2019m off for a stroll towards the hospital to watch the sunset and have dinner on my own at the café royal´ ) and in a postscript writes ´reçu hier soir ce télégramme de mme. hunter qui avait sans doute eu la neige avant nous´ (translation: ´received this telegram last night from mrs hunter, who had no doubt seen the snow before us´ ). a letter of interesting content composed at the beginning of monet´s third visit to england´s capital, a trip which would result in some of the artist´s most famous masterpieces . some light creasing and with a couple of neat splits at the head and foot of the central vertical fold in the bifolium, otherwise about vg \n alice hoschedé monet (1844-1911) french artists' model, wife of the art collector ernest hoschede and later of the impressionist painter claude monet (from 1892).  \n michel monet (1878-1966) was the second son of claude monet and his first wife, camille doncieux.  \n jean-pierre hoschedé (1877-1961) was the youngest child of alice hoschedé and her first husband, and also the subject of monet´s painting jean-pierre hoschedé, called \"bébé jean\" (1878).  \n john singer sargent (1856-1925) american artist, considered the leading portrait painter of his generation.  \n mary hunter (1856-1933) british society hostess and a major patron of the arts. hunter was one of sargent´s closest friends and the subject of his painting mrs. charles hunter (1898).  \n the good news that alice reported as having received from america evidently concerned her fourth and youngest daughter, marthe hoschedé (1864-1925), who had travelled to america with theodore earl butler (1861-1936) in the summer of 1899. marthe married the american impressionst painter butler in giverny in october 1900. butler had been married previously to marthe´s sister, suzanne hoschedé (1868-1899).  \n  monet visited london on several occasions throughout his life, the first time being in 1870 when he spent time with his friend camille pissarro, as well as the american painter james abbott mcneill whistler, and also befriended his first and primary art dealer, paul durand-ruel, in what would prove to be a decisive encounter for monet´s career. in 1900 monet stayed at the savoy hotel in london, from where the present letter was written. he converted his room into a temporary studio from where he overlooked the thames river and the buildings and bridges of westminster. captivated by the fog, the factory smoke, and the changing light effects, monet painted many impressionist oil paintings during this time, including the famous series consisting of views of the palace of westminster, home of the british parliament.  \n  of this particular visit to london in 1900, the artist´s biographer, jackie wullschlager writes ´mary hunter´s heaped bouquets filled the suite at the savoy - on the fifth floor, as princess louise had commandeered the sixth for wounded officers of the boer war - to greet monet on his second visit in february 1900. his travelling companion was his son, returning to lodgings and english lessons. on arrival michel vanished, spent the day skating, stood monet up for lunch, failed to appear as the promised interpreter to fix the arrangements at st. thomas´s  [hospital], joined a skating club, and was not seen again until the ice melted. then he came daily to the savoy, happy to procure a free lunch. monet´s life was ´very calm and regular, working all day, having lunch and supper almost every day downstairs in the grill room.....spreading out my canvases which i look at until the moment i go to bed.´......despite his wariness, monet rather enjoyed his dip into london society: mary hunter in dover street, the wertheimer art dealers in connaught place, a night at the café royal. monet did his best to entertain the women of giverny with his accounts of the high life, apologising that to describe dresses which ´could not be more elegant´ was ´beyond my aptitude´, and admitting that ´if it weren´t for my evenings out and dinners in town, which are rather frequent, i would become stupefied....not being able to stop myself from looking at my canvases and thinking about them ceaselessly´   (from  monet: the restless vision  , 2023, pp.351-352)."},"estimateMax":60000,"lotNumber":"712","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ i\u2019m off for a stroll towards the hospital to watch the sunset´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145468/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":40000,"soldPrice":85000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.323Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac40,000 - \u20ac60,000","currency":"EUR","id":145468,"estimateMin":40000},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145469/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145469/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145469/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. the substantial surviving portion of an autograph letter (missing the final pages and signature), four pages, 8vo, embankment gardens, london, 11th march 1901, to his second wife, alice hoschedé (´ma bonne  chèrie ´) ,  on the printed stationery of the savoy hotel, in french. monet commences his letter by providing the address of auguste brunet, the secretary of [léon?] bourgeois, explaining ´je t´en donne l´adresse en cas d´urgence pour ne pas perdre de temps´ (translation: ´i am giving you the address in case of an emergency, so as not to waste any time´ ) and continues to add that he had received alice´s two letters, remarking ´l´une de vendredi me fait de la peine, tes regrets de ne m´avoir pas caché la maladie de j.p. ta volonté d´être plus forte à l´avenir. non, ne dis pas cela, et pardonne-moi d´avoir assombri pour toi de meilleurs moments. nous devons toujours nous tout dire, mais ne pas voir les choses au pire´ (translation: ´the one from friday pains me\u2014your regret at not having concealed j.p.\u2019s illness from me, your resolve to be stronger in future. no, do not say that, and forgive me for having cast a shadow over your happier moments. we must always tell each other everything, but not look at things from the worst possible angle´ ). monet then proceeds to be open with his wife regarding the present state of his health, ´ainsi, je te le dis, je ne suis pas très bien, mais cependant mieux qu´hier soir et cette nuit agitée de fièvre et de frissons. ne va pas t´alarmer surtout puisque ce ne sera rien, mais, hier, après avoir fait cette promenade que je te disais, j´ai, malgré le bien-être du grand air, j´ai constaté que je n´étais pas tout à fait d´aplomb. mes jambes douloureuses, surtout les mollets, ce qui me faisait croire à des varices, enfin, étourdissements; aussi suis-je bien vite rentré écrire a mme. hunter que, n´étant pas très bien, je la priais de m´excuser, et bien m´en a pris, car la fièvre m´a pris très fort et des frissons à ne pouvoir me réchauffer. l´inquiétude de tomber malade ici, de t´inquiéter plus encore, m´obsédait, si bien que je n´ai pu dormir qu´au matin après avoir pris aconit et arsenic, dormant alors jusqu´à 10 heures par le courrier qu´on m´apportait puis cette dépêche de madame hunter; enfin me levant, me croyant remis, j´ai senti que ça ne marchait pas et, pour être tranquille, j´ai fait demander le docteur qui m´assure qu´un repos de 3 à 4 jours à la chambre, me couchant à 6 heures, et qu´il n´y paraîtra plus. ce n´est selon lui que fatigue et rhumatismes, causés par un courant d´air, sans doute au club, mais, pour mes mollets, sûrement le long de la fenêtre d´où je peins depuis plus d´un mois; mais d´influenza, pas trace´ (translation: ´so, i\u2019ll tell you this: i\u2019m not feeling very well, but i\u2019m better than i was last night and during that restless night of fever and chills. don\u2019t worry, especially as it will be nothing, but yesterday, after taking that walk i told you about, i realised, despite the benefits of the fresh air, that i wasn\u2019t quite on my feet. my legs were aching, especially my calves, which made me think i might have varicose veins; and i felt dizzy; so i hurried home to write to mrs hunter that, as i wasn\u2019t feeling very well, i begged her to excuse me, and i was right to do so, for i came down with a very high fever and chills so severe i couldn\u2019t get warm. the worry of falling ill here, and of worrying you even more, was haunting me, so much so that i could not sleep until the morning after taking aconite and arsenic, sleeping then until 10 o\u2019clock when the post was brought to me, followed by this dispatch from mrs hunter; finally getting up, thinking i had recovered, i felt that something was wrong and, to put my mind at rest, i sent for the doctor, who assured me that three to four days\u2019 rest in my room, going to bed at 6 o\u2019clock, would see to it that it did not return. according to him, it is merely fatigue and rheumatism, caused by a draught, no doubt at the club, but, as for my calves, surely from sitting by the window where i have been painting for over a month; but as for influenza, not a trace´ ). tantalizingly, the letter trails off in mid-sentence, with another reference to mrs. hunter, ´a 1 heure, on m´annonce la visite de madame hunter venant me prier d´user d´elle, puis un instant après, un superbe...´ (translation: ´at 1 o\u2019clock, i am told that mrs hunter has come to ask me to make use of her services, and a moment later, a superb...´ ). a couple of small, minor neat splits to the edges of two folds, vg \n alice hoschedé monet (1844-1911) french artists' model, wife of the art collector ernest hoschedé and later of the impressionist painter claude monet (from 1892).  \n jean-pierre hoschedé (1877-1961), referred to by his initials ´j.p.´ in the present text, was the youngest child of alice hoschedé and her first husband, and also the subject of monet´s painting jean-pierre hoschedé, called \"bébé jean\" (1878).  \n monet may have been referring to the french statesman léon bourgeois (1851-1925) at the beginning of his letter. bourgeois held a number of ministerial posts throughout his career, including that of minister of public instruction and fine arts (1890-92) at which time he had been involved in negotiations with monet over édouard manet´s masterpiece olympia being accepted by the french government for display in the louvre.  \n mary hunter (1856-1933) british society hostess, a major patron of the arts and a close friend of the painter john singer sargent.  \n in his biography of monet, daniel wildenstein writes of the effects being in london at the time of the present letter was having on the artist´s health, ´but everyone has their limits. monet was rapidly reaching his. he was exasperated by michel´s behaviour and anxious about his future. he was demoralised by the increasingly anxious tone of alice´s letters. and he was exhausted by unceasing work, by the ever longer periods he spent on his feet as the days gradually grew longer. the final blow was a bad cold accompanied by headaches, which forced him to abandon the few last sessions he had hoped to complete. there was only one consolation: the atmosphere and the light had by now changed so radically that he could no longer rework studies begun by winter light. tired and dissatisfied, he had no choice but to pack up and send off the eight crates of canvases and other items he had been requested to acquire for various members of his family.´ (from  monet - the triumph of impressionism , 2023 edition published by taschen, pp.448-449)."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"713","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet complains of pains in his legs ´ from sitting by the window where i have been painting for over a 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( ´mercredi soir´ ; 20th february 1901), to his second wife, alice hoschedé, on the printed stationery of the savoy hotel, in french. monet states that he had been saddened to read alice´s letter of yesterday (which presumably related to the second anniversary of her daughter suzanne's death on 6th february, and suzanne´s young daughter, lilly) remarking ´helas tu sais si je comprends ta douleur et je comprends qu´en un pareil moment ce soit pour toi un déchirement, laisse moi cependant te supplier de ne pas te laisser aller à raviver ton chagrin, et pense à ceux qui te restent et qui souffrent de te voir ainsi. tu sais combien nous l´aimons tous, et bien soit courageuse pour nous tous. pour la petite mignonne qui te rappelle tant leur chére maman et puis tu te fais mal quand tu avais tant besoin de calme. je conçois ce que cela avait de dur pour toi de dejeuner chez marthe surtout en ce jour´ (translation: ´alas, you know how well i understand your pain, and i realise that at a time like this it must be heart-wrenching for you; yet let me beg you not to give in to your grief, and think of those who remain with you and who suffer to see you like this. you know how much we all love her, so please be brave for all of us. for the little darling who reminds you so much of her dear mother\u2014and you\u2019re only hurting yourself when you need peace and quiet so much. i can imagine how hard it must have been for you to have lunch at marthe\u2019s, especially on this day´ ) and further adding ´comme je voudrais être près de toi pour te calmer, te consoler, pauvre chérie´ (translation: ´how i wish i could be by your side to calm you down and comfort you, my poor darling´ ). monet adds that a letter from his youngest son, michel, had pleased him, and that he expects alice will see him soon, and that he will also write to michel shortly, ´mais maintenant que je travaille régulièrement à l´hôpital. j´ai moins de temps, les jours grandissant à vue d´oeil. le temps de faire un tour du parc et il est deja plus de 6 hr. et l´heure de diner vient vite. j´ai mieux travaillé aujourd´hui et si ce beau temps de brouillard avec soleil voilé voulait continuer je ferai j´espère de bonnes besognes demain c´est qu´à force de chercher il faudra bien que j´arrive´ (translation: ´ but now that i\u2019m working regularly at the hospital, i have less time; the days seem to be getting longer by the minute. by the time i\u2019ve had a stroll round the park, it\u2019s already past 6 o\u2019clock, and dinnertime is fast approaching. i\u2019ve worked better today, and if this lovely misty weather with the sun peeking through were to continue, i hope to get some good work done tomorrow; after all, if i keep at it, i\u2019m bound to get there eventually´ ). monet returns to domestic matters, writing ´si michel n´en a pas le temps, je compte sur toi pour me donner des détails sur son installation à vernon, ce qu´il y fera etc. tu n´as pas l´air absolument ravi du domestique décidément tous ces gens là se connaissent et doivent se donner de jolis conseils, enfin il doit y avoir la de braves gens comme ailleurs et il faut espérer que cela pourra marcher´ (translation: ´if michel doesn\u2019t have the time, i\u2019m counting on you to give me details about his move to vernon, what he\u2019ll be doing there, and so on. you don\u2019t seem entirely thrilled with the housekeeper; clearly all these people know one another and must be giving each other plenty of advice. still, there must be decent folk there just as there are elsewhere, and we must hope it will work out´ ) and concludes in affectionate terms ´à demain ma femme chérie je t´aime et pense bien à toi. mille tendresses et baisers pour toi et tous´ (translation: ´until tomorrow, my darling wife. i love you and am thinking of you. a thousand tender thoughts and kisses to you and everyone´ ). a letter of good content, not least for monet´s description of the london weather which so enthralled him. a couple of ink annotations in the margins and a small area of discharge of print to the second page, otherwise vg \n alice hoschedé monet (1844-1911) french artists' model, wife of the art collector ernest hoschedé and later of the impressionist painter claude monet (from 1892).  \n suzanne hoschedé (1868-1899) was the stepdaughter and favourite model of monet, and was the subject of his painting  the woman with a parasol  (1886).  \n marthe hoschedé (1864-1925) was the fourth and youngest daughter of alice hoschedé and her first husband.  \n michel monet (1878-1966) was the second son of claude monet and his first wife, camille doncieux.  \n  \n monet made two visits to london at the turn of the twentieth century: first from february to march 1900, and again from january to march 1901. on both occasions he stayed in a suite on the sixth floor of the prestigious savoy hotel, which afforded spectacular views across the thames and south london. his subjects included waterloo bridge, charing cross bridge, and, most famously, the palace of westminster \u2014 home of the british parliament \u2014 which he painted in situ from st thomas\u2019 hospital, referenced in the present letter.  \n in london, monet pursued a clear artistic ambition: to devote an entire body of work to the city and its singular atmosphere. the capital offered the artist an unparalleled interplay of water, industry, traffic, and weather, all in constant transformation through shifting light and colour. monet\u2019s interest in these motifs lay less in the structures themselves than in the atmosphere surrounding them. at the turn of the century, london was shaped by intense industrial activity: steamers moved along the thames, factory chimneys lined its banks, and smoke merged with the city\u2019s dense fog. water, mist, and soot dissolved forms and softened contours, reducing architecture to fleeting silhouettes suspended in light. it was precisely these transient effects \u2014 and the 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impressionist painter. a.l.s., claude monet , two pages (separate leaves), 8vo, giverny par vernon, eure, 9th december 1888, to [édouard dujardin], in french. monet writes, in full, ´n\u2019ayant pas reçu la revue indépendante de décembre, je vous demande s\u2019il y a oubli ou perte à la poste, ou bien alors si mon abonnement est fini; dans ce cas je le renouvellerai à votre prix. de toutes façons me faire l\u2019envoi du susdit numéro´ (translation: ´as i have not received the december issue of la revue indépendante, i would like to ask whether it was overlooked or lost in the post, or whether my subscription has expired; in which case i shall renew it at your standard rate. in any event, please send me the aforementioned issue´ ). some very light, minor age wear, otherwise vg \n édouard dujardin (1861-1949) french writer, one of the early users of the stream of consciousness literary technique. dujardin became editor of the revue indépendante (a symbolist journal devoted to the arts 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d´aujourd´hui and asks ´quand dois-je vous en adresser le montant ou bien le ferez vous toucher par la poste?´ (translation: ´when should i send you the payment, or would you prefer to receive it by post?´ ). with blank integral leaf (featuring the red chop of a chinese collector). two lengthy, neat splits to the upper and lower edges of the central vertical fold in the bifolium, otherwise vg \n the french literary and art journal la revue d´aujourd´hui was founded by the russian immigrant and poet tola dorian (1841\u20131918), with rodolphe darzens (1865-1938) serving as editor-in-chief. it was a short-lived publication, with issues appearing between january and september 1890, featuring content that defined the era, including literary efforts, art criticism, and ´faits divers´. la revue d´aujourd´hui also provided coverage of the impressionist and independent art scenes, with contributors including monet´s friend, gustave geffroy, reporting on the salon des 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and states ´votre lettre me parvient ici avec un jour de retard et je me hâte de vous prévenir de mon adresse afin que vous ne fassiez pas immédiatement le voyage de giverny´ (translation: ´your letter reached me here a day late, and i am writing at once to let you know my address so that you do not make the journey to giverny straight away´ ), continuing to add ´je ne sais au juste quand je rentrerai mais je puis vous dire que d´ici peu je vais être obligé de venir à paris. si donc vous avez quelque chose de pressant à me dire, écrivez-moi à cette adresse: m. claude monet à dévilles les rouen, seine inférieure´ (translation: ´i do not know exactly when i shall return, but i can tell you that i shall soon be obliged to come to paris. so if you have anything urgent to tell me, write to me at this address: mr claude monet, dévilles-les-rouen, seine-inférieure´ ). in a postscript, signed with his initials ( ´c.m.´ ) monet explains ´l´hiver est justement où je m´absente le plus souvent et où l´on a moins de chances de me trouver à giverny´ (translation: ´winter is precisely when i am away most often and when you are least likely to find me in giverny´ ). a letter of good association. two small pieces of tape to the verso, strengthening two small, neat splits in the upper and lower edges of the central vertical fold in the bifolium, otherwise vg \n armand gautier (1825-1894) french painter and lithographer. gautier, a close friend of monet for many years, served as an important mentor and advisor early in monet's career.  \n monet´s letter is written very shortly before he acquired the beloved property (having rented it since 1883) that would remain his home for the remainder of his life. in her biography of the artist, jackie wullschlager writes: ´it happened that at the moment of [ernest] hoschedé´s decline, the maison du pressoir came up for sale and monet bought it, for 22,000 francs. his banker was the forgiving durand-ruel. of monet´s other dealers, relations with petit had cooled and theo van gogh, distraught at his brother´s death, had entered dr. blanche´s sanatorium in passy and had only three months to live. ´the only obstacle to the business between us was that poor van gogh, who has ended up so pitifully. he put a spoke in our wheel, and i have never really understood your fondness for him. now he is gone, you may count on me absolutely´, durand-ruel exulted to pissarro. the dealer was as delighted to make himself indispensable to monet. on 17 november, three days after his fiftieth birthday, monet became a homeowner. he told durand-ruel that he would never find another place as suitable. or set in as beautiful landscape.´  (from  monet: the restless vision , 2023, p.303)."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"717","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet writes to an important, early mentor"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145473/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":20000,"soldPrice":34000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.341Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac20,000 - \u20ac30,000","currency":"EUR","id":145473,"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145474/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. a.l.s., claude monet , one page, 8vo, giverny par vernon, eure, 5th may 1897, to a gentleman, in french. in his characteristic purple ink, monet writes to arrange an appointment, ´je viens vous prier de me faire savoir, par un mot au porteur, à quelle heure je pouvrai passer demain jeudi à votre etude, pour vous causer au sujet de l´acte dont je vous ai déjà entretenu´ (translation: ´i would be grateful if you could let me know, by a note to be delivered by hand, at what time i might call at your office tomorrow, thursday, to discuss the matter i have already mentioned to you´ ). a couple of very light, extremely minor creases, vg \n 1897 was a significant year in monet´s career, and in early may he was deeply immersed at work on his mornings on the seine series. it was also in 1897 that monet began the legendary transition toward painting water lilies, a project that he would continue to work on for the rest of his life."},"estimateMax":12000,"lotNumber":"718","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145474/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":8000,"soldPrice":18000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.343Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac8,000 - 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et moi, recrute paraît-il des tableaux chez les amateurs et compte exposer sans nous consulter même sur le choix. nous sommes absolument décidés à nous opposer à cela et pour ma part je viens d´en informer mr. roger marx qui a la direction de cette exposition´ (translation: ´here is the situation: the committee for the 1900 centenary exhibition, without ever having consulted renoir, degas, pissarro or myself, is apparently collecting paintings from private collectors and intends to exhibit them without even consulting us on the selection. we are absolutely determined to oppose this, and for my part i have just informed mr roger marx, who is in charge of this exhibition´ ) and continuing ´je viens donc vous prier de ne rien prêter de moi vous me désobligeriez beaucoup en le faisant et je vous connais assez pour savoir que je peux compter sur vous´ (translation: ´i therefore ask you not to lend anything on my behalf; you would be doing me a great disservice if you did, and i know you well enough to know that i can count on you´ ). monet further reflects ´il me semble que nous avons eu assez de mal à faire notre trou et sans le concours de l´administration pour qu´aujourd´hui, on ai au moins la politesse de nous demander notre assentiment lorsqu´il s´agit d´une exposition officielle´ (translation: ´it seems to me that we have had enough trouble making a name for ourselves, and without the support of the authorities, so that today, we should at least be shown the courtesy of asking for our consent when it comes to an official exhibition´ ) and concludes by adding that a brief response from gallimard would please him and put his mind at rest. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by monet (large tear to the front panel, evidently caused at the time of opening the envelope, and just affecting a couple of letters). a letter of fine content in which monet, brimming with defiance through hard-won legitimacy after years of dismissal, refuses to let the establishment claim impressionism on its own terms. vg \n paul gallimard (1850-1929) french art collector, bibliophile and theatre owner, the father of the publisher gaston gallimard. gallimard´s art collection included many works by impressionists including monet, degas, manet and his friend renoir, who was represented by sixteen works alone.  \n  roger marx (1859\u20131913) french art critic, civil servant, and collector who championed the avant-garde, modern printmaking, and decorative arts during the fin de siècle. marx served as secrétaire des beaux-arts (1882) and directeur de l'administration des beaux-arts (1887) and played a crucial part in providing a platform for 19th-century french art at the 1900 exposition universelle.   \n  in his biography of monet daniel wildenstein provides the background to the content of the present letter, ´seen from france, and especially from paris, 1900 was above all the year of the great parisian universal exhibition. it would be many years before there was another undertaking on such a scale. the palais de l´industrie was razed to make way for the grand and petit palais, which were to house the prestigious fine arts display. this was divided into three sections: a retrospective exhibition covering french art from its origins up to 1800; a centennial exhibition which, despite its title, covered only the period from 1800 to 1889, the latter date being that of the previous universal exhibition; and a contemporary or decennial exhibition, the only international section which constituted a sort of enlarged salon. here the regulars of the artistes français were, for once, brought together with representatives of the societé nationale des beaux-arts in a selection of works dated between 1889 and 1900. early that year, a rumour reached the four surviving impressionists that they might have to participate willy-nilly. it is not clear whether they were to be included only in the centennial, as a letter from renoir seems to imply, or whether the organisers also had them in mind for the decennial, as durand-ruel believed. what is certain is that as soon as the painters got wind of the official initiative, they united in resistance to it. in the past they had complained that their work was always refused. now they put all their energy into protesting against the violence being done to them - albeit a very moderate, republican kind of violence. monet, supported by the ever-radical pissarro, delivered a categorical refusal to roger marx, one of the principal organisers of the fine arts exhibit. his main complaint was that he had not been consulted, and he feared that he and his friends, tolerated rather than desired, might find their works badly hung. in short, the veto was clearly not definitive, and could easily be revoked, and the group gave up the idea of taking the matter to court´ (from  monet - the triumph of impressionism , 2023 edition published by taschen, pp.435-438)."},"estimateMax":80000,"lotNumber":"719","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet leads the surviving impressionists in resistance to being included in the 1900 universal exhibition - ´ we have had enough trouble making a name for ourselves´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145475/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":60000,"soldPrice":160000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:02:55.344Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac60,000 - \u20ac80,000","currency":"EUR","id":145475,"estimateMin":60000},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145476/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. a.l.s., claude monet , one page, 8vo, giverny par vernon, eure, 12th september 1904, to monsieur gravareau, in french. monet writes in his characteristic bold purple ink and informs his wine merchant that they should have received the six barrels which monet had sent last week, adding ´dès que j´en aurai d´autres vides je vous les enverrai aussitôt´ (translation: ´as soon as i have some more empty ones, i shall send them to you straight away´ ). the artist continues ´je suis content de savoir que vous êtés sataifait de la récolte et vous prie de me réserver 7 feuillettes vin rouge et 7 de blanc, ou meme 8 de chaque´ (translation: ´i am pleased to hear that you were satisfied with the harvest and would ask you to set aside 7 bottles of red wine and 7 of white, or even 8 of each´ ). with blank integral leaf (some light staining). some minor age wear, otherwise vg \n a feuillette is a traditional french wine barrel that serves as an important cooperage unit in specific wine regions, most notably burgundy and chablis. the feuillette represents exactly half the capacity of a standard pièce (the traditional burgundian barrel of 228 litres), making it a practical size for smaller-scale wine production, aging, and transport. historically, feuillettes were particularly valuable for premium wines where smaller batch handling was essential for quality control. the barrel\u2019s size makes it ideal for boutique wineries and for aging special cuvées that require careful monitoring.  \n monet was not only a fine artist, but also a true gourmet, and his appreciation for good food and drink was a hallmark of his life at giverny. the painter enjoyed the company of varied guests at giverny, including georges clemenceau, where they were invited to lavish meals. a key part of monet's routine was a midday lunch where he would drink wine and other alcoholic beverages including bordeaux, champagne (curiously preferring to decant it) and prune liqueur."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"720","title":{"es":"monet claude: 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correspondent, ´je vous adresse inclus la somme de 283 f pour solde de compte à ce jour, dont je vous prie de m´accuser réception´ (translation: ´i have enclosed the sum of 283 francs to settle the balance of the account to date; please acknowledge receipt´ ) and further remarks ´je n´ai pu profiter de votre invitation étant trop occupé en ce moment´ (translation: ´i was unable to accept your invitation as i am too busy at the moment´ ). autograph letters of monet relating to his art supplies are surprisingly rare. some light creasing and minor staining, g \n the art supply dealer louis picard operated from a small shop in moret-sur-loing, seine-et-marne, providing high-quality canvases, paints, and brushes tailored to the needs of en plein air painters who required portable and durable supplies. the artist alfred sisley was a regular customer, and picard's supplies literally formed the physical foundation of sisley's late masterpieces, including his series on the moret bridge and church.  \n of the period in monet´s life when the present letter was written, the artist´s biographer, daniel wildenstein, observes ´1907 brought renewed tributes in the press; it was also a fruitful year in terms of work, once a few initial difficulties had been overcome. monet began with a still-life motif that had caught his fancy, a basket of eggs on a table surrounded by various other objects. perhaps the memory of cézanne still haunted him. he devoted two months of hard work to this motif; he had not tried his hand at the genre for a long time, and this was to be his last attempt at it.....then he returned to the water-lilies, working on them in his studio as the winter drew to a close; he had committed himself to exhibiting the series in may at durand-ruel´s.....when he wrote to durand-ruel on 25 may, monet still spoke of the exhibition as \"settled\". but he added \"i have much to do, and i am not progressing as fast as i would like. as usual, there are times when i feel that nothing is going right and that everything i do is bad.\" a fortnight later, he went back on his agreement, offering the usual excuses, and the exhibition had to be rescheduled......in mid-june, monet was complaining of the weather, which was still variable. thereafter, he wrote no more letters until the summer was almost over. by late september, he could record his satisfaction at a long stretch of time well-spent. \"here all goes well. i have worked, and i am still working, with passion.\" he continued to work as long as the fine weather lasted......in 1907 monet took part in the salon d´automne. he was not showing his own work, but loaning five works by berthe morisot from his personal collection......in late october, the state purchased a rouen cathedral directly from monet for the luxembourg museum for 10,500 francs.´ (from monet - the triumph of impressionism , 2023 edition published by taschen, pp.488-489)."},"estimateMax":20000,"lotNumber":"721","title":{"es":"monet claude: 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henri´ ), in french. monet writes in bold pencil and thanks his correspondent for having sent him some cigarettes, remarking ´c´est bien gentil de penser à moi - et vous pouvez toujours m´en envoyer si vous avez l´occasion d´en trouver, car ici c´est de toute impossibilité´ (translation: ´it\u2019s very kind of you to think of me \u2013 and you can always send me some more if you happen to find any, as it\u2019s absolutely impossible to get hold of them here´ ) and further adding ´vous pourriez aussi m´envoyer du tabac. caporal supérieur à 1 fr 25 le paquet bleu´ (translation: ´you could also send me some tobacco. caporal supérieur at 1 franc 25 per blue packet´ ). in a postscript monet explains that he is enclosing a money order (no longer present) for a round figure of 40 francs. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by monet. vg \n monet was a heavy smoker for most of his adult life, frequently smoking caporal rose cigarettes. these dark french tobacco cigarettes, quite strong by modern standards, were very common in france in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and were associated with artists, soldiers, and intellectuals. monet also smoked a pipe throughout his life, hence his request for tobacco in the present letter.  \n france experienced major tobacco shortages during world war i for several reasons, not least because large amounts of tobacco production and distribution were redirected to soldiers at the front."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"722","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145478/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":10000,"soldPrice":11000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:04.810Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac10,000 - 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l'avenir. enfin, il faut se soumettre´ (translation: ´ well! i must admit, i feel completely at a loss and very sad about this gloomy end to the year, and so anxious about the future. at any rate, one must resign oneself to it´ ). the artist further refers to family members, including geneviève´s husband, jean-pierre hoschedé, ´ je suis bien heureux de savoir j.-p. si bien partagé, mais j'ai grand peur qu'il n'en soit pas de même pour michel´ (translation: ´ i am very happy to hear that j.-p. is so well provided for, but i very much fear that the same cannot be said for michel´ ) and concludes his letter in a somewhat dispirited tone, ´j e vous envoie tous mes souhaits et vous envoie cette petite somme, ne pouvant faire mieux cette année où l'argent devient si rare. j'avais, du reste, fait un envoi à j.-p., mais je doute qu'il l'ait reçu, ce qui me contrarie bien. voulez-vous remercier votre maman de son affectueuse lettre ? elle voudra bien m'excuser de ne pas le faire moi-même, mais je vous le répète, je suis tout chaviré´ (translation: ´ i send you my best wishes and this small sum, as i cannot do better this year when money is so scarce. i had, moreover, sent a parcel to j.-p., but i doubt he has received it, which upsets me greatly. would you please thank your mother for her affectionate letter? she will kindly excuse me for not doing so myself, but i repeat, i am quite overwhelmed´ ). autograph letters of monet to geneviève hoschedé are rare, and only three others (in addition to the present example) are recorded in daniel wildenstein´s catalogue raisonné. vg \n in 1903 geneviève costadau (1874-1957) married jean-pierre hoschedé (1877-1961), the youngest son of monet´s second wife, alice hoschedé (1844-1911).  \n jean-pierre hoschedé and his stepbrother michel monet (1878-1966), also mentioned in the present letter, were both called up to serve on the western front during world war i. their military mobilisation deeply affected monet, who refused to abandon his home and gardens in giverny despite being close enough to the front lines to hear the rumblings of heavy artillery.  \n of this particular period in monet´s life, his biographer jackie wullschlager writes ´one of the saddest vignettes of monet´s life is that of the old man returning from a failed journey to bid farewell to his only surviving son about to leave for the front in 1915, departing from versailles. monet set off from giverny ´to kiss my michel...useless trip: he had gone a day earlier, so i couldn´t kiss him and came back contrite and sad, it´s hard at my age, ´ he told geffroy. ´what does the future hold for me? many, many families are suffering, ´ he wrote, and ´i am always trembling for my michel.´.....geffroy believed that monet ´survived the most terrible griefs which broke his heart and ravaged his spirit by his inner strength´. ´i haven´t painted the war...but there´s no doubt about the war existing in the pictures i did at the time, ´ picasso said of 1939-45. the same holds true for monet´s grandes décorations in relation to the 1914-18 conflict. they were begun in personal sorrow, the ephemeral. drifting lilies and dark, downward-coursing willows images of mourning, memorializing alice and jean. the war, bringing constant anxiety about michel, intensified the emotional charge, and gave the context of national grief. the counterbalance is comfort and renewal: a garden growing, nature´s enduring rhythms, acceptance of diurnal, seasonal cycles, distilled on tp canvases painted a few hours from the killing fields. the paintings are rapturously melancholic, exuberant in the joy and challenge of returning to painting and the refuge it offered......work ´is the only means not to think too much about current sorrows´, he told raymond koechlin in january 1915. ´so i am pursuing my idea of a grande décoration. it´s a very big thing that i´ve begun, especially at my age, but i don´t despair of getting somewhere if i keep my health.´   (from  monet: the 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eure, 9th march 1920, to a friend ( ´mon cher ami´ ), in french. monet writes in bold pencil and offers his apologies to his correspondent for not having replied to their kind letter, ´mais hors la peinture, je suis l´homme le plus paresseux lorsqu´il s´agit d´écrire´ (translation: ´but apart from painting, i am the laziest man when it comes to writing´ ), continuing to remark ´bref, j´ai été très heureux de pouvoir rendre un service aux exposants du salon d´automne et suis très sensible à votre remerciement ainsi qu´à celui qui m´adressé d´autre part´ (translation: ´ in short, i was very happy to be able to do the exhibitors at the salon d\u2019automne a favour and am very touched by your thanks, as well as those sent to me from elsewhere´ ) and further adding ´pour ce qui est de l´honneur que vous voulez bien me faire comme vous en doutiez bien je le décline.....j´ai peu de goût pour cela et tiens à rester tranquille dans mon coin´ (translation: ´as for the honour you wish to bestow upon me, as you no doubt suspected, i must decline it.....i have little taste for such things and wish to remain quietly in my own corner´ ). about ex \n in march 1920,  claude monet  was seventy-nine years old and living quietly at  giverny , where he devoted most of his time to his vast water lilies paintings. although he was suffering from worsening cataracts and declining health, he continued to work intensely on the monumental nymphéas panels that he hoped to donate to the french state as a symbol of peace after  world war i . at the same time, monet remained an enormously influential figure in the paris art world, using his reputation to support fellow artists and causes connected with the  salon d'automne . his late work during this period reflected both personal isolation and a broader desire for healing and renewal in postwar france."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"724","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´....apart from painting, i am the laziest 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in bold pencil, monet announces ´jean renoir ne vous a pas trompe, et vous pouvez compter sur quelque chose de moi´ (translation: ´jean renoir did not deceive you, and you can count on something from me´ ) and continues ´ce ne sera peut-être pas une chose très importante mais enfin, je vous donnerai, si minime que ce soit, une toile digne de ce que voulez faire, et qui me parait interessante´ (translation: ´it may not be anything very significant, but i shall give you\u2014however small it may be\u2014a painting worthy of what you wish to do, and which i find interesting´ ). monet further confirms that he would be very happy for andré to visit giverny, remarking ´malheureusement le service des trains en ce moment laisse à désirer et je voudrais cependant vous prier de venir déjeuner sans façon. il n'existe pas en ce moment de train possible pour vernon arrivant pour déjeuner à moins de partir de paris à des heures impossibles, et encore n'en suis-je pas certain, mais je sais qu'il y en a pour mantes d'où vous pourriez, par un moyen quelconque, vous rendre a giverny. pour votre retour, la chose est plus facile. enfin, consultez vous-même les heures de train, et prévenez moi un ou deux jours d'avance. votre jour sera le mien, je ne bouge pas d'ici et vous serez le bienvenu´ (translation: ´unfortunately, the train service at the moment leaves much to be desired, and yet i would like to invite you to come for lunch, no fuss. there is currently no train available to vernon arriving in time for lunch unless you leave paris at impossible hours, and even then i am not certain, but i know there are trains to mantes from where you could, by some means or other, make your way to giverny. for your return journey, things are easier. in any case, please check the train timetables yourself and let me know a day or two in advance. your day will be mine; i\u2019m not going anywhere, and you\u2019ll be most welcome´ ). a letter of interesting association and content, not least for its reference to the son of pierre-auguste renoir. some light foxing and minor age wear, about vg \n albert andré (1869-1954) french post-impressionist figurative painter who produced portraits of his closest friend, pierre-auguste renoir, and claude monet (the latter in 1922). in 1919, andré produced a monograph, renoir , considered to be ´one of the most accurate contemporary accounts of the artist's work´, and in 1921, he organised a retrospective of renoir's work at the durand-ruel gallery. andré did indeed accept monet´s invitation, and visited giverny in june 1920. following the visit monet wrote to andré, on 17th june, remarking ´i have just received from durand-ruel the two photographs of your portraits of renoir and would like to thank you for them, knowing full well that they were sent to me on your behalf´, and invited the artist for another lunch at giverny.  \n jean renoir (1894-1979) french film director, actor, producer and author, the son of impressionist painter pierre-auguste renoir (1841-1919)."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"725","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) ´ jean renoir did not deceive you....´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145481/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":20000,"soldPrice":40000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:04.816Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac20,000 - \u20ac30,000","currency":"EUR","id":145481,"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145482/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145482/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145482/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. a.l.s., claude monet , three pages, 8vo, giverny par vernon, eure, 3rd may 1915, to [françois] depeaux, in french. monet writes in bold pencil and explains why he has not been able to visit his old friend, ´contrairement à mon désir je n´ai pas encore pu venir à rouen retenu d´abord par le travail mais par à present par un rhume qui ne veut pas finir et m´oblige a des precautions. dès que j´irai tout à fait bien je vous un previendrai´ (translation: ´contrary to my wishes, i have not yet been able to come to rouen; initially i was held up by work, but now by a cold that just won\u2019t go away and is forcing me to take precautions. as soon as i am fully recovered, i shall let you know´ ). monet proceeds to call on depeaux´s kindness, explaining ´ne pourriez vous pas m´obtenir un permis de circulation, de façon à pouvoir venir plus facilement à rouen et éviter ainsi le mauvais séjour dans les gares où j´ai déja pincé ce rhume. si vous en voyez la possibilité vous m´obligerez bien´ (translation: ´could you perhaps obtain a travel permit for me, so that i might travel to rouen more easily and thus avoid the unpleasant wait in stations where i have already caught this cold? if you see a way of doing this, i would be most grateful´ ) and adding ´je vous envoie à tout hazard les rensignements nécessaires plus ma photo. si celle du conducteur était urgente, je pourrais vous l´envoyer´ (translation: ´i am sending you the necessary details along with my photograph, just in case. if the driver\u2019s photograph is required urgently, i could send it to you´ ). a letter of good association. a couple of small, neat splits to the edges of folds, otherwise vg \n françois depeaux (1853-1920) french industrialist, visionary art patron, and one of the most significant early collectors of impressionist and post-impressionist art. based in rouen, normandy, his immense passion for modern art helped establish the region as a vital hub for the impressionist movement. depeaux´s collection of almost six hundred paintings included twenty by 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8vo, giverny par vernon, eure, 30th october 1919, to [françois] depeaux, in french. monet writes in bold pencil and commences by stating ´ vous avez raison j'aurais dû depuis longtemps vous écrire et surtout remercier madame depeaux de sa gracieuse pensée, mais il y a souvent des mais dans la vie´ (translation: ´ you are right, i should have written to you long ago and, above all, thanked madame depeaux for her kind thought, but there are often \u2018buts\u2019 in life´ ) and remarking ´ nous venons de passer de telles crises de domestiques, que la question de confitures est tombée dans la mélasse et que n'ayant aucun domestique il nous faut y renoncer´ (translation: ´ we have just been through such domestic crises that the matter of jams has fallen by the wayside and, having no servants, we must give it up´ ). monet also sends news regarding his friend georges clemenceau, ´ pour ce qui est de notre premier, j'ai eu sa visite et n'ai pas manqué de lui parler de ce qui vous intéresse, mais (encore un mais) j'ai eu beau le prendre en douceur, son œil froncé, il m'a répondu ceci, qu'il y avait pour ces questions des ministres compétents, et qu'il avait déjà bien du mal à mener à bien les questions fort graves. et j'ai dû m'incliner et ne pas aller plus avant connaissant mon homme, qui vous le savez comme moi a tant de choses à régler avant sa retraite´ (translation: ´ as for our prime minister, he paid me a visit and i did not fail to speak to him about what interests you, but (yet another \u2018but\u2019) however gently i put it to him, with a frown, he replied that there were competent ministers for such matters, and that he already had his hands full dealing with very serious issues. and i had to bow to his wishes and not press the matter further, knowing the man he is\u2014who, as you know as well as i do, has so many matters to settle before his retirement´ ). the artist concludes his letter by repeating his apologies, ´ mais vraiment la vie est bien compliquée en ce moment´ (translation: ´ but life really is very complicated at the moment´ ), and asks for his regards and thanks to be conveyed to depeaux´s wife. a letter of fine content and interesting association. vg \n françois depeaux (1853-1920) french industrialist, visionary art patron, and one of the most significant early collectors of impressionist and post-impressionist art. based in rouen, normandy, his immense passion for modern art helped establish the region as a vital hub for the impressionist movement. depeaux´s collection of almost six hundred paintings included twenty by monet.  \n georges clemenceau (1841-1929) french statesman who served as prime minister of france 1906-09 & 1917-20. clemenceau was a long-time friend and supporter of monet, writing a short biography of the artist.  \n monet´s letter is written shortly before the 1919 french legislative elections were held, across two rounds on sunday, 16th november 1919, and sunday, 30th november 1919. the election saw a landslide victory for the bloc national , a right-wing, heavily conservative coalition. instead of stepping down after the general election, clemenceau stayed on as prime minister and allowed his name to be put forward for the french presidency in january 1920. to everyone's surprise, the french parliament rejected clemenceau during a preliminary straw vote, choosing the heavily backed but lesser-known paul deschanel instead. deeply insulted by the political betrayal, a proud clemenceau withdrew his candidacy, tendered his government's resignation on 20th january 1920, and permanently retired from politics."},"estimateMax":40000,"lotNumber":"727","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet writes following a visit by 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full-length poses together, in their later years, in the gardens of monet´s home at giverny, and displaying a certain kinship. both men wear slightly misshapen soft hats, and monet, sporting a long white beard and smoking a cigarette, stands towards the camera wearing a light coloured jacket, waistcoat and trousers, accompanied by an overcoat, and with his hands in his pockets. clemenceau, whose walrus moustache echoes monet´s beard, is dressed in darker clothes, with his knickerbockers tucked into his boots, and stands in profile, one hand on his hip and leaning on his walking cane as he engages in conversation. immediately behind the two men blanche hoschedé can be seen wearing a white dress, and slightly further in the background appears alice butler, wearing a white blouse and dark skirt. with the purple ink credit stamp of henri martinie of rue de penthiévre, paris, to the verso. a few very slight, minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise vg \n henri martinie (1885-1965) french portrait photographer who captured the definitive faces of the paris avant-garde, literary, and political scenes between world war i and world war ii.  \n blanche hoschedé monet (1865-1947) french painter, both the stepdaughter and daughter-in-law of monet. after the death of her mother alice in 1911 and that of her husband jean in 1914, blanche took over her father-in-law´s household. their mutual friend, the french prime minister georges clemenceau, described blanche as monet´s ´blue angel´.  \n   alice butler  (1894\u20131949) was the step-granddaughter of monet. known affectionately as ´lilly´, alice was the daughter of suzanne hoschedé (1868-1899), the stepdaughter and favourite model of monet,  and her husband, the american impressionist painter theodore earl butler (1861-1936)."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"728","title":{"es":"[monet claude]: (1840-1926) & [clemenceau georges]: 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(august 1886), to [claude monet] ( ´mon cher ami´ ), in french. renoir commences his letter by sending some news of mutual friends and colleagues, ´j´ai eu à peine le temps de causer avec durand, il est arrivé du monde et mirbeau, avec lequel nous avons bavardé de l´exposition. j´ai su cependant qu´il m´avait vendu différentes choses, entre autres le portrait de mme. clapisson, une femme nue accroupie et des fleurs je crois. je suis parti brusquement sans avoir eu le temps de voir personne´ (translation: ´i barely had time to chat with durand before people started arriving, including mirbeau, with whom we chatted about the exhibition. i did, however, learn that he had sold me various things, including the portrait of mrs clapisson, a crouching nude woman and some flowers, i believe. i left suddenly without having had time to see anyone´ ) and continues to add that he is now in a lovely spot, describing his surroundings and explaining his plans, ´tous y est petit. petites baies en masse avec jolies plages de sable, petits rochers insignifiants, mais la mer est superbe, il me semble que je regarde un plan en relief au musée de la marine. bref, c´est joli. mais rien de grandiose. cependant je crois que ce n´est pas perdre son temps de venir voir. j´ai une maison pour deux mois avec cinq ou six chambres pour nous deux. si ça te tente et si tu veux venir, ne te gêne pas, rien de plus facile. j´ai vu encore peu de choses, j´ai des bateaux à ma porte et je me promets des promenades charmantes dans ces milles petites baies. c´est très curieux´ (translation: ´everything here is small. lots of little bays with pretty sandy beaches, insignificant little rocks, but the sea is superb; it feels as though i\u2019m looking at a relief map in the maritime museum. in short, it\u2019s pretty. but nothing spectacular. however, i don\u2019t think it\u2019s a waste of time to come and see it. i\u2019ve got a house for two months with five or six bedrooms for the two of us. if you fancy it and want to come, don\u2019t hesitate\u2014nothing could be easier. i haven\u2019t seen much yet; there are boats right on my doorstep and i\u2019m looking forward to lovely walks through these thousands of little bays. it\u2019s very intriguing´ ), further stating that he will write again when he has looked around, ´mais mon impression, c´est gentil. dinard très joli, de jolis bateaux de pêche sur des fonds de verdure. en venant en chemin de fer, regarde la campagne aux environs de laval, belle futaie et lacs. je m´y arrêterai au retour´ (translation: ´but my first impression is that it\u2019s lovely. dinard is very pretty, with lovely fishing boats set against a backdrop of greenery. if you come by train, take a look at the countryside around laval\u2014beautiful high forests and lakes. i\u2019ll stop there on the way back´ ). in concluding renoir again invites his friend to visit, ´ne te gêne pas si tu veux voir, ça vaut la peine´ (translation: ´don\u2019t hesitate to come and see it if you like; it\u2019s well worth it´ ) and in a postscript once more refers to the sea, ´la mer ressemble plus à la méditerranée qu´à la manche. elle est propre et très bleue au beau temps´ (translation: ´the sea looks more like the mediterranean than the english channel. it\u2019s clean and very blue in fine weather´ ). a letter of fine content and excellent association. a few very small, minor stains and a couple of neat splits to the upper and lower edges of the central vertical fold in the bifolium, otherwise vg \n claude monet (1840-1926) french impressionist painter.  \n paul durand-ruel (1831-1922) french art dealer associated with the impressionists and the barbizon school, and an early champion of the artists claude monet, camille pissarro, and pierre-auguste renoir.  \n octave mirbeau (1848-1917) french novelist and art critic, an admirer and close friend of claude monet.  \n  renoir stayed at   maison perrette  in la chapelle st-briac for a period of two months during august and september of 1886, renting the house for a summer vacation with his partner (and future wife) aline charigot and their 18-month-old son, pierre. whilst staying at the property, renoir painted his famous scène de jardin en bretagne, saint-briac , also known simply as in brittany . the artwork depicts aline and young pierre sitting on a stone bench in the garden. during this same breton stay, renoir captured the local rural lifestyle in paintings like the young cowherd at saint-briac and the return from the fields. the artist´s  1886 trip is also significant as it marked a major turning point in renoir's style. moving away from the soft spontaneity of early impressionism, he experimented with crisper outlines, precise underdrawings, and heavier paint layers to define forms more clearly.  \n renoir and monet did not meet during august and september 1886, and instead of working side-by-side as they famously had in their younger years, the two masters spent the late summer of 1886 independently capturing two completely different faces of the brittany coast. inspired either by renoir\u2019s endorsement or his own desire for a new landscape, monet packed his bags and headed to the brittany coast just as renoir's trip was ending. monet arrived in the fishing port of le palais on the island of belle-île-en-mer on 12th september 1886."},"estimateMax":5500,"lotNumber":"729","title":{"es":"renoir pierre-auguste: (1841-1919) renoir invites monet on a painting expedition"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145485/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4500,"soldPrice":8000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:04.823Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,500 - \u20ac5,500","currency":"EUR","id":145485,"estimateMin":4500},{"startPrice":60000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145486/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145486/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. an interesting a.l.s., claude monet , two pages (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, argenteuil, 25th february 1872, to camille pissarro ( ´mon cher pissarro´ ), in french. monet states that he is enclosing a letter (no longer present) which his brother had sent, ´vous priant de remplir la notice afin que mon frère puisse envoyer le tableau qu´il a de vous, à l´exposition´ (translation: ´asking you to complete the entry form so that my brother can send the painting he has of yours to the exhibition´ ), and provides instructions to his friend, ´vous n´avez par conséquent qu´à mettre le titre du tableau, et de bien mettre que le dit tableau appartient à m. l. monet de rouen´ (translation: ´you therefore need only enter the title of the painting, and clearly state that the said painting belongs to mr l. monet of rouen´ ). monet further writes ´maintenant si vous avez la moindre chose à envoyer personnellement indiquez-le par la même notice avec le prix mon frère pourrait peut-être vous faire vendre. je fais un envoi à mon frère mardi ou mercredi, vous pourriez profiter de l´occasion´ (translation: ´now, if you have anything at all to send personally, please indicate this on the same form, along with the price at which my brother might perhaps be able to sell it for you. i am sending a consignment to my brother on tuesday or wednesday; you could take advantage of this opportunity´ ) and in concluding remarks ´en tous cas renvoyez-moi la notice en question, signée de vous et en règle, il faut que je l´envoie de suite à mon frère´ (translation: ´in any case, please return the form in question to me, signed by you and in order; i must send it to my brother immediately´ ). in a postscript monet enquires if pissarro had received the 100 francs. a letter of wonderful content and fine association. a few small, minor stains, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise vg \n camille pissarro (1830-1903) french impressionist painter.  \n léon monet (1836-1917). french chemist and industrialist with a factory in rouen. léon, claude´s elder brother, was one of the first patrons of the impressionist movement who not only supported his brother when he was poor and struggling to make his name, but also assisted other painters including pierre-auguste renoir, camille pissarro, and alfred sisley. léon monet built a remarkable collection of art and had his portrait painted by claude monet in 1874.  \n the exhibition which monet writes of in the present letter was the 23rd exposition municipale des beaux-arts de rouen, held in march 1872. the official french art establishment in paris heavily rejected impressionism at the time, and léon monet used his local influence as a prominent rouen industrialist and founder of the société industrielle de rouen to give his brother, pissarro and their fellow artists crucial regional exposure. léon entered four impressionist paintings from his private collection into the municipal showcase, including his brother´s méditation. madame monet au canapé (1870-71), and pissarro´s paris, l'institut au quai malaquais (1872), the work referred to in the present letter.  \n of this particular period in monet´s and pissarro´s careers, the biographer of the former, jackie wullschlager, writes: ´the years 1872-4 were a glory moment in french art, when people, place, time, thought, were propitiously aligned. the generation born between 1830 and 1840 were reaching maturity; a spirit of shared ideas. close friendships and rivalry spurred them on, and the experiments of the previous decade were a bedrock on which to build. in the 1860s manet had dominated the avant-garde with heavyweight socio-political themes (olympia, the execution of maximilian), and mythological or christian subjects had still appeared in his work and that of cézanne and renoir. in the early 1870s that vanished and it was monet who pointed the way - as the painter of light, and also in his secular, apolitical world view. durand-ruel noted that in 1872-3 manet began to be ´visibly influenced by monet in his exploration of light´ - the croquet game (1873), for example, followed by the monumental rendering of an outdoor domestic scene laundry (1875). thus, from argenteuil, monet led what t. j. clark calls ´the wonderful easy godlessness of french painting´ in the late nineteenth century, a high point of ´the beauty and depth that secularization can attain´. monet´s talent ´is very serious and very pure´, pissarro told duret, and his work ´a highly conscious art, based upon observation and derived from a completely new feeling; it is poetry through the harmony of true colours´. armand sylvestre, in an essay in 1873 about durand-ruel´s collection, emphasized both monet´s signal position - ´m. monet is the most adept and daring, m. sisley the most harmonious and hesitant, m. pissarro the most genuine and naive´ - and that the paintings by all of them were ´singularly cheerful, a blond light floods them and everything in them is gaiety, clarity, spring festival...what strikes you first of all is the immediate caress which the eye receives from it - it is above all harmonious´. ´ (from  monet: the restless vision , 2023, p.152)."},"estimateMax":80000,"lotNumber":"730","title":{"es":"monet claude: (1840-1926) monet to pissarro on exhibiting their works in rouen"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145486/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":60000,"soldPrice":170000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:04.825Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac60,000 - \u20ac80,000","currency":"EUR","id":145486,"estimateMin":60000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145487/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145487/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"bonin-pissarro jeanne: (1881-1948) french painter, the only daughter of camille pissarro to survive into adulthood. a significant a.l.s., jeanne bonin-pissarro , two pages (written to the first and final sides of the bifolium), 8vo, pontoise, 8th december 1926, to one of the stepdaughters of claude monet ( ´chere madame´ ; either blanche hoschedé monet or germaine hoschedé salerou, and most likely the former), in french. bonin-pissarro writes just three days following the death of monet, stating ´j´ai été profondément touchée par la mort de m. monet, elle a réveillé en moi de vieux souvenirs, de tristes aussi, et ce n´est pas sans émotion que je vois disparaître celui qui fut autrefois le compagnon de lutte de mon père et l´ami de toujours´ (translation: ´i was deeply moved by the death of mr monet; it has stirred up old memories within me\u2014some of them sad\u2014and it is with great emotion that i see the passing of the man who was once my father\u2019s comrade-in-arms and a lifelong friend´ ) and further remarking ´ainsi, peu à peu, s´étient la pléiade des impressionnistes´ (translation: ´and so, little by little, the constellation of impressionists is dwindling´ ) before concluding by sending her deepest sympathy and asking for her condolences to be conveyed to all the members of her family. a poignant letter in which monet and pissarro are reunited in death. vg \n claude monet (1840-1926) french impressionist painter. monet passed away at his home in giverny on sunday, 5th december 1926, with blanche hoschedé at his bedside and his old friend georges clemenceau also in attendance. the artist´s death was front-page news in every paris newspaper the following day, and monet´s funeral took place on 8th december, the very day the present letter was written.  \n camille pissarro (1830-1903) french impressionist painter, a close friend of monet from 1859.  \n jeanne bonin-pissarro, affectionately known within her family by the nickname ´cocotte, ´ was heavily featured in her father's artwork and became an integral part of a multi-generational dynasty of artists."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"731","title":{"es":"bonin-pissarro jeanne: (1881-1948) written three days after the death of monet - ´ and so, little by little, the constellation of impressionists is dwindling´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145487/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":13000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.370Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":145487,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145488/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"sargent john singer: (1856-1925) american artist, considered the leading portrait painter of his generation. a.l.s., john s. sargent , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ( ´wednesday´ ), to mrs. gielgud. sargent states ´i shall be delighted to show sir bruce and lady seton my picture´ and continues to explain ´i shall be in on friday afternoon, and after that my plans are most vague for i am going to paris very shortly. but in case friday does not suit i will leave orders that you and your friends may visit my studio´ . sargent adds a postscript to the upper left corner regarding a mrs. hillman. some light creasing, otherwise vg \n leontyna aniela aszperger was the wife of the polish-born british writer and politician adam gielgud (1832-1920) who was a grandfather of the actor sir john gielgud (1904-2000).  \n colonel sir bruce gordon seton (1868-1932) scottish military surgeon and historian, the husband of elma armstrong (d.1960). one of their childrem was the actor sir bruce seton (1909-1969), best remembered for his lead role in fabian of the yard."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"732","title":{"es":"sargent john singer: (1856-1925)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145488/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.371Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145488,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145489/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"cheret jules: (1836-1932) french painter and lithographer, a master of \n belle epoque poster art who is regarded as the father of the modern poster. the personal printed oblong 12mo visiting card of cheret, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the centre and addresses at courbevoie and nice at the base, bearing a few words of text in his hand, in french, \n 'bons souvenirs et chaudes felicitations' (translation: \n 'good memories and warm congratulations' ). one heavy crease, g"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"733","title":{"es":"cheret jules: (1836-1932)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145489/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":95,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.373Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145489,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145490/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145490/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"vallotton felix: (1865-1925) swiss-french painter and printmaker, associated with les nabis . a.l.s., f vallotton , two pages, small 8vo, rue des belles-feuilles (paris), n.d. (post 1903), to [gustave] kahn, in french. vallotton thanks his correspondent for their kind and prompt assistance, remarking ´je vais partir dès demain, l´etat pitoyable dans lequel je me traine y oblige´ (translation: ´i shall be leaving tomorrow; the pitiful state i am in leaves me no choice´ ) and further adding ´je vous enverrai avec plaisir un croquis, mais attendez mon retour, en ce moment l´effort de me trainer a mon atelier est au-dessus de mes moyens´ (translation: ´i shall be happy to send you a sketch, but please wait until i return; at the moment, the effort required to drag myself to my studio is beyond my strength´ ). vg \n gustave kahn (1859-1936) french symbolist poet and art critic. vallotton famously created a woodcut portrait of kahn in 1896 , which captured the poet's distinctive profile and was published in le livre des masques by remy de gourmont."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"734","title":{"es":"vallotton felix: (1865-1925)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145490/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.374Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - 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\u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145496,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145497/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145497/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"bonnard pierre: (1867-1947) french painter, a leading figure in the transition from impressionism to modernism. an illustrated a.l.s., p bonnard , two pages, 8vo, deauville, calvados, 8th october n.y. (1935), to [georges] bouin, in french. bonnard sends some instructions to his correspondent, ´faites-moi donc faire un châssis de 135 sur 127 et fabriquez un cadre pour ces mesures-là - comme les derniers modèle partie plate et jonc doré - pour la teinte couleur toile écrue plutôt un peu claire´ (translation: ´please make me a stretcher measuring 135 by 127 and produce a frame to those dimensions \u2013 like the latest models with a flat section and gold trim \u2013 in a slightly lighter ecru shade´ ), adding that he thinks it will be suitable for the salon d´automne and that entries must be submitted before the end of the month, further explaining that he does not have a submission form with him and asking bouin to be good enough to complete one, ´le titre étant salle à mager de campagne´ (translation: ´the title is country dining room´ ). bonnard also explains that he does not know when he will come to paris and if he is delayed will send the canvas from deauville. at the foot of the letter bonnard has added an ink illustration of the frame and canvas, including the dimensions, and writing alongside ´il est convenu que quand tout sera prêt vous téléphonerez à la maison bernheim jeune qui enverrai un garçon. c´est elle qui portera au salon d´automne. 127 et 135 mesures du châssis il y aura probablement un demi-centimètre de feuillure c´est assez´ (translation: ´it is agreed that when everything is ready, you will telephone bernheim jeune, who will send a delivery boy. they will be the ones to take it to the salon d\u2019automne. the frame measures 127 and 135; there will probably be half a centimetre of rebate \u2013 that is sufficient´ ). some light age wear, and a couple of minor stains, g \n georges bouin was a highly respected parisian encadreur (master framer) and art restorer who worked extensively with some of the most prominent avant-garde and post-impressionist painters of the early-to-mid 20th century.  \n bonnard´s salle à manger de campagne was exhibited at the 1935 salon d´automne."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"741","title":{"es":"bonnard pierre: (1867-1947)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145497/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.609Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145497,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145498/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145498/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) french artist. a.l.s., \n h. matisse , two pages, 4to, vence, 17th august 1947, to a lady, in french. matisse commences his letter by declaring \n ´vos cartes postales sont expressives. que de fraicheur de couleur pour les yeux et quelle pureté pour l´air qu´on y respire´ (translation: \n ´your postcards are so vivid. what a feast of colour for the eyes, and what fresh, pure air one breathes there´ ), adding that it is not as hot in vence as it was a few days ago, particularly at night, and that he had been told it was cold and raining in paris, remarking \n ´il faut prendre un pardessus pour y aller´ (translation: \n ´you\u2019ll need to take a coat if you\u2019re going there´ ). matisse further informs his correspomdent that he has tickets booked for the 5th and thanks her for some information, stating \n ´on va attendre avant de la voir, car je vais avoir une autre. celle que nous avons pour le moment est tout a fait insuffisante à plusieurs points de vue´ (translation: \n ´we\u2019ll wait before seeing it, as i\u2019m going to get another one. the one we have at the moment is quite inadequate in several respects´ ) before concluding by sending his best regards to his correspondent and their husband. vg"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"742","title":{"es":"matisse henri: (1869-1954) ´ what a feast of colour for the eyes´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145498/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.610Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":145498,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145499/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145499/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"khnopff fernand: (1858-1921) belgian painter, one of the founding members of the avant-garde group les xx in 1883, and a leading figure in the symbolist movement. rare a.l.s., \n fernand khnopff (also with his monogram to the head of the first page), two pages (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, rue saint-bernard, brussels, october 1894, to a colleague, in french. the artist states \n ´l´idee d´un cortege des pierres pricieuses est exquise ce que est irréalisable´ (translation: \n ´the idea of a procession of precious stones is exquisite, though it is unachievable´ ), continues to remark \n ´j´ai choisi une description, la seule, dont l´auteur en fait par le compte detaillé des......insuffisant du reves.....et en divers écrans´ (translation: \n ´i have chosen a description\u2014the only one\u2014in which the author gives a detailed account of the\u2026\u2026insufficiency of dreams\u2026\u2026and in various scenes´ ) and concludes by informing his correspondent \n ´il y a le circle artistique et litteraire, rue de la loi en décembre ou janvier à 8h 1/2, pendant 1h 1/4 pour 200 frs´ (translation: \n ´there is the artistic and literary circle on rue de la loi in december or january at 8.30 pm, lasting 1 hour 15 minutes for 200 francs´ ). some light age wear and with a lengthy, neat split to the base of the central vertical fold in the bifolium, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"743","title":{"es":"khnopff fernand: (1858-1921)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145499/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.612Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145499,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145500/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"rops felicien: (1833-1898) belgian artist. a.l.s., felicien rops , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1876) to alphonse lemerre ( ´mon cher editeur´ ), in french. rops informs his correspondent that he will be returning to paris for business, remarking ´depuis que je vous ai écrit la série de mes ennuis s´est complétée. mon fils, qui malheureusement est un \"fils unique\", a été gravement malade. il a fallu le veiller &c &c. enfin rien ne m´a manqué´ (translation: ´since i last wrote to you, my string of troubles has come to an end. my son, who is unfortunately an \u2018only child\u2019, has been seriously ill. i had to watch over him, and so on and so forth. in short, i\u2019ve had my hands full´ ) and admitting ´j´ai été pris d´un tel découragement que j´ai failli tout envoyer au bon dieu & ne plus faire de peinture de ma vie´ (translation: ´i was overcome by such despondency that i nearly gave up on everything and never painted again in my life´ ). rops also states that ´ma première visite sera pour vous, mon cher lemerre, car je garde une profonde & réelle reconnaissance de votre conduite envers moi dans les circonstances difficiles que je viens de traverser´ (translation: ´my first visit will be to you, my dear lemerre, for i remain deeply and truly grateful for your conduct towards me during the difficult circumstances i have just been through´ ) and in a postscript adds ´je compte exposer à l´exposition de 1877 les dessins de musset si vous n´y voyez pas d´inconvénient´ (translation: ´i intend to exhibit the musset drawings at the 1877 exhibition if you have no objection´ ). with blank integral leaf. some extensive areas of paper loss and wormholes to the upper right corner and margin, only very slightly affecting the salutation. g \n alphonse lemerre (1838-1912) french editor and publisher, known especially for having been the first to publish many of the parnassian poets."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"744","title":{"es":"rops felicien: (1833-1898) ´ i nearly gave up on everything and never painted again in my life´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145500/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.613Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145500,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145501/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"ensor james: (1860-1949) belgian painter and printmaker associated with \n les xx . vintage signed and inscribed 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photograph of ensor in an engaging head and shoulders pose. signed (with his initials \n je ) and inscribed in black fountain pen ink at the base of the image, \n ´a mon ami aznar casanova, grand d´espagne et d´esprit fin´ (translation: \n ´to my friend aznar casanova, a great man of spain and of fine intellect´ ). dated 1932 in another hand to the lower border. some heavy traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"745","title":{"es":"ensor james: (1860-1949)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145501/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.615Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145501,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145502/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145502/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"delvaux paul: (1897-1994) belgian surrealist painter, famous for his paintings of female nudes. signed and inscribed colour 6 x 4 postcard, the image being a reproduction of his oil painting \n acropolis (1966) depicting a dream-like scene blending classical architecture with enigmatic female figures. signed in black by delvaux to the verso and dated 22nd december 1975 in his hand. vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"746","title":{"es":"delvaux paul: (1897-1994)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145502/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.616Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145502,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145503/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145503/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145503/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"léger fernand: (1881-1955) french painter, sculptor and filmmaker. illustrated a.l.s., f leger , two pages, 8vo, n.p. (paris), n.d. (10th february 1955), to hermine chastanet ( ´allo zib´ ), in french. léger states that the museum of modern art have been asking him for a book that isn´t too expensive, explaining ´je vais m´occuper de faire réaliser un 250 fr avec 15 ou 20 repro [ductions] , georges braque, picasso´ (translation: ´ i\u2019m going to arrange for a 250-franc edition to be produced, containing 15 or 20 reproductions by georges braque and picasso´ ), and continuing to ask ´en attendant ce modeste évenement ne pourriez-vous pas faire déposer au bureau d´achat librairie de vente du dit musée des exemplaires des constructeur. est-ce fait? et aussi a mon ecole ou il passe beaucoup de monde´ (translation: ´in the run-up to this modest event, could you please arrange for copies from the publisher to be deposited at the museum\u2019s bookshop? has this been done? and also at my school, where there\u2019s a lot of footfall´ ). léger also remarks that he is fed up with a situation, although adds ´remarque qu´il y a des bons côtés aux choses. je te recommande \"le rangement sur le dos\" l´art et la manière de faire pipi convenablement etc. il en reste toujours quelque chose. ça colle!´ (translation: ´mind you, there are bright sides to things. i recommend \u2018le rangement sur le dos\u2019 \u2013 the art and manner of peeing properly, etc. there\u2019s always something to be gained from it. it sticks!´ ) and in a postscript (signed with his initials fl ) writes ´eu hier un téléphone de dubuisson auquel nadia n´a rien pigé. de plus il faut couper dis-lui de remettre ça, c´est à propos du monument (projet)´ (translation: ´got a call from dubuisson yesterday which nadia didn\u2019t understand a thing about. also, tell him to ring back \u2013 it\u2019s about the monument (project)´ ). at the base of the page, beneath his initials, léger has added a small ink drawing of a locomotive and two train carriages. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by léger and signed ( ´f leger´ ) by him in the return address panel. vg \n hermine chastanet (1919-2009) french artist who trained in the studio of léger and later transitioned into publishing, serving as the director general and a leading administrator for éditions falaize during its most active period in the early 1950s. chastanet personally designed and laid out the typography and structure ( maquette ) for several of the publisher's notable books.  \n jean dubuisson (1914-2011) french modernist architect who collaborated with chastanet on projects involving le corbusier and léger to synthesise modern architecture, painting, and visual arts.  \n nadia khodasevich (1904-1982) belarusian painter, the second wife of léger from 1952."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"747","title":{"es":"léger fernand: (1881-1955)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145503/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.617Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,000","currency":"EUR","id":145503,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145504/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145504/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145504/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"leger fernand: (1881-1955) french painter, sculptor and filmmaker. an excellent autograph manuscript signed, f leger , three pages (separate leaves), 4to, n.p., n.d. (1946), in french. leger´s manuscript (with a few pencil corrections in another hand) takes the the form of a manifesto on modernity, stating ´ on vit dans l\u2019intensité non pas jour par jour mais heure par heure. il faut saisir l\u2019événement nouveau juste au moment où le projecteur est dessus.  l\u2019œil doit être rapide et de bonne qualité . pas le temps de sourciller, de battre de la paupière ou alors trop tard. l\u2019événement a passé, un autre lui succède.  il faut pourtant arriver à \"faire son choix\" dans tous ces nombres qui défilent à la radio, au cinéma, dans les revues, livres, vitrines.... \"le temps du choix\", ça c\u2019est calé et difficile à placer, à réserver. \u2013 un temps de ralenti tout de même nécessaire dans cette vitesse moderne.  l\u2019œil et l\u2019oreille sont des appareils qui vont se mécaniser , s\u2019entretenir. les spécialistes ont compris que c\u2019était sérieux. avez-vous jamais regardé avec attention ces deux organes majeurs. c\u2019est très compliqué et il paraît qu\u2019il n\u2019y a pas deux oreilles semblables! si vous êtes un bonhomme solidement établi...fonctionnel, votre choix peut se faire instantanément. ça c\u2019est riche. c\u2019est ceux-là les gagnants à cette sacrée loterie \u2013 foire d\u2019empoigne.  empoigne vite ce que tu as besoin. ne flotte pas, avale et digère solidement le morceau choisi, et file en vitesse créer quelque chose bien à toi, nouveau, qui peut-être épatera le monde .  cette histoire-là, c\u2019est celle de la richesse incroyable de matière première qui nous entoure.  on doit puiser là-dedans, ramasser, prendre, saisir ce que notre vie moderne dégorge, lâche, gaspille tous les jours . des éléments de beauté, d\u2019émotion, de joie, sortes épars apparaissant et disparaissant. avant notre temps actuel, un voyage, un livre, une lecture, une belle catastrophe, un coucher de soleil prenait un temps, une longueur, une largeur, une hauteur, ça avait un commencement et une fin, on s\u2019en satisfaisait. mais attention on n\u2019en est plus là. on en est loin. les objets ont soudainement apparu dans ces grands sujets sentimentaux et descriptifs. les fragments d\u2019objets.  l\u2019œil d\u2019une mouche au fond du microscope apparaît monumentale, d\u2019un fragment d\u2019aile de papillon se dégage des formes géométriques insoupçonnées. nouveau réalisme.  la peinture année 1946\u2026une grande année de départ. la poésie 46. le cinéma, le théâtre 46. point de départ\u2026 année très dangereuse mais magnifique.  1789-1946 pourquoi pas ? ça bouge du nord au sud, de l\u2019est à l\u2019ouest, dans le très chaud et dans le très froid.  nouveau monde, un petit magasin-bazar dans une petite ville de province américaine, vous entrez, 3 vendeuses gentilles vous accueillent, une chinoise, une négresse, une blanche.  vous pigez maintenant l\u2019année 1946?´ signed by leger at the conclusion. a wonderful text in which leger, on his return from exile in the united states, redefines the role of the artist in a changing world. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg \n leger´s text was published in a heavily edited version, containing significant alterations that betrayed the spirit of the original, in issue no. 3 of the magazine variété under the title l\u2019œil du peintre (a photocopy of which is included in the lot)."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"748","title":{"es":"leger fernand: (1881-1955) ´ ...dash off to create something truly your own, something new, which might just blow the world away....´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145504/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:05.618Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":145504,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145505/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145505/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"kisling moise: (1891-1953) polish-born french painter, a member of the parisian avant-garde also known as the school of paris. a.l.s., kiki , two pages, 4to, lisbon, 24th march 1940, to his wife ( ´ ma petite renée´ ), in french. kisling writes a long, social letter on a variety of topics, beginning with his health, ´ tout va bien la santé surtout marche beaucoup mieux et je te répète que je n'ai plus de fièvre du tout! heureusement que tu as des nouvelles de moi et que tu me crois ce que je te dis au sujet de ma santé. figure-toi que tu n'a pas des nouvelles choses qui peut bien arriver surtout en ce moment que les lettres se perdent ou autre chose que les lettres se perdent ou autre et tu vois dans les journeaux où on annonce que j'ai une fièvre thyphoïde. tu vois ce que c'est les journeaux! de plusieurs côtés on m'écrit que les journeaux disent que j'ai la fièvre typhoïde. ça fait parler un peu de moi, quoi! je vois qu'on ne m'oublie pas! (translation: ´ everything is fine, especially my health, which is much better, and i repeat that i no longer have a fever at all! fortunately, you have news from me and you believe what i tell you about my health. imagine that you have no news, which is quite possible, especially at the moment when letters get lost or something else happens, and you see in the newspapers that it is reported that i have typhoid fever. you know what the newspapers are like! i have received letters from several people saying that the newspapers report that i have typhoid fever. it's got people talking about me a bit! i see that i'm not forgotten!´ ), praising his wife´s amazing energy and organisational skills, and writing of various individuals and his financial situation, ´ de flieg toujours pas de nouvelles. j'ai télégraphié à la havane (la dépêche 25 mots en argent français a coûté exactement 1 300 fr.!) et si je n'ai pas de réponse d'ici peu je vais m'adresser à new york où les amis m'ont proposé l'argent. tu vois que j'ai de quoi me retourner. mais je ne comprends flieg! il a dû arriver un malheur à ce garçon parce qu'il n'y a pas de raison de m'avoir laissé tomber si brutalement surtout qu'il m'a avancé une somme comme tu sais assez importante´ (translation: ´ still no news from flieg. i sent a telegram to havana (the 25-word dispatch in french francs cost exactly 1,300 francs!) and if i don't get a reply soon, i'll contact new york, where my friends offered me the money. you see, i have enough to get by. but i don't understand flieg! something must have happened to the lad, because there's no reason for him to have let me down so abruptly, especially since he advanced me a fairly large sum, as you know´ ), further making reference to his paintings, the art critic waldemar george, and raymond coquat, ´ je ne crois pas qu'ils sont rentrés à paris \u2013 des tableaux se trouvent chez georges wildenstein \u2013 sa galerie bureaux \u2013 tout doit être fermé et je ne crois pas que mes toiles pourront sortir si vite. mais comme beaucoup de peintres sont dans mon cas il se peut qu'ils réclament et qu'on a trouvé le moyen de les rendre. enfin tu verras et ne perds pas de vue les toiles´ (translation: ´ i don't think they've returned to paris \u2013 the paintings are at georges wildenstein's \u2013 his gallery offices \u2013 everything must be closed, and i don't think my paintings will be able to leave so quickly. but as many painters are in my situation, they may complain and we may find a way to return them. anyway, you'll see, and don't lose sight of the paintings´ ). kisling also writes in regards to his children and their friends ´ ce que tu me dis du travail des gosses c'est fou ce qu'ils ont à travailler et je comprends que mes petits gars ne peuvent pas m'écrire souvent. ça me fait plaisir quand même de recevoir des lettres d'eux et ils peuvent quand m'écrire de temps en temps. je viens de recevoir une lettre de jean avec les photos des enfants de belle \u2013 ils sont magnifiques et leur nom me plaît beaucoup ! pour le gosse de florent je ne suis pas très très enthousiaste de l'inviter en ce moment à la maison malgré que je sais que ça ferait plaisir aux gosses. mais rappelle-toi la grande gueule et le formidable appétit \u2013 et ce n'est pas le moment. il y a déjà deux gars il y a aussi le fils d'annette qui vient. tu comprends que nous avons assez de garçons à gâter malgré que j'aime bien ce garçon et que c'est le fils de florent. il faut penser un peu égoïstement. ce n'est pas une question d'argent mais les possibilités de ravitaillement´ (translation: ´ what you tell me about the children's work is crazy, they have so much to do, and i understand that my little ones can't write to me often. still, i'm happy to receive letters from them, and they can write to me from time to time. i just received a letter from jean with photos of belle's children \u2013 they are beautiful and i really like their names! as for florent's boy, i'm not very enthusiastic about inviting him to our house at the moment, even though i know it would make the kids happy. but remember his big mouth and his enormous appetite \u2013 this is not the right time. there are already two boys, and annette's son is coming too. you understand that we have enough boys to spoil, even though i like this boy and he is florent's son. we have to think a little selfishly. it's not a question of money but of the possibility of getting supplies´ ) and in concluding writes ´ comme tu vois je ne suis plus à nazaré. il fait trop mauvais temps là-bas et la vie n'est pas commode \u2013 d'ailleurs pour toutes mes affaires j'ai besoin d'être à lisbonne.......les sousa continuent toujours à être très gentils. vraiment sont des braves gens et il nous aime beaucoup. je te quitte \u2013 assez écrit \u2013 ne pense pas que tu auras toujours des lettres si souvent \u2013 parce que je commence en avoir une correspondance terriblement abondante. mais ça me fait plaisir de bavarder un peu avec ma vieille renée que j'embrasse bien fort´ (translation: ´ as you can see, i am no longer in nazaré. the weather is too bad there and life is not easy \u2013 besides, i need to be in lisbon for all my business matters......the sousas continue to be very kind. they really are good people and they love us very much. i'll leave you now \u2013 enough writing \u2013 don't think you'll always get letters so often \u2013 because i'm starting to have a terribly heavy correspondence. but it's nice to chat a little with my old renée, whom i kiss very fondly´ ). vg \n owing to his jewish origins, kisling was forced to flee france in 1940 and left for new york. he remained separated from his wife renée for the duration of the war. the present letter is one of the first kisling wrote to his wife during their separation, and was written from lisbon, where he stopped before embarking for the united states. renée remained in france, at their property in 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benefit to me´ ), passage d'un département à un autre ( ´moving from one department to another´ ), rentrée à paris ( ´returning to paris´ ), le fou! ( ´the madman!´ ), l´art ( ´art´ ), retour à la campagne (´ return to the countryside´ ), la nostalgie ( ´nostalgia´ ), la débauche de montmartre ( ´the debauchery of montmartre´ ), le pacte de l'art ( ´the pact of art´ ), la maison de santé ( ´the nursing home´ ), mon voyage en bretagne ( ´my trip to brittany´ ), mon voyage en corse ( ´my trip to corsica´ ), pétition ( ´petition´ ), résultat ( ´result´ ) and epilogue, hommage à monsieur césar gay ( ´epilogue, tribute to mr. césar gay´ ). the artist begins by paying a touching tribute to his mother, the artist suzanne valadon, ´ ma mère une sainte femme, que dans le fond de mon âme je bénis et vénère à l'égal d'une déesse, une créature sublime de bonté, de droiture, de charité, d'abnégation, d'intelligence, de courage et de dévouement, une femme d'élite, peut-être la plus grande lumière picturale du siècle et du monde, cette femme noble m'éleva toujours dans les préceptes les plus stricts de la morale, du droit et du devoir. hélas! que n'ai-je suivi ses sincères conseils...´ (translation: ´ my mother, a saintly woman, whom i bless and revere in the depths of my soul as a goddess, a sublime creature of kindness, righteousness, charity, self-sacrifice, intelligence, courage and devotion, a woman of the elite, perhaps the greatest pictorial light of the century and the world, this noble woman always raised me in the strictest precepts of morality, law and duty. alas! why did i not follow her sincere advice...´ ), adding that he ´ laissé entraîné sur la voie du vice, insensiblement et par la fréquentation de créatures immondes et lubriques, sirènes gluantes aux yeux qu'embrase la perfidie´ (translation: ´ allowed himself to be led down the path of vice, imperceptibly and through frequenting filthy and lecherous creatures, clingy sirens with eyes ablaze with perfidy´ ), further writing of his good academic results, the ´ vexations multiples´ he suffered at school and in boarding school, his first job at crédit lyonnais, and more. utrillo´s manuscript also displays touches of humour, particularly in the chapter titled le fou! where he light-heartedly writes that ´ à la suite de réitérées et nombreuses ingurgitations d'alcool dues au noir marasme´ (translation: ´following repeated and numerous bouts of alcohol consumption due to the dark slump´ ) he sank into alcoholism and had to be admitted to hospital ´ pour se faire calmer les nerfs´ (translation: ´to calm his nerves´ ) and then, after ´ végété pendant quelques temps dans une inactivité fâcheuse´ (translation: ´ vegetating for some time in unfortunate inactivity´ ) he picked up some tubes of paint and began to paint, admitting that ´ mes débuts furent assez difficiles´ (translation ´ my beginnings were quite difficult´ ), referring to an encounter with a famous patron who bought his works, and declaring ´ je me mis à produire force œuvres remarquables qui excitèrent l'envie de mes confrères´ (translation: ´ i began to produce many remarkable works that aroused the envy of my colleagues´ ). accompanying the manuscript are six original gouache illustrations by george tiret-bognet which bring to life several events in utrillo´s autobiography. the six works are all signed by the artist and executed on separate 4to sheets (approximately 24 x 35 cm) of paper, most with captions at the foot, the first ´ tu vas pas te débiner, j'en ai mare de ton béret blanc´ ( ´you're not going to run away, i'm fed up with your white beret´ ) depicting the young utrillo being scolded by three women as he runs away, a baguette under one arm, the second captioned ´ monsieur, monsieur...je crois que j'ai sali mon pantalon´ ( ´ sir, sir... i think i've dirtied my trousers´ ) and depicting the pupil utrillo standing in front of his desk while the teacher, seized by st. vitus' dance, threatens him with his book, the third captioned ´s uccès complet ! le certificat d'études primaires est obligatoire : nous l'obtînmes tous à l'unanimité´ (translation: ´ complete success! the primary school certificate is compulsory: we all obtained it unanimously´ ) shows a group of young children, including utrillo wearing his white beret, running in a paris street to catch a shower of certificates falling from the sky, the fourth bears no caption and presents utrillo as a young man knocking out a dandy with his umbrella, causing their bowler hat to fall in front of a scandalised crowd of onlookers, the fifth captioned ´ achève ce chef-d\u2019œuvre, me dit-elle, et ces litres seront à toi´ ( ´finish this masterpiece, \u2019 she said to me, \u2018and these litres will be yours´ ) in which utrillo is seen from behind in his attic room, wearing his wide hat, and painting the moulin de la galette amid tubes of paint and various utensils strewn across the floor, and on the mantelpiece appears the bust of a brunette woman surrounded by bottles of wine, who addresses him with the words of the caption, and the final illustration bears the caption ´ mais, quand le chef-d\u2019œuvre fut terminé c'était la simple tournée´ ( ´ but when the masterpiece was finished, it was just a simple round of drinks´ ) and depicts the painter being chased out of la belle gabrielle with brooms by two women from the restaurant, and creating a scene typical of montmartre as utrillo stumbles, ready to roll down the stairs, where his paint box has preceded him. both the manuscript and illustrations are loosely contained within the original stiff card presentation folder with an original title and illustrations by jules dépaquit, the upper front board featuring the skyline of montmartre, including the moulin de la galette and sacré cœur, and the verso with a tondo illustration (signed to the upper edge by dépaquit) of utrillo at work on one of his paintings. an outstanding autobiography of utrillo´s early years, laced with humour, written without any complacency, hiding none of the facets of his personality, and enhanced by the attractive (and equally humorous) original illustrations. some overall age wear and various minor faults, g \n georges tiret-bognet (1855-1935) french illustrator, painter, and caricaturist associated with the montmartre art scene, and a friend of utrillo.  \n jules dépaquit (1869-1924) french illustrator, caricaturist, and a quintessential figure of the bohemian montmartre scene during the early 20th century.  he is most famously remembered as the founder and ´first mayor-dictator´ of the commune libre de montmartre. utrillo and dépaquit were fellow boarders at the belle gabrielle , a café and inn managed by marie vizier, and featured in one of tiret-bognet´s illustrations included in the present lot. utrillo and dépaquit frequently spent time together there, sharing conversations and drinks.   \n  césar gay (1883\u20131936) french police officer ( gardien de la paix ) who transitioned into a well-known montmartre restaurateur. another central figure in utrillo´s life, gay    served as a friend, protector, and patron during some of the artist's most prolific years. gay was one of the few people capable of managing the artist's volatile temperament and alcoholism, and he provided utrillo with lodging and food at his various establishments.   \n  gay was gifted the present manuscript by utrillo, and it was then acquired by the british-french tailor, art dealer and gallery owner paul pétridès (1901-1993) at an auction at the   hôtel drouot on 19th december 1945. in 1937 pétridès became utrillo's exclusive dealer, and was largely responsible for managing the artist\u2019s commercial success and estate after utrillo moved away from the chaotic life of montmartre. pétridès published a catalogue raisonné of utrillo's paintings in 1959. of the present manuscript he observed ´  in this diary, utrillo only recounts what he remembers. not a word about the man who gave him his name... in this section of the diary, he recounts what he went through, not what he felt. outside of his art, he is in a foreign world. but he knows what he wants to do and what his domain is... it is also quite remarkable that this autobiography of maurice utrillo, landscape painter was written after his first successes, and that he had received confirmation that no one would dispute that painting was his calling... read it without forgetting that alcohol, and alcohol alone, not madness, tormented its author and clouded his words.... this autobiography was written when utrillo was already a highly rated painter, whose works had been bought by art dealers who had driven up their price. it is difficult to believe this when reading these pages. this is because he wrote them while alone in paris, surrounded by predators attracted by the value of his paintings´."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"752","title":{"es":"utrillo maurice: 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(post october 1948), in spanish. in dark fountain pen ink kahlo writes, in full, ´copia de la carta manuscrita que entrequé a rogerio de la selva para que la pasara a las manos de aleman, y que no me contesto el presidente, desde el 17 de octubre de 1948 (?)´ (translation: ´a copy of the handwritten letter i gave to rogerio de la selva to pass on to aleman, to which the president has not replied since 17 october 1948 (?)´ ). the envelope is, today, empty and the copy of kahlo´s letter no longer present. some light creasing and age wear and with a few minor tears to the edges, g \n the prominent nicaraguan-born official rogerio de la selva served as the powerful private secretary to mexican president miguel alemán valdés (1900-1983) from 1946-52.  \n during the final years of her life, kahlo dedicated her time to political causes to the extent that her health allowed. she had rejoined the mexican communist party in 1948."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"753","title":{"es":"kahlo frida: (1907-1954)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145509/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.748Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":145509,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145510/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145510/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145510/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145510/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"munnings alfred: (1878-1959) english painter, a member of the newlyn school from 1912-14, and regarded as one of the finest painters of horses. a good a.l.s., \n alfred munnings , four pages, 8vo, dedham, essex, 30th may 1946, to camp. munnings states that he was really pleased to see his correspondent´s work ( \n ´although i have little time to undo such parcels´ ) and continues to explain \n ´i got it open in the studio & looked carefully through them & thought that you had shown courage in one or two ´ \n , further offering his advice, \n ´you need to think of tone . remember that if you could gain the secret of how to show what is there, you´d be a great artist. you must have a retentive memory to carry out that large picture. you were full of what you had seen one winter afternoon & tried to carry it in mind & express it. now - supposing you had had a real careful study of that poplar (i presume it is a poplar) in the middle of your design - then what a joy to do the thing from it, knowing exactly what to do! you need some worn brushes to do the misty effect of the twigs against the sky [at this point in the letter munnings has added a couple of small illustrations, one of the head of a paint brush] \n you must follow the growth outwards of a tree. it is easy to see it when you really look for it´ . the letter continues with a reference to an unidentified critic, \n ´he would destroy all tradition & writes bunkum . charles dickens never read a review because if he had he would never have done anything´ , and munnings offers further advice to his correspondent, \n ´work at nature & make endless studies. red skies are no good. easy to do. you paint an elm against the sky. i´ll lay you 100 to 1 you can´t do it. which reminds me - are the elms around dying from this disease? many in suffolk are dead´ . munnings concludes by writing \n ´please do not mind me writing to you like this but i want to see a suffolk man come right out´ . some light overall foxing, g"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"754","title":{"es":"munnings alfred: (1878-1959)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145510/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":190,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.749Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145510,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145511/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"hopper edward: (1882-1967) american realist painter. a rare a.l.s., edward hopper , one page, 4to, truro, massachusetts, 5th september 1950, to [leon] kroll. hopper informs his correspondent ´the only one i can think of at the present time worthy of a grant from the institute of arts & letters is a sculptress - lou  double of 20 or 22 washington square north, new york´ , further advising that the address should be checked as he is not entirely sure of it, and concluding by remarking ´if i think of someone else in the near future i shall send in their names. when does the committee meet?´ . vg \n leon kroll (1884-1974) american painter and lithographer, elected to the american academy of arts and letters in 1930.  \n in the present letter hopper appears to be recommending the english-born american artist lu duble (1896-1970) for a grant."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"755","title":{"es":"hopper edward: (1882-1967)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145511/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.751Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145511,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145512/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145512/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"berenson bernard: (1865-1959) american art historian. his book \n the drawings of the florentine painters was an international success. \n berenson was a major figure in the attribution of old masters, at a time when these were attracting new interest by american collectors, and his judgments were widely respected in the art world. a.l.s., ` \n b. berenson´, two pages, 4to, n.p. [italy], 14th july 1951, to mr. bosworth. berenson states ` \n i find the plans & elevations of your palace of delight & these plans & elevations are themselves beautiful exquisite works of art. i cannot thank you enough for them. i can promise that they will be treasured in this library for as many generations as our country is able to protect the constitutions of its citizens. i am leaving my entire estate to harvard. architectural students will profit by this gift of yours...´ small overall age wear and creasing. g"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"756","title":{"es":"berenson bernard: (1865-1959)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145512/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.752Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":145512,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145513/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145513/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145513/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145513/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145513/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"laurencin marie: (1883-1956) french painter, an important figure in the parisian avant-garde as a member of the cubists associated with the section d'or. a.l.s., marie , three pages, small 8vo, n.p. (paris), n.d. (23 rd april 1952), to jean denoel, in french. laurencin commences her letter by discussing an apartment at rue crillon, stating 'il parait que la proprietaire a tellement envie d'un celibataire qu'elle vous le ferait a votre prix.  elle ne veut pas d'un menage d'enfants futurs ni presents' (translation: 'it seems that the owner wants a bachelor so badly that she would do it for you at your price. she does not want a household of future or present children' ) and continues to write of various recent events and individuals, in part, 'hier le relieur a rapporte cinq volumes de marcel j. et j'en ai encore donne un........j'ai bien envie d'acheter le livre de misia. elle m'a habillee tant de fois pour aller au bal a florence' (translation: 'yesterday the bookbinder brought back five volumes of marcel j. and i gave away one more\u2026\u2026.i really want to buy misia's book. she dressed me so many times to go to the ball in florence' ). accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by laurencin and signed ( 'm. laurencin' ) by her in the return address to the verso. vg \n jean denoel was an influential employee of the french publishing house editions gallimard.  \n laurencin may refer to misia sert (1872-1950) russian-born french patron of contemporary artists and musicians, known for the salons that she hosted over several decades at her homes in paris."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"757","title":{"es":"laurencin marie: (1883-1956)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145513/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.754Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145513,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145514/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"duchamp marcel: (1887-1968) french painter and sculptor. an excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the interestingly lit image depicting duchamp, wearing a light shirt and dark tie, seated in a three-quarter length pose within his atelier, with a serious expression across his face as he gazes out of the window. he rests one outstretched hand on a small shelf filled with various tools, and at his side a screw press can be seen. photograph by sidney j. waintrob for the budd studio of new york and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. signed by duchamp with his name alone to a largely lighter area of the image. signed photographs of duchamp, particularly of this quality, are rare and desirable. one slight tear to the lower edge, and a few minor surface and corner creases, otherwise about vg \n  sidney j. waintrob   (1902\u20132002) american photographer who, alongside his younger brother abraham ´bud´ waintrob, ran the prominent new york commercial photography studio budd studio (later known as waintrob-budd). operating from the 1940s until the 1980s, the brothers led an extraordinary ´dual life´ in photography, achieving massive commercial success in equestrian sports while simultaneously building an intimate, unpaid documentary archive of the 20th-century art world. while horses paid the bills, sidney\u2019s true personal joy was fine art. this inspired the brothers to embark on a parallel, decades-long project photographing the greatest artists, sculptors, and curators of post-war new york\u2014precisely as the city was becoming the global capital of the art world. sidney and bud considered themselves ´amateur photographers of human beings´ when it came to artists. they refused to accept money for these portraits. instead, they traded their time for gifts or artwork. over the years, they captured rare, intimate studio portraits of legendary figures including duchamp, edward hopper, georgia o´keeffe, alberto giacometti, and robert motherwell."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"758","title":{"es":"duchamp marcel: (1887-1968)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145514/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":4800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.756Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":145514,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145515/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145515/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"magritte rene: (1898-1967) belgian surrealist artist. a.l.s., \n rene , two pages, 8vo, rue des mimosas, brussels, 7 \n th december 1962, to his cousin, in french. magritte thanks his cousin for her genealogical discoveries, noting that they do not definitively confirm their french origins, adding that he will be happy to come to her home on 30 \n th december and remarking \n 'le critique d'art ne sera pas decu, j'espere, de me recontrer et j'espere qu'il appartient a l'espece humaine susceptible de considerer ce qui n'est pas totalement indifferent' (translation: \n 'the art critic will not be disappointed, i hope, to meet me and i hope that he belongs to the human species likely to consider what is not totally indifferent' ), and further referring to an individual named van parys, commenting \n 'si je dois dire ce que j'en pense, je dirais que v.p. est assez precieux pour animer une reunion, mais que si des problemes difficiles d'\"hotellerie\" se posent....' (translation: \n 'if i have to say what i think, i would say that v.p. is precious enough to host a meeting, but if difficult \"hotel\" problems arise\u2026..' ). vg"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"759","title":{"es":"magritte rene: (1898-1967)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145515/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.758Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,000","currency":"EUR","id":145515,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":6000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145516/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145516/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"magritte rene: (1898-1967) belgian surrealist artist. an excellent vintage signed 5.5 x 8 photograph of magritte standing in a three-quarter length pose, holding a cigarette in one hand, alongside his famous surrealist sculpture this is a piece of cheese (1936) consisting of a small, framed oil painting of a slice of ripe brie cheese housed within a glass cheese dome, the lid of which he raises with one hand. signed ( ´magritte´ ) by the artist in black fountain pen ink to the verso, further adding the words ´en souvenir de quand il albionnait´ (translation: ´in memory of when he was at albionnait´ ) and date, 11th april 1938, beneath his signature. vg \n albionnait is a linguist illusion (much like the artist´s visual ones) and appears to have been a playful made-up verb, possibly a pun on ´albion´, the ancient and poetic name for great britain.  \n the present photograph is reproduced in the museum of modern art´s publication magritte - the mystery of the ordinary 1926-1938 edited by anne umland, and is described as one of a series of publicity photographs created for magritte´s solo exhibition in london in 1938, a landmark event that officially established his reputation in great britain. the exhibition was organised by his close friend and fellow belgian surrealist, e.l.t. mesens, who had just relocated to england to direct the gallery alongside british artist roland penrose."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"760","title":{"es":"magritte rene: (1898-1967)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145516/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":6000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.760Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - \u20ac8,000","currency":"EUR","id":145516,"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145517/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) spanish painter, a co-founder of the cubist movement. a.l.s., picasso , to the recto of a plain light bluish mottled correspondence card, n.p., n.d. (annotated 2nd december 1938 to the upper left corner in another hand), to [max pellequer] ( ´mon cher ami´ ), in french. picasso writes, in full, ´voici encore quelque chose. je aurais voulu vous voir mais je n´ai pas le temps ce matin. bonne chose et à bientôt´ (translation: ´here's something else. i would have liked to see you, but i don't have time this morning. all the best, and see you soon´ ). a couple of small, minor ink smudges and a light vertical crease to the right edge, otherwise vg \n max pellequer (1903-1973) french banker and art collector who would become picasso´s private banker, financial adviser and close friend. pellequer assembled an important collection of artworks in the 1920s and 1930s which included a number of significant early pieces by picasso, as well as works by paul cezanne, edgar degas, paul gauguin, henri matisse, joan miro and others. almost two hundred letters from pellequer to picasso are preserved in the musee national picasso in paris."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"761","title":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145517/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.093Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":145517,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145518/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) spanish painter, a co-founder of the cubist movement. a.l.s., picasso , one page, slim 4to, antibes, alpes-maritimes, 19th august 1939, to [max pellequer] ( ´mon cher ami´ ), in french. picasso writes in bold pencil and thanks his friend for their kind letters, remarking ´ je suis ici déjà au travail et malgré quelques sautes de pluie le temps est généralement beau comme vous le savez´ (translation: ´i  am already at work here and, despite a few showers, the weather is generally fine, as you know´ ) and continuing ´ je vous envoi une lettre que je ai reçu. vous allez comprendre par elle de quoi il s'agit. faites comme vous savez que il faut agir dans ces questions, mais il faut que pour cette date cette affaire soit réglée´ (translation: ´ i am sending you a letter that i received. you will understand from it what this is about. do as you know you must do in such matters, but this matter must be settled by that date´ ). in a postscript to the left margin picasso also explains that he is sending pellequer a cheque. some very light creasing and minor age wear and with one small, very minor split to the left edge, vg \n max pellequer (1903-1973) french banker and art collector who would become picasso´s private banker, financial adviser and close friend. pellequer assembled an important collection of artworks in the 1920s and 1930s which included a number of significant early pieces by picasso, as well as works by paul cezanne, edgar degas, paul gauguin, henri matisse, joan miro and others. almost two hundred letters from pellequer to picasso are preserved in the musee national picasso in paris.  \n in august 1939 picasso was living with dora maar in an apartment at the palais albert 1er in antibes. picasso worked intensively during this period, producing a large number of still lifes and coastal views marked by the tense, brittle atmosphere of the weeks immediately preceding the outbreak of world war ii. their stay in antibes was brief, and when war was declared in early september 1939, picasso and dora maar left the côte d\u2019azur and relocated to royan on the atlantic coast, where picasso remained for much of 1939\u201340."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"762","title":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145518/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.094Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - 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(cannes), n.d., to doctor jaffe, in french. the text states, in full, \n ´tout l´étè vous nous avez gâtés picasso et moi. merci très chalereusement et très amical souvenir´ (translation: \n ´picasso and i have been thoroughly spoilt by you all summer long. thank you so much, and warmest regards´ ). picasso´s signature, at the head, is partially affected by a postal cancellation although remains perfectly legible. a couple of small, minor creases to the lower right corner, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"765","title":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) & roque jacqueline: (1926-1986)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145521/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.098Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":145521,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145522/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145522/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) spanish painter, a co-founder of the cubist movement & roque jacqueline: (1926-1986) french model, muse and the second wife of pablo picasso from 1961. a moving joint a.l.s., picasso and jacqueline , two pages, slim oblong 8vo (approximately 20 x 8 cm), n.p., 23rd july 1960, to max pellequer, in french. roque commences the letter in blue ink and states ´ je vous remercie de vous être occupée de \"marcelle\". je vous retourne les papiers. pour tout compliquer le médecin faisant la grève des paperasses il n'y a pas la \"signature du praticien\"´ (translation: ´t hank you for looking after \u2018marcelle\u2019. i am returning the papers to you. to complicate matters, as the doctor is on a paperwork strike, there is no \u2018practitioner\u2019s signature\u2019´ ) and further remarking ´ je veux vous dire combien je pense à vous - et combien j'ai de peine pour vous et avec vous. je ne puis évoquer son souvenir sans pleurer et sans regretter amèrement son amitié qui m'était si précieuse.  je vous embrasse´ (translation: ´ i want to tell you how much i am thinking of you \u2013 and how much i grieve for you and with you. i cannot think of her without weeping and without bitterly regretting her friendship, which was so precious to me.  i send you my love´ ). picasso continues with his own message to the verso, writing in bold red crayon, ´ ... et c'est vrai elle pleure je la vois pleurer. je vous embrasse mon cher ami´ (translation: ´ ... and it\u2019s true, she\u2019s weeping; i can see her weeping.  i send you my love, my dear friend´ ), signing his name and adding the date in his hand at the conclusion. one light central vertical fold, otherwise vg \n max pellequer (1903-1973) french banker and art collector who would become picasso´s private banker, financial adviser and close friend. pellequer assembled an important collection of artworks in the 1920s and 1930s which included a number of significant early pieces by picasso, as well as works by paul cezanne, edgar degas, paul gauguin, henri matisse, joan miro and others. almost two hundred letters from pellequer to picasso are preserved in the musee national picasso in paris.  \n marcelle studer is understood to have been a member of picasso´s domestic staff at villa la californie in cannes, where he moved in 1955.  \n the subject of the weeping woman was one of fascination to picasso. the artist created a famous series of paintings titled the weeping woman, the last of which was completed in late 1937. the works are closely associated with the iconography in his painting guernica and were painted during the spanish civil war."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"766","title":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) & roque jacqueline: (1926-1986) ´ and it\u2019s true, she\u2019s weeping; i can see her weeping´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145522/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.099Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":145522,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145523/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145523/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) spanish painter, a co-founder of the cubist movement & roque jacqueline: (1926-1986) french model, muse and the second wife of pablo picasso from 1961. a.l.s., picasso and jacqueline , the body of text in the hand of the latter, to the verso of a colour picture postcard (the recto featuring a reproduction of picasso´s painting titled queen isabeau , 1909), n.p., n.d., to [max pellequer], in french. the couple send a brief message, in full, ´merci infinement pour les bulletins. je me rejoulis de vous voir et vous embrasse´ (translation: ´thank you so much for the letters. i\u2019m really looking forward to seeing you and send you my love´ ). a couple of minor corner creases, vg \n max pellequer (1903-1973) french banker and art collector who would become picasso´s private banker, financial adviser and close friend. pellequer assembled an important collection of artworks in the 1920s and 1930s which included a number of significant early pieces by picasso, as well as works by paul cezanne, edgar degas, paul gauguin, henri matisse, joan miro and others. almost two hundred letters from pellequer to picasso are preserved in the musee national picasso in paris."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"767","title":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) & roque jacqueline: (1926-1986)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145523/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.101Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145523,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145524/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) spanish painter, a co-founder of the cubist movement \n & roque jacqueline: (1926-1986) french model, muse and the second wife of pablo picasso from 1961. a large vintage signed and inscribed 9.5 x 12 photograph by both picasso and roque individually, the image depicting them together in full-length poses as they walk outdoors, the painter wearing a sheepskin-lined suede coat and plaid trousers and holding a knitwear hat in one hand as he waves with his other raised hand, and his muse wearing a patterned heavy wool poncho and plain white trousers and carrying a pair of sunglasses in her hands. photograph by france soir of paris and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. signed ( \n ´picasso´ ) by picasso to a lighter area of the image, adding an inscription in his hand, as well as the date, 9th july 1967, beneath his signature, and signed ( \n ´jacqueline´ ) by roque with her forename only to the base of the image. both signatures are a little faded, although remain legible. vg"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"768","title":{"es":"picasso pablo: (1881-1973) & roque jacqueline: (1926-1986)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145524/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":2800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.102Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - 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\u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145525,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":1800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145526/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145526/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145526/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"gris juan: (1887-1927) spanish painter, closely associated to the innovative artistic genre cubism. a good, scarce a.l.s., juan gris , three pages, 8vo, beaulieu près loches, indre et loire. 10th may 1918, to [léonce rosenberg] ( ´mon cher ami´ ), in french. gris states that he is taking advantage of jacques lipchitz´s visit to paris to deliver a few finished paintings, explaining ´ il y a un paysage de 30, une nat [ure]- morte de 10 et 4 tableaux tous petits du 3 et 4´ (translation: ´ there is a 30 landscape, a 10 still  life and four very small paintings, 3 and 4´ ) and further informing rosenberg ´ tout cela ce n\u2019est qu\u2019un commencement de ce que j\u2019espère faire ici. quand même je crois que des petits il y en a deux qui ne sont pas mal et la nat [ure]- morte de 10 ne me déplaît pas trop. quant au paysage, ce n\u2019est pas encore ça. j\u2019ai en train en ce moment un paysage qui sera beaucoup mieux j\u2019espère et une figure de paysan en blouse bleue dans un intérieur qui me donne de l\u2019espoir.  en tous cas, je sens que la composition devient plus serrée et que tout ça prend une saveur classique qui démontre que cette peinture n\u2019est pas du tout en dehors de la grande tradition´ (translation: ´ all this is merely a start to what i hope to achieve here. still, i think two of the small ones aren\u2019t bad, and the 10 still - life doesn\u2019t displease me too much. as for the landscape, it\u2019s not quite there yet. i\u2019m currently working on a landscape that i hope will be much better, and a figure of a peasant in a blue smock in an interior that gives me hope.  i n any case, i feel that the composition is becoming tighter and that the whole thing is taking on a classical flavour which shows that this painting is by no means outside the great tradition´ ). gris concludes his letter by remarking ´ vous me direz bientôt ce que vous pensez de ces choses que lipchitz va vous donner car vous savez comment votre avis m\u2019intéresse et m\u2019éclaire . c\u2019est pour des raisons d\u2019économie que je me prive cette fois-ci du plaisir d\u2019aller vous serrer la main. cela sera pour le mois prochain´ (translation: ´ you will soon tell me what you think of these works that lipchitz is going to give you, for you know how much your opinion interests and enlightens me . it is for reasons of economy that i am denying myself the pleasure of coming to shake your hand this time. that will be for next month´ ). a letter of both interesting content and association. autograph letters of gris are scarce as a result of his death from kidney failure at the young age of 40. with an ink date received stamp to the upper margin of the first page. loosely contained within a collector´s presentation folder. vg \n léonce rosenberg (1879-1947) french art collector, writer, publisher and art dealer who was a supporter and promoter of the cubists, especially during world war i and in the years immediately after.  \n jacques lipchitz (1891-1973) lithuanian-born french-american cubist sculptor. in 1920 lipchitz held his first solo exhibition at rosenberg´s galerie l'effort moderne in paris."},"estimateMax":2200,"lotNumber":"770","title":{"es":"gris juan: (1887-1927) ´ ...you know how much your opinion interests and enlightens me...´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145526/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1800,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:06.105Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,800 - \u20ac2,200","currency":"EUR","id":145526,"estimateMin":1800},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145527/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"braque georges: (1882-1963) french painter who played a significant role in the development of cubism and whose work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague pablo picasso. a brief autograph statement signed, \n g braque , one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (annotated 4th august 1928 in another hand). . the head of the page is titled \n life mottos from great contemporary painters in the hand of a collector, below which braque has written \n ´un jour viendra´ (translation: \n ´the day will come´ ) and added his signature beneath. some minor creasing and light age wear to the edges, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"771","title":{"es":"braque georges: (1882-1963)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145527/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":420,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.779Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145527,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145528/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"miro joan: (1893-1983) spanish painter. autograph statement signed, \n miro , one page, 4to, n.p., 26th april 1955, in french. the head of the page is titled \n life mottos from great contemporary painters in the hand of a collector, below which miro has written his defining sentence: \n ´travailler, toujours travailler et penser dans la poesie´ (translation: \n ´work, always work, and think in poetry´ ), adding his signature and the date beneath. some very light, minor age wear, vg"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"772","title":{"es":"miro joan: (1893-1983)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145528/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.781Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145528,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145529/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145529/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"miro joan: (1893-1983) spanish painter. a very fine a.l.s., ` miro ´, two pages, 8vo, barcelona, 22nd april 1945, to doctor langier, in french. miro informs his correspondent that he is working non stop, assumes that he received his letter, and refers to the parisian exhibition project, saying ` je suppose que la lettre que j´ai confiée il y a quelques semaines à monsieur rebeyrol de l´institut français et du consulat vous est parvenue. comme je vous le disais, je me tiens entièrement à votre disposition pour organiser une exposition de mes oeuvres à paris, et je tiens également à vous dire comme je me sens honoré par votre proposition. je vous disais aussi que j´ai beaucoup de matériel pour le faire.´ (translation: \" i assume you received the letter i entrusted a few weeks ago to mr. rebeyrol of the french institute and the consulate. as i mentioned, i am entirely at your disposal to organize an exhibition of my works in paris, and i also want to tell you how honored i am by your proposal. i also mentioned that i have a great deal of material to do so.\") very small corner paper loss to the upper corners, not affecting the text. g to vg \n henri laugier (1888-1973) french first director of the c.n.r.s. (national center for scientific research). deputy secretary-general of the u.n in 1946. laugier was an important art collector of modern art, including works of picasso, miro, léger, calder, etc..."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"773","title":{"es":"miro joan: (1893-1983)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145529/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.783Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145529,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145530/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"dali salvador: (1904-1989) spanish surrealist artist. an 8vo half-title page removed from an edition of william shakespeare´s \n macbeth , being the 1946 edition of the play published by doubleday and company and featuring illustrations by dali, signed and inscribed in black fountain pen ink by the artist, \n ´pour miss mary turlag robinson, hommages de salvador dali´ , and dated 1947 in his hand. at the head of the page \n dali has added a wonderful original pen and ink drawing in his hand , depicting a shooting star. one very light, extremely minor stain to the lower edge, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"774","title":{"es":"dali salvador: (1904-1989)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145530/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.784Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":145530,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145531/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"severini gino: (1883-1966) italian painter, a leading member of the futurist movement and a co-signatory of the \n manifesto of the futurist painters in february 1910. a scarce a.l.s., \n gino severini , one page, 4to, paris, 6th january 1935, to a gentleman, in french. severini writes a charming letter, \n ´ \n j\u2019ai reçu le petit dragon porte-bonheur que vous avez eu la gentillesse de m\u2019envoyer. je vous remercie infiniment de cette délicate pensée qui m\u2019a beaucoup touché; (c\u2019était si peu ce que je vous avais donné !). nous garderons ce petit objet en votre souvenir dans ma maison;  \n ma fille l\u2019a trouvé si joli qu\u2019elle s\u2019en est emparée ; mais s\u2019il porte bonheur à elle, il va de soi qu\u2019il remplit son rôle et porte bonheur à toute la famille´ (translation: \n ´ \n i have received the little lucky dragon that you were kind enough to send me. thank you so very much for this thoughtful gesture, which touched me deeply; (it was such a small thing i had given you in return!). we will keep this little trinket in my home as a memento of you;  \n my daughter thought it so pretty that she\u2019s taken it for herself; but if it brings her good luck, it goes without saying that it\u2019s fulfilling its purpose and bringing good luck to the whole family´ ). some very light creasing and one small, neat split to the centre of the right edge, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"775","title":{"es":"severini gino: (1883-1966)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145531/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.786Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145531,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145532/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145532/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"de chirico giorgio: (1888-1978) italian artist, founder of the scuola metafisica art movement which greatly influenced the surrealists. a good a.l.s., giorgio de chirico , two pages, large 4to, rome, 3 rd january 1955, to [sandro] rubboli, in italian. de chirico writes to accept his correspondent's proposal, commenting 'i am pleased to have my works in the collections of people like you; who know how to distinguish serious painting from modernist bluff and who buys a painting because he sincerely likes it and not because a dealer or an art critic has suggested it for purely commercial purposes' and continuing to state 'i have a \"ratto\" (40 x 50), but it's only sketched out, and i think it will take me a good week to get it done. in the meantime, if you want the other, bigger \"ratto\" from me that you have already seen, i could send it right away' . de chirico also encourages his correspondent to create a publication of the works he has collected with beautiful colour plates, remarking 'i assure you it would be very successful; it would sell all the copies and it would also be in contrast to the usual volumes published by the \"il milione\" gallery, such as the \"feroldi collection\", where most of the works reproduced belong to the modernist style and therefore increase the confusion of ideas among the public. a publication on your collection would, moreover, also have an educational, moralising, clarifying purpose and would render a good service to the cause of our national dignity which today is dragged into the mud by the works of all these cretins, xenophiles, francophiles, provincials and boors. if you wish, i could write a text for this publication, which i would do for free, hoping to please you' and further writes to express his approval of the work of caselli, 'a serious and intelligent young painter who has always refused to keep up with the so-called modern \"trends\" of parisian origin. the volume dedicated to the portraits of the maestro toscanini, executed by caselli, is a beautiful edition both as regards the print and as regards the choice and execution of the three-colour, or four-colour process'. in a postscript de chirico adds that he is sending a story by his wife, published in il giornale d'italia which 'was very successful, but also aroused much anger in modern circles' . a letter of excellent content. one small area of paper loss to the upper edge and a very minor paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner, neither of which affect the text or signature, otherwise vg \n silvano caselli (1921-1995) italian painter whose work toscanini nella pittura di caselli was published in 1953."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"776","title":{"es":"de chirico giorgio: (1888-1978)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145532/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.787Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145532,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/010/010.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/011/011.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145533/012/012.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"van dongen kees: (1877-1968) dutch-french painter. a good, small correspondence collection of three a.ls.s., \n van dongen , each one page, 4to, rue de courcelles, paris, september - december 1958, all to jacques thirion, director of the musées de la ville de nice, in french. van dongen writes in regards to the preparation of his exhibition at the galerie des ponchettes in nice, stating, in part, \n ´ \n j\u2019étais pendant l\u2019été avec ma famille en normandie et suis actuellement dans mon atelier à paris.....pour ce qui est d\u2019une exp. d\u2019ensemble de mon œuvre dans la galerie des poncettes, l\u2019idée me plaît beaucoup et les dates indiquées (janvier-mars) me paraissent très bien également. j\u2019accepte donc volontiers votre proposition. j\u2019ai pas mal de tableaux à monaco.....et ma femme sera enchantée de vous les montrer quand vous voudrez. on trouvera encore des tableaux dans le midi \u2013 ceux de madame jenny et d\u2019autres à monaco.  \n moi-même je reste en principe à paris jusqu\u2019à décembre et vous trouverez peut-être l\u2019occasion de faire un saut jusqu\u2019à mon atelier pour que nous puissions choisir ensemble les choses qui vous paraitront le mieux pour une expo \n .´ (25th september 1958; translation: \n ´ \n i was in normandy with my family over the summer and am currently in my studio in paris..... as for a retrospective exhibition of my work at the galerie des poncettes, i very much like the idea and the dates given (january\u2013march) seem very suitable to me as well. i therefore gladly accept your proposal. i have quite a few paintings in monaco.....and my wife will be delighted to show them to you whenever you wish. there are also paintings in the south \u2013 those belonging to madame jenny and others in monaco.  \n i myself will, in principle, be staying in paris until december, and you may perhaps find the opportunity to pop round to my studio so that we can choose together the pieces that you think would be best for an exhibition´ ), \n ´ \n je suis content que vous avez déjà trouvé à monaco plusieurs peintures qui peuvent figurer dans votre future exp. et je prends bonne note des dates de l\u2019exp. \u2013 24 janvier-8 mars. les numéros des planches du livre de des courrières et qui date et ne va pas plus loin que 1925 ne peut malheureusement ne pas être de grande utilité dans cette exp. la quasi totalité des tableaux dont vous m\u2019indiquez les numéros dans la liste incluse dans votre lettre sont partis et presque exclusivement à l\u2019étranger amérique du nord, amérique latine, japon etc.  \n heureusement j\u2019ai suffisamment de tableaux dans mon atelier de paris pour compléter et espère vous voir bientôt pour que nous puissions ensemble en établir la liste. nous verrons en même temps quel tableau vous semblera le meilleur pour affiche´ (7th november 1958; translation: \n ´ \n i am pleased that you have already found several paintings in monaco that may feature in your forthcoming exhibition. and i have taken note of the exhibition dates \u2013 24 january to 8 march. the plate numbers in the book by des courrières, which dates only up to 1925, will unfortunately be of little use for this exhibition. almost all the paintings whose numbers you have indicated in the list included in your letter have been sold, almost exclusively abroad \u2013 to north america, latin america, japan, etc.  \n fortunately, i have enough paintings in my paris studio to make up the shortfall, and i hope to see you soon so that we can draw up the list together. at the same time, we will see which painting you think would be best for the poster´ ), \n ´ \n j\u2019ai peint beaucoup de clowns et scènes du cirque mais je n\u2019en ai plus et ne sais pas non plus où ils sont \n ..... \n pour l\u2019exp. de bruxelles j\u2019avais exposé une toile fauve intitulée \"anita\" un nu que je vous ai montré dans mon atelier de paris et qui vous a semblé me semblait-il, trop nue \n . chenue est venu ce matin prendre les toiles et dessins. ils ont emporté 16 tableaux en comptant comme tableaux les deux aquarelles......  \n je n\u2019ai pas pu envoyer le portrait de mon père et je l\u2019ai remplacé par un très beau tableau fauve de 60 marines représentant le promenoir des folies bergères  \n  \n (1909)´ (9th december 1958; translation: \n ´ \n i  \n have painted many clowns and circus scenes, but i no longer have any and do not know where they are \n ..... \n for the brussels exhibition, i had exhibited a fauvist painting entitled \u2018anita\u2019, a nude that i showed you in my paris studio and which, as i recall, you thought was too nude \n . chenue came this morning to collect the paintings and drawings. they took away 16 paintings, counting the two watercolours as paintings...... \n i was unable to send the portrait of my father and replaced it with a very fine fauvist painting, 60 marines, depicting the promenoir des folies bergères  \n  \n (1909)´ ). \n together with two a.ls.s. by marie-claire huguen, van dongen´s second wife from 1953, both written to jacques thirion, one discussing a proposed book on her husband, dated 1958 and 1962 (the latter accompanied by the original envelope), and a signed christmas greetings card by huguen, featuring a printed lithograph illustration by her husband of a pretty young lady (1926) and also with his facsimile signature opposite. \n also including a printed 8vo copy of the catalogue for van dongen´s 1959 exhibition at the galerie des ponchettes, with an introduction by jean cocteau and eleven plate illustrations, and two original 7 x 5 photographs of the artist in attendance at the exhibition in the company of several other individuals (both photographs by hallez of juan-les-pins and bearing their credit stamp to the versos). some light age wear and a few minor faults, generally vg, 9"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"777","title":{"es":"van dongen kees: (1877-1968) (x3) (+6)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145533/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.789Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145533,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145534/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145534/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"ernst max: (1891-1976) german painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist and poet, a primary pioneer of the dada movement and surrealism in europe. a.l.s., max ernst , one page, 8vo, quai st. michel, paris, n.d. (16th august 1954), to rudolf springer of the galerie springer, in german. ernst states that he has heard from zurich that dr. loeffler wishes to acquire vater rhein , although is not sure whether for himself or a museum, and is offering 12,000 swiss francs, remarking ´i believe that this is roughly the price that was listed at your exhibition´ and continuing ´i would be delighted to know that the painting is in loeffler´s collection. the price could be paid immediately. should you agree to this, please do let welcker-giedion know. she will then make all the necessary arrangements....i hope you will agree´ . accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by ernst and signed by him in the return address panel to the verso. vg \n rudolf springer (1909-2009) german art dealer, founder of the galerie springer in berlin in 1948.  \n vater rhein (´old father rhine´) is a surrealist oil painting created by ernst in 1953 that embodies a mythical, imaginary vision of a river god. it was produced shortly before ernst was awarded the grand prize for painting at the 1954 venice biennale and is today part of the collection held at the kunstmuseum basel."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"778","title":{"es":"ernst max: (1891-1976)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145534/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.790Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145534,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145535/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145535/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"bellmer hans: (1902-1975) german surrealist artist and photographer. a.l.s., hans bellmer , one page, 4to, n.p., paris, 14th july 1974, to adam biro, in french. bellmer states that he is truly sorry to have disappointed his correspondent by abandoning the publication of a catalogue raisonné, remarking ´hélas, cette décision est devenue difinitive´ (translation: ´alas, this decision is now final´ ) and continuing to explain ´mon âge avancé y est pour quelque chose ce \"catalogue raisonné\" aurait du être exposé à la grande exposition internationale qui vient d´avoir lieu à bâle. monsieur hirschen l´aura certainement vue et il aura sans doute vu de mes dessins. voulez-vous avoir l´obligeance de m´excuser auprès de mr. hirschen et lui dire comment je regrette que le \"catalogue\" a dû rester projet´ (translation: ´my advancing age is partly to blame; this \u2018catalogue raisonné\u2019 was due to be presented at the major international exhibition that has just taken place in basel. mr hirschen will certainly have seen it and will no doubt have seen some of my drawings. would you be so kind as to apologise to mr hirschen on my behalf and tell him how much i regret that the \u201ccatalogue\u201d had to remain a project´ ). accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by bellmer and signed by him in the return address to the verso. vg \n adam biro (1941- ) hungarian founder of the art book publishing house biro éditeur in paris."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"779","title":{"es":"bellmer hans: (1902-1975)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145535/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.792Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145535,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145536/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"hartung hans: (1904-1989) german-french painter. signed 7.5 x 6.5 printed image by hartung, evidently removed from a magazine, book or exhibition catalogue, depicting one of his typical abstract works executed in black and white on a grey background and featuring his distinctive swirls, scribbles and shading. signed ( \n 'h. hartung' ) by the artist in black ink to the lower white border with his name alone. neatly laid down, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"780","title":{"es":"hartung hans: (1904-1989)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145536/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":95,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:12.793Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":145536,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145537/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145537/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"janssen horst: (1929-1995) german draftsman, printmaker, poster artist and illustrator. a good illustrated a.l.s., with his monogram, two pages, 4to, n.p. (hamburg), 27th may 1986, to ute faggian, in german. janssen writes to the best friend of the twenty-year-old annette kasper, janssen´s lover at the time, commencing \n ´ \n to get straight to the point: i\u2019m very fond of annettchen. you might well know what that implies on the downside. here i just want to let you know one small thing that makes a big difference to the general picture´ , continuing to explain \n ´ \n annettchen recently sought comfort from you over the phone. right. and on that i have this to say: she has her own telephone, a completely separate escape fund of 40,000 marks, two getaway cars, her own key, and plenty of connections as far as these friends in hamburg are concerned\u2026 i want to say,  \n man\u2019s path on earth is hard \n \u2013 but this list is meant to tell you that, from the very start and out of a love for convenience, i have made provision for difficult stretches, and of course, ute, the necessary escape route is also there, so that annettchen can truly do whatever she wants´ , and further remarking \n ´ \n the phrase from the very first letters, which always hangs here on the front door, reads: m.d.w.d.w. = do whatever you want!´ [mach doch was du willst]. to the head of the first page janssen has added a black ink sketch of boats at sea on a large semi-circular ocean, with the moon above, adding the words \n if the earth were a single ocean alongside. vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"781","title":{"es":"janssen horst: (1929-1995)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145537/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:09.117Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145537,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145538/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"dubuffet jean: (1901-1985) french painter and sculptor. a.l.s., \n jean dubuffet , one page, 4to, paris, 10th november 1962, to \n marthe fequet   \n and  pierre baudier, in french. dubuffet forwards a payment to his correspondents, ´   \n je vous prie de bien vouloir trouver ci-inclus mon chèque n° 3.296.792 sur le crédit lyonnais de nf. 174,88 pour règlement de votre facture du 5 novembre´ (translation: \n ´ \n please find enclosed my cheque no 3.296.792 drawn on crédit lyonnais for the sum of 174.88 francs to settle your invoice of 5 november´ ) and in a postscript, signed with his initials \n j.d. , explains that he is including a second cheque for 1,305.56 francs in payment of a second invoice of the same date. vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"782","title":{"es":"dubuffet jean: (1901-1985)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145538/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":190,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:09.118Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145538,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145539/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"buffet bernard: (1928-1999) french painter. black ink signature ( \n ´bernard buffet´ ) on an oblong 8vo sheet of feint square graph paper removed from a notebook, also bearing the signature of french ballerina and actress ludmilla tchérina to the verso. neatly annotated in blue ink in the hand of a collector to the upper edge. vg"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"783","title":{"es":"buffet bernard: (1928-1999)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145539/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:09.120Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac100","currency":"EUR","id":145539,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145540/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145540/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"buffet bernard: (1928-1999) french expressionist painter. member of the art group ''l´homme témoin'', (''the witness-man''). signed postcard photograph ` \n amicalement bernard buffet ´, to the verso of a postcard showing a buffet´s painting reproduction to the front, entitled \n l´institut de france, 1977. boldly signed in bold black ink. vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"784","title":{"es":"buffet bernard: (1928-1999)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145540/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:09.121Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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(east cowes, isle of wight), 16th january 1901, to mr. heaton, on the black bordered mourning stationery of osborne house. fuchs asks if his correspondent can send ´ another  perfect 2 3/4 bronze peace medal for the lady i wrote you the other day about´ and also remarks ´i much regretted that yesterday i could not show you all i wanted. i expected you on monday, and when i got your letter i already had the appointment made with the austrian hungarian ambassador, which i could not put off´ , further asking that his apologies be conveyed to mrs. heaton ´and say i shall be pleased to show her my other studio next time she comes to london´ . a few small traces of former mounting to the four corners of the verso, otherwise vg \n queen victoria died at osborne house on 22nd january 1901, less than a week after fuchs wrote the present letter. the artist created the oil painting queen victoria lying in state in 1901, depicting the monarch on her deathbed at osborne house. fuchs was specifically invited to her bedchamber shortly after her death to capture her likeness. the original work is currently held in the collection of the brooklyn museum."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"815","title":{"es":"fuchs emil: (1866-1929)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145571/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:13.714Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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(1862), to a friend, on the printed stationery of \n le boulevard ( \n ´chronique parisienne illustrée´ ), in french. carjat states that he has not yet received a response from his correspondent and asks them if they could be kind enough to hand over the 300 francs in question to the courier. the photographer further explains that on friday he will go to madrid and call on his correspondent at their home on saturday at 10am, at which time he assures his correspondent that he will return the money. in a postscript, again signed \n et. carjat , he explains, \n ´mon cher ami, j´ai envoyé chez vous a matin à 9h on m´a fait dire que vous ne rentreriez qu´à 2h.......envoyez-moi donc la somme dès que vous serez rentré´ (translation: \n ´my dear friend, i sent someone to your house at 9 o\u2019clock this morning, but i was told you wouldn\u2019t be back until 2 o\u2019clock\u2026\u2026 please send me the money as soon as you get back´ ). with blank integral leaf. vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"821","title":{"es":"carjat etienne: (1828-1906)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145577/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":170,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:17.154Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - 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(annotated 2nd april 1916 in pencil in another hand), to mr. frey, in german. zille apologises for his late reply and asks if his correspondent and their wife have time in the week to visit \n lieberonkel , adding that he would like to join them, and remarking \n ´things have not been quite right at home of late´ . two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, and with a blue ink monogram (?) in another hand alongside zille´s signature. about vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"825","title":{"es":"zille heinrich: (1858-1929)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145581/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:17.160Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145581,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145582/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"mccay winsor: (c.1866/71-1934) american cartoonist and animator, remembered for the comic strip \n little nemo (1905-14, 1924-26) and the animated film \n gertie the dinosaur (1914). a good original black pen and ink drawing signed by mccay, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. within a black bordered box mccay has drawn an ink sketch (with feint pencil lines beneath) of the cigar smoking clown flip, companion of nemo, in a head and shoulders pose wearing his top hat. boldly signed by mccay with his artist's signature and adding \n thanks in his hand beneath. three file holes to the upper edge, not affecting the drawing or signature, vg"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"826","title":{"es":"mccay winsor: (c.1866/71-1934)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145582/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:17.162Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,000","currency":"EUR","id":145582,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145583/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"hergé: (1907-1983) georges prosper remi. belgian cartoonist, creator of \n the adventures of tintin . an 8vo sheet of bifolium stationery, possibly originally loosely inserted within a greetings card, the inside left page featuring facsimile text, in french, in which hergé explains that, unfortunately, unforeseen circumstances have prevented him from replying to the new year´s greetings he had received, asking that his apologies be accepted for the unintentional delay, and expressing, finally, his heartfelt thanks. signed in ink with his initial \n h at the conclusion of the printed text. to the opposite page appears the printed greeting \n avec les meilleurs voeux de (translation: \n ´with best wishes from´ ) beneath which hergé has added his signature ( \n ´hergé´ ) in black fountain pen ink. about ex"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"827","title":{"es":"hergé: (1907-1983)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145583/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:17.163Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145583,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145584/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"hergé: (1907-1983) georges prosper remi. belgian cartoonist. best known for creating the series of comics ''the adventures of tintin''. an excellent t.l.s., ` \n hergé ´, one page, 4to, brussels, 27th february 1978, on his personal printed stationery, showing the printed heading `\"tudios hergé s.a\", to monsieur paul vankueken-oomen, in french. hergé thanks his correspondent for the comic page forwarded and sends a warm and friendly message, stating ` \n merci pour les pages 18bis and 18ter de \"tintin en amérique\", qui sont vraiment très drôles! pas un seul instant, croyez-le bien, je n´ai vu une critique dans vos \"fantaisies\". bien au contraire, je les ai vivement appréciées! je compatis sincèrement à votre douleur d´avoir perdu votre maman et je forme des voeux pour le rétablissement de votre père.´ (translation: \" \n thank you for pages 18bis and 18ter of \"tintin in america\", which are really very funny! not for a single moment, believe me, have i seen a criticism in your \u201cfantasies\u201d. on the contrary, i really appreciated them! i sincerely sympathize with your pain at having lost your mother and i wish you well for your father's recovery.\") before concluding hergé states ` \n et ne quittez jamais l´enfance, c´est à dire la vraie spontanéité!´ (translation: \" \n and never leave childhood, that is to say true spontaneity!\") accompanied by a printed comic page, 18ter, which hergé referes to in his letter. small overall minor age wear and creasing, otherwise g to vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"828","title":{"es":"hergé: (1907-1983)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145584/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:17.164Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145584,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145585/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"herge: (1907-1983) georges prosper remi. belgian cartoonist, best known as the creator of the adventures of tintin. an excellent original pencil drawing executed and signed by herge, one page, small oblong 8vo (approximately 12 x 7.5 cm), n.p., n.d. (early 1960s). herge's preparatory sketch depicts tintin and captain haddock in three-quarter length poses together as they angrily watch a young girl, miarka, running away from them (the girl having just bitten the merchant marine captain's hand). signed (' hergé ') in pencil to the left of the panel, the final version of which was published in the comic album les bijoux de la castafiore (1963; the castafiore emerald) and had previously been serialised in the weekly tintin magazine from july 1961 to september 1962. rare and desirable in this form. some very light, minor age wear, with remnants of former affixing to the verso, otherwise g \n  in the published comic album version of les bijoux de la castafiore the final version of the present drawing appears on page 2 (panel c1) with captain haddock declaring 'mille milliards de mille sabords!' in an angry reaction to having just been bitten on the hand by miarka, the young romani girl. les bijoux de la castafiore was the twenty-first volume in herge's comic album series the adventures of tintin and is the only book in the series where the characters remain at captain haddock's family estate, marlinspike hall. the story has been described as 'the most surprising of tintin's adventures'."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"829","title":{"es":"herge: (1907-1983)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145585/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":3800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:17.165Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":145585,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145586/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"uderzo albert: (1927-2020) french comic book artist. best known for his comic book series asterix in collaboration with rené goscinny. colour signed 4.5 x 7 photograph `uderzo´, the image showing uderzo holding a toy figure of his comic character asterix. signed in bold black ink at the base of the image. vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"830","title":{"es":"uderzo albert: (1927-2020)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145586/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:17.167Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":145586,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145587/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"ross virgil: (1907-1996) american cartoonist and animator, best known for his collaboration with friz freleng and for animating many of the warner bros. cartoons, particularly those featuring bugs bunny. a good original graphite and coloured pencils drawing executed and signed by virgil ross, one page (animation peg hole paper), oblong folio (approximately 27 x 32 cm), n.p., n.d. (1990s). the attractive image depicts bugs bunny and yosemite sam in full-length poses, the latter in a fit of rage as he stamps his feet and clenches his fists. signed by ross in pencil with his name alone to the base. vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"831","title":{"es":"ross virgil: (1907-1996)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145587/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":440,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.048Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145587,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145588/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"ross virgil: (1907-1996) american cartoonist and animator, best known for his collaboration with friz freleng and for animating many of the warner bros. cartoons, particularly those featuring bugs bunny. a good original graphite and coloured pencils drawing executed and signed by virgil ross, one page (animation peg hole paper), oblong folio (approximately 32 x 27 cm), n.p., n.d. (1990s). the entertaining image depicts the villain marvin the martian forcefully aiming his disintegrating pistol towards porky pig, in costume as the eager young space cadet, as daffy duck stands in between them, in a full-length pose wearing a green space costume as duck dodgers, from the \n merrie melodies cartoon \n duck dodgers in the 24 1/2th century (1953). signed by ross in pencil with his name alone to the base. vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"832","title":{"es":"ross virgil: (1907-1996)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145588/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":440,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.050Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145588,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145589/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"lee stan: (1922-2018) american comic book writer, formerly editor-in-chief of marvel comics and co-creator of spider-man. signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of lee standing in a half-length pose resting one arm on a life-size model of spider-man at his side. signed in bold blue ink with his name alone to the image. ex"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"833","title":{"es":"lee stan: (1922-2018)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145589/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.052Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145589,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145590/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"hanna bill (1910-2001) \n & barbera joe (1911-2006) american cartoonists and animators, the co-creators of \n tom and jerry and co-founders of the animation studio and production company hanna-barbera. signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph of the two animators standing together in three-quarter length poses, engaged in conversation, and with a large selection of paint tubes arranged in racks in the immediate background. signed by both hanna and barbera in bold black inks to the lower white border, hanna adding an inscription in his hand. vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"834","title":{"es":"hanna barbera"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145590/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.053Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":145590,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145591/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145591/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778) french writer and philosopher. a very interesting autograph manuscript, two pages, 4to, n.p., [paris], n.d. (c.1745), in french. the manuscript, in rousseau's hand, is part of his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745 and 1751 for his benefactress louise marie madeleine dupin, born fontaine. on this occasion, this manuscript do not seem to be a copied text but more a manuscript where rousseau adds his own style because he used to write his text in the right part of the page, and the left side was reserved for additional notes relating to the provenance of the information, which on this occasion do not figure, leaving the left side blank. rousseau refers to the egyptian queen cleopatra, stating in part `... \n elle épousa depuis un prince de la plus grande réputation qu´il y eut en orient.... ptolomée fit tuer la reine, sa fille et les plus riches du pays, s´empara de leurs biens et mourut possesseur de l´egypte peu de temps après cette horrible action...sa principale volonté était que son fils épousa sa soeur, l´ainée des filles qui lui restaient, celle-ci fut la belle cleopatre, qui après la mort de son mari obtint de césar la restitution de son royaume qu´un autre de ses frères avait usurpé. après la mort de cette dernière cléopatre, l´egypte ne fut plus qu´une province de la dépendance de l´empire romain´ (translation: \"..... \n she married a prince of the greatest reputation in the east.... ptolemy had the queen, her daughter and the richest people in the country killed, seized their property and died as the owner of egypt shortly after this horrible action... his main wish was that his son marry his sister, the eldest of his remaining daughters, the beautiful cleopatra, who after the death of her husband obtained from caesar the restitution of her kingdom that another of her brothers had usurped. after the death of this last cleopatra, egypt was nothing more than a province of dependency of the roman empire\") very slightly uneven right and bottom edge, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"835","title":{"es":"rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145591/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.055Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145591,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":6000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145592/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"diderot denis: (1713-1784) french philosopher, art critic and writer, a significant figure during the age of enlightenment, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the encyclopédie. an extremely rare and with excellent content a.l.s., diderot , one page, 4to, paris, first sunday of june, n.y., in french. diderot is outraged by some published articles in which he is attributed as the author of \"préface de la comédie des philosophes\" (\"preface to the comedy of the philosophers\") which he denies in the present letter, stating in part ` j´apprends que des personnes mal informées ou mal intentionnées m´attribuent une brochure intitulée, préface de la comédie des philosophes ; je crois devoir vous prévenir que je n´ai aucune part, quelle qu´elle puisse être, ni directe ni indirecte à cet ouvrage, et que je n´en connais ni n´en soupçonne l´auteur. si les recherches les plus rigoureuses que j´ose vous demander en grâce d´ordonner, vous conduisent à quelque découverte contraire à ce que j´ai l´honneur de vous assurer, j´aurais mérité toute votre indignation, moins pour avoir eu la moindre connaissance de ce qui a rapport à la brochure en question, que pour avoir menti indignement en le niant.´ (translation: \" i have learned that some ill-informed or malicious individuals are attributing to me a pamphlet entitled \"preface to the comedy of the philosophers.\" i feel it my duty to inform you that i have no part whatsoever, direct or indirect, in this work, and that i neither know nor suspect its author. should the most rigorous investigations, which i dare to ask you to order, lead you to any discovery contrary to what i have the honour to assure you, i will have deserved your utmost indignation, less for having had the slightest knowledge of anything relating to the pamphlet in question, than for having shamefully lied by denying it. \") further diderot insists on his innocence and states forcefully ` il est bien malheureux pour moi d´avoir à vous importuner sans cesse et qu´il ne suffit pas toujours d´être innocent pour être tranquille. je n´ai point été à la pièce des philosophes. je ne l´ai point lue. je n´ai point vu la préface de palissot; et je me suis interdit tout ce qui a trait à cette indignité. loin de ces injures atroces, je ne serias point tenté de manquer à la promesse que je me suis faite et que je mesuis tenu jusqu´à professer de ne pas écrire un mot de représailles. quand les honnêtes gens veulent bien s´indigner pour nous, nous sommes dispensés de l´être.´ (translation: \" it is truly unfortunate for me to have to bother you constantly, and that innocence alone is not always enough to guarantee peace. i did not attend the play by the philosophers. i did not read it. i did not see palissot's preface; and i have forbidden myself anything related to this disgrace. far from these atrocious insults, i would not be tempted to break the promise i made to myself and have kept to the point of professing not to write a single word of retaliation. when honest people are willing to be indignant on our behalf, we are spared the need to be indignant ourselves. \") with blank integral leaf. very small overall age wear, mostly to edges, otherwise g to vg \n charles palissot de montenoy (1730-1814) french playwright, admirer and disciple of voltaire. paradoxically, he was often denounced as a counter-enlightenment, opponent to the \"parti philosophique\", especially for his criticism of diderot and the \"encyclopedistes\". he is the author of the comedy, les philosophes , which was a huge success and caused a scandal in 1760."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"836","title":{"es":"diderot denis: (1713-1784)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145592/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":5400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.056Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - \u20ac8,000","currency":"EUR","id":145592,"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145593/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"ortega y gasset jose: (1883-1955) spanish philosopher and writer. an influential figure known for his philosophy of life and for his best-known work the revolt of the masses (1929). a very fine t.l.s., ` josé ortega y gasset´, oblong 4to, oegstgeest, netherlands, 27th june, n.y., to mr. parrot, in spanish. ortega y gasset `refers to his most important work the revolt of the masses,  stating ` mi distinguido amigo: le agradeceré que si no le causa estorsión deje usted en la portería de su casa el ejemplar de la \"rebelión de las masas\" con las correcciones para que yo pueda trasladarlas a otro ejemplar. luego le devolverá a usted el volumen....´ (translation: \" my dear friend: i would be grateful if, if it doesn't cause you any inconvenience, you would leave your copy of \"the revolt of the masses\" with the corrections at the gatehouse of your building so that i can transfer them to another copy. i will then return the volume to you...  \") with fold to the centre of the page. vg \n the revolt of the masses is a work by jose ortega y gasset. it was first published as a series of articles in the newspaper el sol in 1929, and as a book in 1930. ortega traces the genesis of the \"mass-man\" describing the rise to power and action of the masses in society. ortega is throughout quite critical of both the masses and the mass-men of which they are made up, contrasting \"noble life and common life\" and excoriating the barbarism and primitivism he sees in the mass-man."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"837","title":{"es":"ortega y gasset jose: (1883-1955)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145593/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":460,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.058Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145593,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":40000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145594/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145594/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"machiavelli niccolò: (1469-1527) florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian, known for his political treatise the prince (c.1513; published in 1532). an extremely rare a.l.s. with his initials n. m , one page, 4to, ex palatio flor ( palazzo vecchio, florence), 26th february 1508, to the commissioner of pistoia, in italian. machiavelli writes following a letter he had sent the previous evening on the subject of sending bread to ripafratta, remarking ´  & benché noi stimiamo havviate exsequito tutto con la vostra solita diligenza, nondimeno scrivendoci che patiscono assai ne stiamo con grandissimo dispiacere, dubitando di qualche grande disordine´ (translation: ´ and although we believe you have carried out everything with your usual diligence, nevertheless, as they write to us that they are suffering greatly, we are very displeased, fearing some great disorder´ ) and further continuing ´ per che di nuovo vi replichiamo il medesimo et vi confortiamo non haver respectto ad altro in qual cosa importando tanto, la quale non doveria haver però tanta difficultà, sendo per tutto abundantia, e quelle genti non tanto lontane che tra di costì e di pescia non si possa provederle´ (translation: ´ for this reason, we repeat the same thing to you and encourage you to take no other course in this matter, so important is it, and which, moreover, should not present such great difficulties, since there is abundance everywhere, and those people are not so far away that they cannot be supplied from there and from pescia´ ) before concluding ´ confortianvi a non mancare del possibile et ad ogni modo´ (translation: ´ we encourage you not to fail in any way and to do everything possible´ ). with a holograph address panel to the verso, contemporary docket, and large remnants of the original black wax seal (and loose protective paper overlay). some light staining and with a couple of small holes in the paper, professionally repaired to a good standard. vg \n machiavelli´s letter is written from his office within the palazzo vecchio where, in the period 1498-1512, he served the florentine republic as the secretary to the second chancery, and also as the secretary of the dieci di libertà e pace (the´ten of war´, or council for liberty and peace). this council, a crucial administrative body during the period of the florentine republic that followed the fall of the medici, managed the florentine republic's foreign policy and, at times, internal security. it oversaw the execution of war policies and diplomatic missions in tandem with the second chancery, and machiavelli´s appointment at the age of 29 launched his diplomatic career and facilitated his observations of figures like cesare borgia.   \n florence had conquered the city-state of pisa in 1406. the city regained its independence in 1494 with the fall of the medici. but the republic never ceased in its efforts to reconquer the city. hostilities resumed in 1499 and the city was besieged in 1500. on 17th august 1505, the florentines won the battle of san vincenzo, but it was not until june 1509 that pisa finally surrendered. during this later period of 1508-09, coinciding with the date of the present letter, machiavelli took on a primary role as the civil director of the florentine troops, contributing greatly to florence's victory.  \n autograph letters of machiavelli are rarely offered at auction, and few remain in private hands. the present letter appears to be unpublished and does not appear in the two volumes of toutes les lettres officielles et familières de machiavelli (gallimard, 1955) or the letters of machiavelli: a selection (1961) edited and translated by allan gilbert."},"estimateMax":60000,"lotNumber":"838","title":{"es":"machiavelli niccolò: (1469-1527)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145594/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":40000,"soldPrice":38000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.059Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac40,000 - \u20ac60,000","currency":"EUR","id":145594,"estimateMin":40000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145595/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145595/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145595/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"foscolo ugo: (1778-1827) italian writer, revolutionary and poet. a.l.s., \n ugo foscolo , three pages, 8vo, bohemia house, hammersmith, n.d. (1826/27), to a gentleman, largely in english. foscolo states that it has been almost a complete year since he has been suffering from bowel and liver complaints, \n ´which having been exasperated by a long sedentary life, and unremitted exertions and constant anxiety brought me, i believe, very near to that rest which i wish for, but to which now i could not resort without becoming guilty of the misery of others´ , adding \n ´however, i had prescribed for my remaining life as a law the rule of the pythagoreans hide  thy  life , or , at  all  events  hide  thy  death . i should never recommend such a rule to any man who has una  patria , but for an exile and more particularly with my feelings and solitary habits, and under my circumstances, i do not know of a better rule´ and further stating \n ´to you, more than others, i wanted that my situation might remain unknown, since almost from the first day i had the pleasure - now eleven years are gone - of becoming acquainted with you, you have been doomed, as by fate, to take many a trouble and to be almost perpetually concerned on account of my health.....but i cannot make any effectual opposition to my friend and countryman mr. panizza, who assures me that you have made frequent inquiries about me, and that by keeping secret from you the danger under which i labour, i should become liable to the charge of pride and ingratitude´ . foscolo also explains that he is sending his correspondent the first volume of \n dante via mr. panizza, \n ´it does not bind you to the subscription with which i have nothing to do. add too that although my ms for the whole book has been delivered to the publisher, it does not appear that he intends to have it printed. thus among many pecuniary losses and perpetual vexations in this affair, i must also submit to see my labours of four years condemned to the rats in a warehouse of waste paper.....but you do not meddle with the subscription, as i send you one of the copies exclusively allotted to me for presents to my friends´ . some light staining and minor age wear, and a few slight traces of former mounting, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"839","title":{"es":"foscolo ugo: (1778-1827) ´ my ms for the whole book has been delivered to the publisher´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145595/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":4900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.060Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - 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military time. your friend\") small overall age wear and creasing, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"840","title":{"es":"hugo victor: (1802-1885)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145596/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.062Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145596,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145597/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145597/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"hugo victor: (1802-1885) french poet and novelist. a very fine a.l.s., ` victor h ´, one page, 8vo bifolium, n.p., sunday first of june 1856, to colonel luigi pianciani, in london, in french. hugo refers to the article he wrote on 26th may 1856, only five days before the present letter was written, and which was published in the english and belgians newspapers in early june 1856. the article entitled ` a l´italie´ (\" to italy\"), was a call to all italians insurgents. his correspondent. the italian patriot luigi piancini, was exiled in london after his first exile in france. hugo states ` voici, cher colonel, l´épreuve corrigée. les corrections sont fort importantes comme vous en jugerez. je vous remercie de toutes vos bonnes et gracieuses paroles et je vous envoie mon plus cordial serrement de main´ (translation: \" here you have, dear colonel, the corrected proof. the corrections are quite significant, as you will see. thank you for all your kind and gracious words, and i send you my warmest handshake.\") hugo wrote the article as a declaration of solidarity with the italian people in struggle, and this responding to a request received from italian patriot and revolutionary giuseppe mazzini. the article was stating in part ` ne vous laissez ni amortir, ni amoindrir. pas de sommeil, pas d´engourdissement, pas de torpeur, pas d´opium, pas de trêve. agitez-vous, agitez-vous, agitez-vous! le devoir pour tous, pour vous comme pour nous, c´est l´agitation aujourd´hui, l´insurrection demain.´ (translation: \" do not let yourselves be dulled or diminished. no sleep, no numbness, no torpor, no opium, no truce. stir, stir, stir! duty for all, for you as for us, is agitation today, insurrection tomorrow.\"). with address leaf in hugo´s hand, postmarked and stamped. vg \n luigi piancini (1810-1890) italian politician. he participated in the defence of venise in 1849 against the ausrians but failed and had to go to france in exile."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"841","title":{"es":"hugo victor: (1802-1885)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145597/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.567Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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(c.1899), in french. the manuscript fragment is headed messaline , and represents an excerpt from the final paragraphs of chapter ii, in part, ´l´asiatique a dû rapporter cette boule d´asie pour offrir un miroir au dieu! c´est l´image conservée de zhales qui lui communique cette vertu, de réfléchir sous l´aspect de l´apothéose. l´asiatique a certainement le dieu favorable il est le prêtre de son temple. je ne m´étonne plus que poppée le préfère à son mari. et pourtant cornelius est beau, je sais bien, j´ai couché avec! l´asiatique est chauve et gras, m´a-t-on rapporté, et a les sourcils de travers! je n´ai pas couché avec l´asiatique....encore. si je...? je coucherai avec le dieu qu´il garde dans son jardin - à moins qu´il ne soit lui-même le dieu des jardins. et de même que j´ai mes bijoux dans un coffret fermé, j´aurai à moi la clé des jardins, la clé du dieu!´ (translation: ´the asian must have brought back this asian orb to offer a mirror to the god! it is the preserved image of zhales that imbues it with this virtue: to reflect in the guise of apotheosis. the asian certainly has the god\u2019s favour; he is the priest of his temple. i am no longer surprised that poppaea prefers him to her husband. and yet cornelius is handsome, i know full well, i\u2019ve slept with him! the asian is bald and fat, i\u2019ve been told, and has crooked eyebrows! i haven\u2019t slept with the asian man\u2026 yet. if i did\u2026? i would sleep with the god he keeps in his garden \u2013 unless he himself is the god of gardens. and just as i keep my jewels in a locked box, i shall have the key to the gardens, the key to the god!´ ). autographs of jarry are rare in any form as a result of his early death at the age of 34 from tuberculosis, aggravated by drug and alcohol misuse. vg \n the present text contains a few deletions and differences from that published in la revue blanche (1900).  \n jarry´s historical novel messaline is a feverish, decadent reimagining of the life of valeria messalina, the infamously promiscuous roman empress and wife of emperor claudius."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"854","title":{"es":"jarry alfred: (1873-1907)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145610/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:14.534Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145610,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145611/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145611/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"mallarmé stéphane: (1842-1898) french symbolist poet. a charming, friendly a.l.s., stéphane mallarmé , to the recto and verso of a 12mo card, valvins, via avon, seine-et-marne, 8th october (1896), to léon dierx, in french. mallarmé commences by enquiring how his old friend is, and how they spent their summer, before making a request, ´ voulez-vous dierx, me faire la commission trimestrielle, au ministère et saluer, en retirant mon mandat et me l\u2019envoyant, le petit monsieur l\u2019employé en bas, qui est très aimable´ (translation: ´ would you, dierx, do me the favour of running my quarterly errand at the ministry and, whilst collecting my money order and sending it to me, give my regards to the young clerk downstairs, who is very kind´ ) and further remarking ´f igurez-vous que je deviens un arbre, à ce point de n\u2019être allé aux fêtes, à paris et, pour me récompenser, la campagne se liquéfie : je crois voir passer dans les yeux de ces dames, qui vous envoient mille amitiés, le reflet de la rue de rome. moi, je resterai un peu plus, attendant l\u2019automne´ (translation: ´ i magine, i\u2019m turning into a tree, to the point of not having gone to the parties in paris, and, to reward me, the countryside is melting away : i think i can see the reflection of the rue de rome in the eyes of these ladies, who send you a thousand warm regards. as for me, i shall stay a little longer, waiting for autumn´ ). vg \n léon dierx (1838-1912) french poet."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"855","title":{"es":"mallarmé stéphane: (1842-1898) ´ imagine, i\u2019m turning into a tree.....and, to reward me, the countryside is melting away ´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145611/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:14.535Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":145611,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145612/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145612/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"rostand edmond: (1868-1918) french poet and dramatist, remembered for his play \n cyrano de bergerac (1897). a brief a.l.s., \n edmond rostand , one page, small 8vo (folding \n carte pneumatique stationery), n.p. (paris), n.d. ( \n ´jeudi´ ), to monsiur riccordi, in french. rostand states that he would be happy to see his correspondent the following day, friday, from 1.30 pm to 3 pm, and sends his kind regards. hand addressed by rostand to the verso. some very light, minor creasing, about vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"856","title":{"es":"rostand edmond: (1868-1918)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145612/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:14.537Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145612,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145613/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"montesquiou robert de: (1855-1921) french aesthete, symbolist poet, art collector and dandy. an excellent a.q.s., robert de montesquiou , to a large oblong folio page removed from an album, n.p., may 1909. the writer has penned a bold and attractive fair copy of his poem les belles roses , commencing ´on n´a de droits que sur les choses/ pour lesquelles on a souffert/ nul ne connaît le plis des roses/ s´il n´a sous leur feuillage vert´ . some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg \n provenance: the present quotation originates from the personal album amicorum of nadar (1820-1910) gaspard-felix tournachon. french photographer, caricaturist and balloonist, the first person to take aerial photographs (1858)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"857","title":{"es":"montesquiou robert de: (1855-1921)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145613/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":420,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:14.538Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145613,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145614/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"londres albert: (1884-1932) french journalist and writer, one of the inventors of investigative journalism. londres not only reported news but created it, reporting it from a personal perspective, and is remembered for his criticism of abuses of colonialism, including forced labour. a.l.s., albert londres , one page, 4to, rue de douai, paris, 6th february (?) n.y. (1924), to a colleague, in french. londres informs his correspondent that he had been in africa and only found their letter on his return, further informing him ´dans trois ou quatre jours le petit parisien commencera une nouvelle série sur biribi . ce n´est pas beau non plus, ce qui se passe à biribi! je suis à votre complète disposition pour les oeuvres libres ´ (translation: ´in three or four days\u2019 time, le petit parisien will be launching a new series on biribi. what\u2019s happening in biribi isn\u2019t pretty either! i am entirely at your disposal for les oeuvres libres ´ ). some light staining and minor age wear and with a neat split to the upper edge, g \n in 1924 londres travelled to north africa to investigate the  bat\u2019 d\u2019af\u2019 (the african light infantry battalions). these were notorious, brutal military penal colonies used by the french army to punish convicts, insubordinate soldiers, and court-martialed individuals. londres documented systematic torture, forced labor under the scorching desert sun, and severe psychological abuse. he famously asserted that the military authorities were not disciplining soldiers, but breaking their human spirit in conditions that rivaled the circles of hell. his scathing reports on this journey were published later that year under the title dante n'avait rien vu  (dante had seen nothing) , an explicit reference to the horrors of the inferno. londres´s raw, emotional reporting heavily shocked the french public and forced the military establishment to review and ultimately phase out some of the most barbaric practices used in these north african camps."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"858","title":{"es":"londres albert: (1884-1932)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145614/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:14.539Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145614,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145615/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"leblanc maurice: (1864-1941) french novelist and writer of short stories, creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective arsene lupin. a.l.s., \n maurice leblanc , one page, 8vo, rue crevaux (paris), n.d., to a female friend ( \n \u2018chere amie\u2019 ), in french. leblanc enquires if his correspondent is free that evening, continuing \n \u2018le porteur, qui est mon fils, me rapportera votre response - qui sera bonne, je veux l'esperer\u2019 (translation: \n \u2018the bearer, who is my son, will bring me your response \u2013 which i hope will be good\u2019 ). with blank integral leaf (two small, minor traces of former mounting to the two upper corners of the verso). scarce. vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"859","title":{"es":"leblanc maurice: (1864-1941)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145615/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:14.541Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145615,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145616/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145616/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145616/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145616/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145616/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"saint-exupery antoine de: (1900-1944) french writer, poet, journalist and pioneering aviator, remembered for his novella the little prince (1943). saint-exupey died at the early age of 44 when his plane disappeared. an extremely rare and very interesting and lengthy a.l.s., antoine , five pages, 4to, n.p. villa cisneros, spanish sahara, n.d. [27th march 1927], to lucie-marie decour, in french. saint-exupery writes this very lengthy introspective, intimate and melancholic letter, profoundly questioning himself, a superbly written letter, as if this was part of a novel that invites to reverie and intimate confessions. at the time of the present letter saint-exupery was a pilot on the casablanca-dakar route, stationed in the spanish sahara, where the tuaregs were in rebellion against the french government and were attacking planes crossing the desert. saint exupery states ` j'avais tant de remords que je n'osais plus vous écrire... et puis je mène une vie si bizarre. et si lointaine que ça me désoriente et que je ne m'y retrouve plus. j\u2019ai besoin pour écrire d\u2019être en paix avec moi-même.   je suis à villa-cisneros dans le sahara espagnol. dans le fort espagnol même car il n\u2019y a rien d\u2019autre que du sable. la mer fait un bruit de chemin de fer et de temps en temps de grands chocs sourds. les sentinelles se répondant l\u2019une à l\u2019autre « sentinella ? » d\u2019une voix lugubre. et ça semble un écho qui diminue de sentinelle en sentinelle jusqu\u2019à la plus lointaine. et moi je vous écris allongé sur mon lit, près d\u2019une bougie qui grille des mouches. la plus lointaine sentinelle, d\u2019avoir une voix si faible, semble en danger. alors je me retourne chaque fois dans mon lit. vous imaginez le décor...´  (translation: \" i was filled with so much remorse that i no longer dared to write to you... and then, i lead such a strange life. and so distant that it disorients me and i am completely lost. i need to be at peace with myself to write. i am in villa-cisneros in the spanish sahara. in the spanish fort itself, because there is nothing but sand. the sea makes a noise like a railway and, from time to time, great, muffled crashes. the sentries answer each other, \"sentinella?\" in a mournful voice. and it seems like an echo that diminishes from sentry to sentry until the furthest one. and i am writing to you lying on my bed, near a candle that is scorching flies. the furthest sentry, with such a weak voice, seems to be in danger. so i turn over each time omy bed. you can imagine the scene...\") further, saint exupery very interestingly explains his flying plan for the day after, the danger of such flights, with such planes and with the moors attacks, stating `  à six heures du matin je serai en l'air sur ce drôle de pays insoumis. on est suspendu sur tout l'inconnu.   nous sommes divisés en équipes qui volons deux par deux et je suis un type inconsolable. c\u2019est l\u2019équipe concurrente et celle de casablanca qui étaient à jubie au moment des uruguayens. quand je suis arrivé ils étaient respectés par les camarades. une semaine plus tôt ou plus tard et c\u2019était nous qui tentions l\u2019aventure. j\u2019enrage.   tout de même j'ai une drôle de vie. pour boulevard deux mille kilomètres de sahara dont plus de mille en dissidence. et j'y ai déjà passé une nuit, mais dans un coin désert où l'on m'a repêché sans que nous ayons vu personne. mais d'ici à jubie, mon trajet de demain, nous sommes tirés comme des perdreaux par d'innombrables campements. ce n'est pas un bien grand danger car les maures ne savent pas corriger leur tir sur un avion. mais lorsque le moteur bafouille ça devient plus inquiétant. s'il faut descendre dans la fosse aux ours...   quelquefois je me juge idiot. d'autant plus que je vais probablement faire d'ici un mois ou deux une petite expédition de pas mal de semaines justement dans cette fosse aux ours...´ (translation: \" at six in the morning i'll be airborne over this strange, untamed country. we're suspended over the unknown. we're divided into teams that fly two by two, and i'm inconsolable. it was the rival team and the casablanca team that were in jubie when the uruguayans were there. when i arrived, they were respected by the comrades. a week earlier or later, and it would have been us attempting the adventure. i'm furious. still, i have a strange life. two thousand kilometers of sahara for a boulevard, more than a thousand of them in dissident territory. and i've already spent a night there, but in a deserted spot where they fished me out without us seeing a soul. but from here to jubie, my route tomorrow, we're being tossed around like partridges by countless encampments. it's not too dangerous because the moors don't know how to correct their aim on a plane. but when the engine sputters, it becomes more worrying. if i have to go down into the bear pit... sometimes i feel like an idiot. especially since i'll probably be going on a little expedition of several weeks in a month or two, precisely into that bear pit...\") further again and before concluding, saint-exupery wonders what he is really looking for, what will happen, and dreams about what his life could be like in paris, an extraodinary text full of deep thoughts and doubts, stating `  mais je me demande ce que je cherche dans tout cela, si la vie la plus intelligente n'est pas d'être heureux. et je transpire comme une éponge sur ce lit par ce vent d'est, dans ce pays de sable éternel quand il y a en france des prairies bien vertes avec des ruisseaux et des vaches. et des rues dans paris pleines de femmes. et si douces à toucher. et le théâtre, la musique le luxe. je rêve au luxe dans cette chambrée de fort espagnol. je rêve d'ascenseurs et de salles de bains. je rêve de baigneuses sur les plages. et de gramophone. et je choisis la vie la plus dure et la plus incertaine parce que je pense qu'autrement on n'est rien et que les \u2026 me dégoûtent. mais si je me trompe. si c'est de l'orgueil. si tout ça ne sert qu'à m'user? et puis vous savez, le courage c'est de la blague. et le tam tam officiel ? c\u2019est remplacé par une sorte de dédain qui n\u2019a rien de très méritoire. je ne sais même pas si je suis courageux ou non. les seules réalités qui s'offrent à moi sont le compte tours, les manomètres, l'altimètre. c'est ça qui va bien ou mal. en dessous il y a du sable et des maures qui tirent mais cela paraît irréel, d'un autre monde. alors je n'ai même pas à lutter contre moi-même et je ne sais pas ce que je vaux.   c'est peut-être plus instructif, plus intelligent de faire l'amour.   j\u2019ai chassé le lion en mauritanie. j\u2019en ai blessé un. cela m\u2019a produit une joie livresque mais au fond cela se serait passé de même si ç\u2019avait été un lapin. car contrairement au règlement le lion ne m\u2019a pas sauté dessus. il est parti dégouté. il avait un galop déréglé par la blessure, on aurait dit une jeune vache, c\u2019est tout.   quant à dakar ça se compose de cafés où l\u2019on boit, d\u2019européens gras et de nègres. on est aussi loin à asnières.   ce soir je suis plein de pessimisme. je vous jure de vous écrire par le prochain courrier ce que j'aime de cette vie là. mon sahara... quelquefois je l'adore.   ecrivez-moi. malgré que je vous quitte déjà pour dormir \u2013 mais je suis bien vanné par une journée de vol sous une suffocante tempête de sable.   et demain ça recommence.´  (translation: \" but i wonder what i'm looking for in all this, if the smartest life isn't simply to be happy. and i sweat like a sponge on this bed in this east wind, in this land of eternal sand, when in france there are lush green meadows with streams and cows. and streets in paris full of women. and so soft to the touch. and the theater, the music, the luxury. i dream of luxury in this room of a spanish fort. i dream of elevators and bathrooms. i dream of bathers on the beaches. and of gramophones. and i choose the hardest and most uncertain life because i think that otherwise we are nothing and that... disgusts me. but what if i'm wrong? what if it's pride? what if all this only serves to wear me down? and you know, courage is a joke. and what about the official line? it's replaced by a kind of disdain that's hardly commendable. i don't even know if i'm brave or not. the only realities i see are the tachometer, the gauges, the altimeter. that's what determines whether something is going right or wrong. below, there's sand and moors firing, but it all seems unreal, from another world. so i don't even have to fight against myself, and i don't know my own worth. perhaps making love is more instructive, more intelligent. i hunted lions in mauritania. i wounded one. it gave me a bookish joy, but deep down, it would have been the same if it had been a rabbit. because, contrary to the rules, the lion didn't jump on me. it left, disgusted. his gait was off-kilter because of the wound; it looked like a young cow, that's all. as for dakar, it's made up of cafés where people drink, fat europeans, and black people. we're just as far away as asnières. tonight i'm filled with pessimism. i swear i'll write to you in my next letter about what i love about this life. my sahara... sometimes i adore it. write to me. even though i'm leaving you now to sleep\u2014but i'm completely exhausted after a day of flying in a suffocating sandstorm. and tomorrow it starts all over again.\") with overwhelming sincerity, he delivers a battle of contradictions by revealing the fragile, complex and pessimistic side of saint-exupéry's personality, a background of doubt and dismay that makes up the richness of his work: a very beautiful and very important document. very small overall age wear, with few very small tears to the upper head, otherwise g \n the present letter is addressed to lucie-marie decour who was the sister of a close friend´s girlfriend. he met her for the first time in october 1924, three years before the present letter was written."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"860","title":{"es":"saint-exupery antoine de: (1900-1944)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145616/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":20000,"soldPrice":20000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:14.542Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac20,000 - \u20ac30,000","currency":"EUR","id":145616,"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":25000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145617/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"saint-exupery antoine de: (1900-1944) french writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator, remembered for his novella the little prince (1943). a superb and attractive pair of original pencil drawings by saint-exupery, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p. (algeria?), n.d. (c.1943). to the left of the page appear a series of pencil notes in saint-exupery´s hand, reading like a route map for a journey starting in algiers and heading south, with saint-exupery noting the main stops and the distance in kilometres between each: algiers, larbaa, tabla, beni slimane, bouskene etc., and, having arrived in the desert, saint-exupery reveals the purpose of the journey, ´ sur le bord de la route à gauche abreuvoir et source où le caid de taiara nous attendra´ (translation: ´ on the left-hand side of the road, a watering hole and a spring where the caid of taiara will be waiting for us´ ). at the foot of the page, beneath this text appears an original caricature of the said caid of taiara, depicting the high-ranking muslim local administrator, judge, tax collector, and tribal chieftain as an imposing bearded figure seated on a bench, sporting a thick beard, dressed in a long robe and wearing his traditional headdress. to the centre of the page saint-exupery has added a more detailed drawing which is a cross between a self-portrait and the little prince, the figure seen seated in a full-length pose in the grass, in front of a wood fire, with one leg tucked up, and his hands resting on the ground. he has the same round, dreamy eyes as the little prince and wears the same bow tie. a wonderful souvenir of two towering french cultural icons, saint-exupery and the little prince. some light age wear to the folds and one small stain to the upper right corner, otherwise about vg \n the present page probably dates from 1943, the period when saint-exupery made his longest stay in algeria. this was also the year that the little prince was published."},"estimateMax":35000,"lotNumber":"861","title":{"es":"saint-exupery antoine de: (1900-1944)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145617/view","tags":["esart_drawings","escollectibles_autographs","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":25000,"soldPrice":20000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.048Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac25,000 - \u20ac35,000","currency":"EUR","id":145617,"estimateMin":25000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145618/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145618/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145618/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"vivien renee: (1877-1909) british poet who wrote in the french language, and was a high-profile lesbian in the paris of the belle epoque. a rare a.l.s., renée vivien , three pages, 8vo, n.p. 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(1904), to [edmond pilon], on vivien´s attractive monogrammed stationery, in french. vivien commences her letter stating ´je suis ravie que mes vers aient inspiré un article aussi intensément poétique que le vôtre´ (translation: ´i am delighted that my verses have inspired such a deeply poetic article as yours´ ) and remarks ´j´ai lu avec une véritable joie littéraire ces lignes évocatrices et je vous en exprime toute ma gratitude´ (translation: ´i read these evocative lines with genuine literary delight, and i would like to express my deepest gratitude to you´ ). the poet further writes ´je pense que je vous suis aussi redevable de la publication de \"vigo hebracïa\" dans \"l´oeuvre nouvelle\" et vous en remercie une seconde fois´ (translation: ´i feel i am also indebted to you for the publication of \u2018vigo hebracïa\u2019 in \u2018l\u2019oeuvre nouvelle\u2019, and i thank you once again´ ). autographs of vivien are rare in any form as a result of her untimely death at the young age of 32. some very light, extremely minor age toning, vg \n edmond pilon (1874-1945) french poet, literary critic, essayist and publisher who was deeply embedded in the parisian literary circles of the early 20th century.  \n vigo hebracïa was included in the poetry collection la vénus des aveugles , published by lemerre in 1904. this poem was reprinted in issue number 14 of the monthly journal l´oeuvre nouvelle (15th april 1904) followed by a critical article by pilon."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"862","title":{"es":"vivien renee: (1877-1909)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145618/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.049Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145618,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145619/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"valery paul: (1871-1945) french poet, essayist and philosopher. vintage signed sepia 5.5 x 3.5 photograph of the writer standing in a three-quarter length pose with his hands in his jacket pockets. photograph by g. aubes of montpellier (uncredited). signed by valery in fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background, \n ´avec tous mes remerciements et toutes mes symapthies, paul valery´ . neatly trimmed to the lower edge (with the loss of the border and photographer´s name) and with some very light traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"863","title":{"es":"valery paul: (1871-1945)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145619/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.051Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145619,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145620/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145620/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"eluard paul: (1895-1952) french poet, one of the founders of the surrealist movement. a good a.l.s., eluard , to the verso of a colour picture postcard depicting the ruins of the amphitheatre at carthage, tunis, n.d. (14th december 1926), to jules-aristide gonon, in french. eluard writes, in full, ´a carthage, il n´y a que la station de metro. a tunis, les souks: des libraires, des relieurs, des amis. nous brunissons. ne vous ennuyez pas trop de nous. le mois prochain nous nous reverrons. comment va claire? voulez-vous m´ecrire? et la reliure? et le relieur? nous deux a vous deux affectueusement´ (translation: ´in carthage, there's only the metro station. in tunis, the bazaars: booksellers, bookbinders, friends. we're getting brown. don't miss us too much. we'll see you next month. how is claire? would you write to me? what about the binder? and the bookbinder? the two of us to you both affectionately´ . at the foot of the letter eluard supplies his address at the hotel st. georges in tunis, where he appears to have registered using his real name mr. grindel . an amusing letter with a good association. vg \n jules-aristide gonon, a curious bookseller from montmartre, who later became a bookbinder and publisher, had a great influence on the young poet eugene grindel, the future paul eluard, whom he first met as a nineteen year old before the world war i. gonon would go on to become eluard´s favoured bookbinder.  \n eluard and his first wife, gala, spent their winter vacation in tunisia in 1926."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"864","title":{"es":"eluard paul: (1895-1952)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145620/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_stampspostcards","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.052Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145620,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145621/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145621/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"eluard paul: (1895-1952) french poet, one of the founders of the surrealist movement. t.l.s., paul eluard , one page, 8vo, n.p., 14th january 1952, to [raymond queneau] ( ´mon cher ami´ ), in french. eluard informs his friend ´je suis surchargé de rtavaux divers pour plusieurs mois et il m'est vraiment impossible d'en accepter d'autres, si intéressants soient-ils´ (translation: ´i am swamped with various tasks for several months to come and it is truly impossible for me to take on any more, however interesting they may be´ ) and continues ´néanmoins on devrait bien trouver le temps de se voir. remercie janine pour ses poèmes fort plaisants. moi je vous envoie ces jours-ci un petit livre qui est une autobiographie de ma vie récente´ (translation: ´nevertheless, we ought surely to find the time to meet up. please thank janine for her very pleasant poems. i shall be sending you both a little book in the next few days, which is an autobiography of my recent life´ ). together with queneau´s original printed invitation to the funeral procession and burial of eluard, one page, 4to, printed on black bordered mourning paper and issued by le comité national des ecrivains, announcing that the poet died on 18th november 1952 at his home, and that the funeral will take place on saturday, 22nd november, with eluard´s body lying in state at the maison de la pensée on friday 21st and at the lettres françaises on the morning of the funeral. at the foot of the page appear the names of eluard´s closest surviving family members, including his third wife and mother. with blank integral leaf. vg, 2 \n raymond queneau (1903-1976) french novelist, poet, critic and editor.  \n le phénix (the phoenix) was the last collection of poetry published by eluard, with illustrations by valentine hugo."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"865","title":{"es":"eluard paul: (1895-1952)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145621/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.054Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145621,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145622/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145622/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"breton andre: (1896-1966) french writer and poet, the co-founder, leader and principal theorist of surrealism. a.n.s., andre breton , to the verso of a picture postcard featuring an image of the vltava river with the charles bridge tower and the church of saint francis of assisi visible in the background, n.p. (prague), n.d. (april 1935), in french. breton writes, in full, ´de prague les surrealistes vous adressent l´hommage de leurs sentiments fraternels´ (translation: ´from prague the surrealists send you their fraternal greetings´ ). beneath breton´s friendly greeting appear the signatures of paul eluard (1895-1952) french poet, one of the founders of the surrealist movement, as well as ten further individuals associated with the surrealism movement in czechoslovakia including josef sima (1891-1971) czechoslovak modernist painter, toyen (1902-1980) marie cerminova, czechoslovak painter and illustrator, bohuslav brouk (1912-1978) czechoslovak psychoanalyst, writer, poet & philosopher, karel teige (1900-1951) czechoslovak modernist avant-garde artist and writer, viteslav nezval (1900-1958) czechoslovak poet and writer, a co-founder of the surrealist movement in czechoslovakia, vincenc makovsky (1900-1966) czechoslovak avant-garde sculptor, jindrich styrsky (1899-1942) czechoslovak surrealist painter, poet, photographer and graphic artist, jindrich honzl (1894-1953) czechoslovak theatre theorist, film and theatre director, konstantin biebl (1898-1951) czechoslovak poet and writer, and one other. breton has addressed the postcard in his hand to marko ristic (which breton francizes to ristitch ) in belgrade. a rare and impressive group of signatures relating to the surrealist movement and with good association. a couple of small, insignificant, light water stains to two signatures at the base, vg \n marco ristic (1902-1984) serbian surrealist poet and writer, the founder of the serbian surrealist movement.  \n breton and eluard arrived in prague at the end of march 1935, where the czech surrealist group had been founded a year earlier (and a decade after breton had published his surrealist manifesto ). whilst in prague breton delivered two speeches, one entitled surrealist situation of the object , and the other political position of today´s art. the two surrealists were presented as ´two poets, the greatest of contemporary france´ and eluard, in a letter to gala dali, wrote ´i believe that prague is for us the gateway to moscow. but according to the opinion here we must wait a year´. their stay in the city would last until 10th april."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"866","title":{"es":"breton, eluard & the czech surrealists"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145622/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_stampspostcards","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.055Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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(paris), n.d. (12th july 1961), to raymond queneau, in french. beneath his printed name malraux writes ´ avec un remerciement farfelu par poème´ (translation: ´ with a whimsical thank-you in verse´ ). accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by malraux. together with a second autograph note, unsigned, by malraux, to the recto of his personal printed correspondence card, n.p., n.d. (1969), also to queneau, in french. malraux pens three lines of text beneath his printed name, ´ avec ses remerciements pour avoir eu l'attention de lui envoyer ´fendre les flots´ \u2013 et son amical souvenir´ (translation: ´ with his thanks for kindly sending him ´fendre les flots´ \u2013 and his warm regards´ ). vg to ex, 2 \n \n  raymond queneau (1903-1976) french novelist, poet, critic and editor.  \n  the first card was sent by malraux to queneau on the occasion of the publication of cent mille milliards de poèmes , a collection consisting of ten sonnets, each line of which is printed on a tab that can be moved as one pleases.  there are therefore 10 to the power of 14 lines, or one hundred thousand billion, potential poems. faced with this tour de force, malraux returns to one of his earliest collections, royaume farfelu (1928), in which his full imagination found expression, prior to the publication of his more \u2018serious\u2019 novels.  \n  the second card makes reference to fendre les flots, published in 1969, which is the final collection in the cycle begun with courir les rues, published in 1967, and continued by battre la campagne in 1968. these poems are the most autobiographical in the cycle and thus echo those of his first collection, chêne et chien (1937).  \n \n raymond queneau (1903-1976) french novelist, poet, critic and editor.  \n the first card was sent by malraux to queneau on the occasion of the publication of cent mille milliards de poèmes , a collection consisting of ten sonnets, each line of which is printed on a tab that can be moved as one pleases.  there are therefore 10 to the power of 14 lines, or one hundred thousand billion, potential poems. faced with this tour de force, malraux returns to one of his earliest collections, royaume farfelu (1928), in which his full imagination found expression, prior to the publication of his more \u2018serious\u2019 novels.  \n the second card makes reference to fendre les flots, published in 1969, which is the final collection in the cycle begun with courir les rues, published in 1967, and continued by battre la campagne in 1968. these poems are the most autobiographical in the cycle and thus echo those of his first collection, chêne et chien (1937)."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"868","title":{"es":"malraux andre: (1901-1976) (x2)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145624/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.058Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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on oublie de lui donner à boire - et puis on tape dessus - regardez-le - il est plus beau que les statues qu´on - vous dit d´admirer et qui vous ennuient - il est vivant, il respire - confortablement installé dans son rêve - les grandes personnes disent que la poule - rêve de grain et l´âne d´avoine - ..... il rêve peut-être qu´il est oiseau - et qu´il vole - ou peut-être qu´il rêve autre chose - parv exemple qu´il est à l´école des garçons - caché dans l´armoire aux cartons à dessins... tout ce qu´on peut savoir c´est qu´il rêve - tout le mond rêve´ (translation: \" \n it's a donkey sleeping - children, watch him sleep - don't wake him - don't play any tricks on him - when he's not sleeping, he's very often unhappy - he doesn't eat every day - we forget to give him water - and then we hit him - look at him - he's more beautiful than the statues we're told to admire and that bore you - he's alive, he's breathing - comfortably settled in his dream - elder people say that the hen dreams of grain and the donkey of oats - ..... perhaps he's dreaming that he's a bird - and that he's flying - or perhaps he's dreaming of something else - for example, that he's at the boys' school - hidden in the cupboard with the drawing boxes... all we can know is that he's dreaming - everyone dreams\") to the third page, verso of second sheet, prevert adds ten additional lines or draft verses about a horse, which are crossed in pencil. very small minor age wear with uneven left edges. g"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"869","title":{"es":"prevert jacques: (1900-1977)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145625/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.060Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145625,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145626/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145626/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145626/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145626/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"houellebecq michel: (1956- ) french author of novels, poems, and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker, and singer. a.l.s., \n michel houellebecq , one page, 4to, n.p. (paris), n.d. (27th november 2018), to maximilien heto chevalier, in french. houellebecq writes a kind letter of advice to his correspondent, a poet, commencing by stating \n ´ \n j \n e ne vais pas vous donner \"mon avis sur vos poèmes\", parce que cela ne sert à rien, et que l\u2019avis serait plus long que les poèmes eux-mêmes. \n disons juste que je suis intéressé´ (translation: \n ´ \n i\u2019m not going to give you \u2018my opinion on your poems\u2019, because there\u2019s no point, and the opinion would be longer than the poems themselves. \n let\u2019s just say i\u2019m interested´ ) and continuing \n ´ \n les grandes maisons d\u2019édition ont laissé tomber la poésie, en gros \n (enfin flammarion me publie, parce que c\u2019est mon éditeur, mais je suis vraiment un cas particulier). \n il y a de petites éditions de poésie, mais je ne les connais pas. ceux qui m\u2019ont publié quand j\u2019étais jeune ont disparu. ils ont du être remplacés par d\u2019autres.  \n mais si j\u2019allais, aujourd\u2019hui, dans un festival de poésie, je crois que je ne connaîtrais aucun des éditeurs´ (translation: \n ´ \n the big publishing houses have pretty much given up on poetry \n (well, flammarion \n publishes me, because they\u2019re my publisher, but i really am a special case). \n there are small poetry publishers, but i don\u2019t know them. the ones who published me when i was young have disappeared. they must have been replaced by others. \n but if i were to go to a poetry festival today, i don\u2019t think i\u2019d recognise a single publisher´ ). houellebecq concludes his letter by providing the paris address of his gallerist, florence bonnefous, commenting \n ´ \n l\u2019aspect visuel, graphique, reste très présent dans votre dernier envoi. ce que je peux décemment vous conseiller de mieux, c\u2019est d\u2019envoyer votre recueil à ma galeriste.....je vais lui en parler de mon côté´ (translation: \n ´ \n the visual, graphic aspect is very much present in your latest submission. the best advice i can reasonably give you is to send your collection to my gallery owner.....i\u2019ll mention it to her myself´ ). accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by houellebecq. \n together with a signed and inscribed paperback edition of houellebecq´s \n poésie , published as part of the \n j´ai lu collection, 2013, signed by the poet to the half-title page, \n ´pour maximilien,  \n ma propre tentative, michel houellebecq´ (translation: \n ´for maximilien,  \n my own attempt, michel houellebecq´ ). some age wear and a few heavy creases to the covers of the book, g to vg, 2"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"870","title":{"es":"houellebecq michel: (1956- ) (x2)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145626/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:22.061Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145626,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145627/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"d´annunzio gabriele: (1863-1938) italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and royal italian army officer during world war i. a.l.s., gabriele d´annunzio , one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (late 1918 or early 1919), to a friend, on the attractive printed stationery of the squadra di san marco, in french. d´annunzio informs his friend that he is sending them an issue of le figaro, remarking ´je voulais venir vous le porter moi-même hier; mais ma visite au charmant amiral s´est prolongée très utilement´ (translation: ´i had intended to bring it to you in person yesterday, but my visit to the charming admiral ran over, which turned out to be very useful´ ) and also informing his friend that he won´t be coming to paris. in a postscript d´annunzio adds ´la revue des deus mondes contient un article de boulenger sur mon escadre´ (translation: ´la revue des deux mondes contains an article by boulenger on my squadron´ ). one small, very minor tear to the right edge, otherwise vg \n marcel boulenger (1873-1932) french novelist and fiction writer, who was also an olympic fencer. in the december 1918 issue of la revue des deux mondes boulenger had contributed a notable article under the title un visite au commandant d´annunzio which highlighted the italian´s dramatic exploits and charismatic leadership during world war i.  \n the sqvadra di san marco was a specialised naval squadron commanded by d'annunzio during world war i, noted for its daring torpedo boat raids."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"871","title":{"es":"d´annunzio gabriele: (1863-1938)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145627/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.890Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145627,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145628/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145628/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"marinetti filippo tommaso: (1876-1944) italian poet and art theorist, founder of the futurist movement, and best known as the author of the manifesto of futurism (1909) and as a co-author of the fascist manifesto (1919). dark ink signature and greeting ( ´mes hommages tres respectueux, f. t. marinetti´ ) to a clear area of the recto of a picture postcard depicting the avenue regina margherita in livorno. hand addressed by marinetti to the verso to madame gustave kahn in paris. some very light, minor age wear, vg \n gustave kahn (1859-1936) french symbolist poet and art critic, a primary influence on marinetti. kahn´s wife was elizabeth dayre, a catholic-born french woman remembered by historians for her bold, symbolic stand against antisemitism. during the dreyfus affair kahn passionately supported writer émile zola and the pro-dreyfus camp. to show absolute solidarity with her husband and the jewish people, and to actively protest the rampant antisemitism sweeping french society,  elizabeth  formally converted from catholicism to judaism  . upon her religious conversion and subsequent wedding to gustave at the grand synagogue de la victoire in paris in 1898, she legally changed her name to rachel . the dramatic gesture of a catholic woman converting as a political and humanitarian protest was a major event that was widely covered and commented on by the french press at the time."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"872","title":{"es":"marinetti filippo tommaso: (1876-1944)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145628/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_stampspostcards","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.897Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145628,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145629/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"marinetti filippo tommaso: (1876-1944) italian poet and art theorist, founder of the futurist movement, and best known as the author of the \n manifesto of futurism (1909) and as a co-author of the fascist manifesto (1919). a good ink signature ( \n ´f t marinetti´ ) to a 5.5 x 3.5 card, significantly also adding the word \n futurismo! in his hand above his signature. with a newspaper portrait of marinetti neatly affixed to the left. an attractive example. some very light, minor foxing, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"873","title":{"es":"marinetti filippo tommaso: (1876-1944)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145629/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.905Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145629,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145630/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"perez galdos benito: (1843-1920) spanish novelist and politician. a leading literary figure in spain in the 19th-century. widely regarded as one of the greatest spanish novelists ever. pérez galdós was nominated for the nobel prize for literature in 1912  but his opposition to religious authorities led him to be boycotted by conservative sectors of spanish society, and traditionalist catholics, who did not recognize his literary merit. a.l.s. ` b. perez galdos´, one page, oblong 8vo, madrid, 24th april 1906, in spanish. perez galdós copies two sentences corresponding to the dialogue of two of his personages, leon and maria, in his playwright mariucha (1871), stating ` leon - en mi afán de llevar la carta, yo no me contentaba con recoger los pedacitos; quería recoger hasta los átomos... maria - los átomos! es lo que yo digo: cuando pasa un àtomo, cogerlo...´ (translation: \" leon - in my eagerness to deliver the letter, i wasn't content with just picking up the little pieces; i wanted to collect even the atoms... maria - atoms! that's what i say: when an atom passes by, pick it up...\") perez galdos annotates to the bottom left corner ` from mariucha´. g \n mariucha was first performed in barcelona in 1903 with maria guerrero, the most famous actress in spain, playing the main role of mariucha. the play centers on the fate of a family belonging to the highest aristocracy, who, due to life's twists and turns, are on the verge of ruin, to the point of being forced to sell their alto-rey palace. the solution to this dramatic situation lies in the marriage of the son, césareo, to the daughter of wealthy bourgeois, who have no noble lineage whatsoever. mariucha, the daughter, reacts in stark contrast to this situation and prepares to work to support herself\u2014by buying and selling women's clothing. this choice draws fierce criticism from the rest of the family."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"874","title":{"es":"perez galdos benito: (1843-1920)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145630/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.912Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145630,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145631/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145631/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145631/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"unamuno miguel de: (1864-1936) spanish novelist. a.l.s., miguel de unamuno , two pages, 8vo, n.p., 29th june 1906, to teixeira de pascoaes in porto, on his printed stationery as rector of the university of salamanca, in spanish. unamuno confirms to his correspondent his arrival to portugal to attend a council meeting and concludes referring to the last poems he has written, saying ` mi buen amigo, el dia 30 de este mes, sábado, llegamos a esa en el rápido. voy con otros cuatro a un consejo del ferrocarril s.f.p. espero nos veamos ahí. si guerra junqueiro está en esa ciudad dígaselo. hasta la vista pues. llevaré mis últimos versos y usted escogerá para su hermana´ (translation: \" my good friend, on saturday the 30th of this month, we'll arrive there on the express train. i'm going with four others to a meeting of the san francisco de macorís railway. i hope to see you there. if guerra junqueiro is in that city, tell him. goodbye then. i'll bring my latest verses, and you can choose one for your sister.\") accompanied by the original envelope addressed in unamuno´s hand, postmarked and stamped. vg \n teixeira de pascoaes (1877-1952) his real name being joaquim pereira teixeira de vasconcelos. portuguese poet."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"875","title":{"es":"unamuno miguel de: (1864-1936)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145631/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.919Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145631,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":1800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145632/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145632/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"zweig stefan: (1881-1942) austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer, himself a passionate collector of autograph manuscripts. an excellent a.l.s., with his initials sz. , two pages, oblong 8vo, salzburg, n.d. (18th march 1933), to dr. [oscar kurz], on zweig´s attractive monogrammed stationery, in german. zweig informs his correspondent ´ i have (with a heavy soul) written directly to m [ussolini] , having first obtained mrs germani\u2019s consent on this matter. the fact that, fortunately, he has read (i know not how) all my books gave me the courage to do so´ and explains ´ i received the reply today, in which he asks his ambassador in vienna to inform me that he has decided, at my request, to commute the prison sentence to house arrest (so that his wife may join him) and that, after some time, he will consider the possibility of his complete release´ , further remarking ´ this is more, much more than i had hoped for. if you....see mrs g., i would advise her (however painful it may be) to send a letter of thanks in response to these kind gestures; we must acknowledge \u2013 whatever our political views may be \u2013 that it is a very humane gesture on the part of the busiest man in europe to respond so spontaneously to a private letter sent by a stranger´ and in concluding states ´ once again, i implore you with the utmost urgency that my involvement remain absolutely unknown. publicity spoils everything´ . a letter of remarkable and significant content. vg \n in his memoirs , the world of yesterday, zweig devotes several passages which provide the background to the present letter. he recounts how giuseppe germani (1896-1978), a poor italian antifascist doctor close to the socialist politician giacomo matteotti, had been one of the few to dare to carry his coffin. facing persecution, he had been forced to flee. but, on the false charge of having taken part in a plot against mussolini, he was arrested and sentenced to ten years\u2019 imprisonment. his wife, fearing for her children, had begged zweig to intervene. unfamiliar with political manoeuvring, the writer decided to write a heartfelt personal letter to mussolini, and his intervention resulted in the sentence being commuted to confinement on one of the country\u2019s penal islands, where his family were able to join him. zweig concluded by stating ´no letter in my entire life has brought me more joy and satisfaction, and if there is one literary success of which i am proud, it is this one.´"},"estimateMax":2200,"lotNumber":"876","title":{"es":"zweig stefan: (1881-1942)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145632/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1800,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.926Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,800 - 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(c.1890), to harry j. moors ( ´my dear moors´ ). stevenson announces ´our imevitable fellow has turned up´ and continues ´it seems he has been fired from the place he was in and is now staying with folau at a cheaper rate: suppose we applied our money $5 each, as far as it will go in the folau racket?´ , further remarking ´i think it best in principle in any case of this kind to pay the landlord not the lodger: when a man is down on his luck, he is awfully apt to take \"a pull at the gowans\", like mr. micawber´ . in concluding stevenson writes ´i´ll be down before the lubeck goes, and we´ll see if we can´t get him shipped off. this kind of thing is bad for the digestion´ and acknowledges receipt of a message received via henry, for which he thanks moors. with blank integral leaf. an ink annotation in another hand to the upper corner states ´reproduce in facsimile to face page 137´ (presumably within with stevenson in samoa , a memoir by moors detailing his intimate friendship and daily life with stevenson, published in 1910). some light creasing, minor staining and age wear, and with a small file hole to the upper left corner, g \n the american trader harry j. moors and stevenson were close friends and business associates during the novelist´s final years in samoa. moors had been the first person to meet stevenson's party when they arrived on the schooner equator in december 1889, and he was instrumental in persuading stevenson to make samoa his permanent home.  \n folau was a high-ranking judicial official on samoa, serving as chief judge of apia. stevenson specifically sought him out to handle a case of forgery, a crime that stevenson noted was virtually unknown in samoa at the time. folau was reportedly fascinated by the novelty of the offense, asking stevenson what the appropriate punishment should be.  \n the phrase ´a pull at the gowans´ is most famous for its appearance in the song auld lang syne by robert burns. it is also associated with the character mr. micawber in charles dickens´s novel david copperfield. dickens uses it to illustrate mr. micawber\u2019s characteristic verbosity and love for high-flown, sentimental language when, in chapter 28, mr. micawber famously alludes to the song while drinking punch with david and traddles. stevenson, a fellow scot and an admirer of both burns and dickens, evidently used the phrase in the present letter as a playful nod to this double literary heritage."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"885","title":{"es":"stevenson robert louis: (1850-1894) ´´ when a man is down on his luck, he is awfully apt to take \"a pull at the gowans\", like mr. micawber´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145641/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.105Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145641,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145642/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145642/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145642/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145642/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"stevenson robert louis: (1850-1894) scottish novelist of treasure island (1883), strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde (1886) and kidnapped (1886). a good a.l.s., robert louis stevenson , four pages, 8vo, yacht heron, oban, n.d. (annotated july 1874 in another hand to the upper right corner of the first page), on his monogrammed stationery, to his mother. stevenson writes of his bohemian life while taking a boat trip, in part, ´i shall try to write you a note at last, although i hope almost in irony that you may be able to read it as the pen is bad and my hands are hard and stiff and i have forgotten how to write. that is scarcely a joke; but when i say that i have forgotten how to think, it is in bitter seriousness. i am so stupid, i never do think, i prattle and am very easily satisfied with my own and other people´s jests. i eat, i drink.....i sleep; generally i live as a beast.....it is so nice. it is also so beautiful. it is my thick-headed, stolid, real satisfaction. simpson and i sleep at one end of the cabin, stout and barclay at the other. in the middle we batten over food. it is dirty. we try to keep our own glasses, but occasionally tom mixes them up in what he calls cleaning it. simpson looking at his glass the other day, suspiciously through half-shut eyes, opined that \"tom had been tampering with it\" and the word was hailed with acclamation. however he doesn´t tamper much with anything. we have the most of the mercies packed up in small tins, by a dear man in aberdeen, i don´t think mercies are improved by packing up in tins. apart from the clean man´s preparations, we live fancifully on chops and steaks, with every now and agai a leg of mutton: a leg of mutton is a very great thing. it is boiled and we have mutton broth, real mutton broth is better than mutton broth out of the dear man´s tins. you observe how i use the word real there; it is a common location with us; things out of the aberdonian tins are called sham´ . a letter of fine, lively content. vg \n in july 1874, stevenson joined a pleasure cruise on the yacht heron along the west coast of scotland, as the guest of his friend sir walter grindlay simpson, an advocate and enthusiastic yachtsman. at the time stevenson was 23, nominally training for the scottish bar but already gravitating toward a literary life."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"886","title":{"es":"stevenson robert louis: (1850-1894)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145642/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":5000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:19.106Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - 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of human decency and loving-kinness. it is very distressing to see the deliberate transformation of an institution of higher learning, dedicated in the past to freedom of thought, into a machine for inculcating dogmas and training fanatics who shall be immune to reason and charity´ . a letter of excellent content. one very slight paperclip rust stain to the upper edge, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"891","title":{"es":"huxley aldous: (1894-1963) huxley writes of ´ the castro regime´s assault on academic liberty´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145647/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.866Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145647,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145648/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145648/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145648/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"eliot t. s.: (1888-1965) american-born english poet and playwright, nobel prize winner for literature, 1948. an interesting t.l.s., t. s. eliot , one page, small 4to, russell square, london, 11th october 1946, to yves-gerard le dantec, on the printed stationery of faber and faber ltd. eliot thanks his correspondent for their letter and remarks ´i have re-read my preface and confess that after such a lapse of time i am rather ashamed of it´ , continuing to explain ´such a preface written when valéry´s work was still comparatively little known in this country is not such as i would write today. of course, the fact that i know much more of valéry´s work than i did then, and also the fact that the picture of valéry is somewhat altered in view of his subsequent work, make the whole thing rather out of date, so i should not like it to be issued unless the original date of publication were clearly given. there are also a few sentences which i might improve´ . in concluding eliot apologises for his ´inadvertent discourtesy´ in not having thanked his correspondent previously for having been kind enough to send a copy of their ´charming translation of the roubaiyat of omar khayyam ´ . accompanied by two different french translations of eliot´s a brief introduction to the method of paul valéry , the first a 4to manuscript copy of ten pages (separate leaves, with many corrections) in the hand of le dantec, and the second (of which there are two copies) a 4to typescript copy of six and eight pages on carbon paper. the translations with some age wear and minor faults (g), the letter vg, 3 \n yves-gerard le dantec (1898-1958) french poet, literary critic, and librarian, best known or editing the definitive collections of famous french poets.  \n eloiot wrote his wrote a foundational essay a brief introduction to the method of paul valéry in 1924. it served as the preface for an english translation of valéry\u2019s famous poem le serpent ( ébauche d'un serpent ), translated by mark wardle and published by r. cobden-sanderson. at this point in time, both writers were reaching the peak of their literary fame. the preface is highly regarded because it marks eliot\u2019s first formal, major critique of valéry\u2019s work and lays out core tenets of modernist poetic theory."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"892","title":{"es":"eliot t. s.: (1888-1965) ´i have re-read my preface and confess that after such a lapse of time i am rather ashamed of it´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145648/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.868Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - 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(i´m judging purely on their choice of a director). loot is a serious play.....unless loot is directed and acted perfectly seriously the play will fail. as it failed in its original touring version. a director who imagines that the only object is to get a laugh is not for me. in general the tone of the london production is o.k. of course a lot of lines are muffed. this is the fault of having inexperienced actors in the parts. if we replaced fay, mcleavy and (possibly) dennis by more experienced actors (not necessarily better - just more experienced in comedy) the play would be a lot better. but the way it was done would be the same. and this is what we must get over to the broadway producers......ideally it should be nearer to the homecoming rather than i love lucy. don´t think i´m a snob about i love lucy. i´ve watched it often. i think its very funny. but it is purely aimed at making an audience laugh. and that isn´t the prime aim of loot. when i look back on what i´ve written i think it would be safer to say ideally i´d like an amalgam of black comedy and the homecoming. would dexter do it? he was going to do it at the court originally.....casting. i´ll accept clive revel.....i don´t want a ´comic´ in the part. i want an experienced actor, a serious actor who can play comedy. paul rogers and ian holm in the homecoming were very funny. but they aren´t comics. only actors who can play the characters i´ve written should be in the play. comics who see everything in terms of funny lines are out.....the boys. we should take kenneth cranham. and another english boy. i don´t think american actors can understand the parts. and i don´t want there to be anything queer or camp or odd about the relationship of hal and dennis. americans see homosexuality in terms of fag and drag. this isn´t my vision of the universal brotherhood. they must be perfectly ordinary boys who happen to be fucking each other. and the girl as well. nothing could be more natural. i won´t have the great american queen brought into it. i hope i make myself plain on that point. it is an important one......i hated gerry duggan as you know. i won´t have him near the play. i´d like something much starrier. it is an equal part with truscott......at a pinch he needn´t be irish. if we were taking an english actor i´d suggest arthur lowe.......of course it is better if mcleavy is irish. if revel (who is jewish) plays truscott and a good irish actor (known in america) plays mcleavy we´ll be on our way to repeating the success of abie´s irish rose......fay. v. difficult. she must be kept in her place. (always a difficult thing for american´s to do with their women).....and it would be nice if she had a decent pair of tits. and blonde hair. it would be much funnier. but she isn´t to be allowed to swamp the play. it isn´t a play about fay. if only there were someone like marilyn monroe. but there i´m echoing, i´m sure, every hollywood producer. your idea of rosemary harris is v. good. she should ideally be under thirty. i want the erotic idea behind a girl in her late twenties and boys in their ´teens. she isn´t a mother substitute. none of your tennessee williams drag-queens.......i wouldn´t object to fenella fielding. i don´t like her - she´s a camp lady - but if she could be controlled i wouldn´t say no. and i´m sure she´d be v. popular in new york (for so many reasons). the set in london i think is drab......it should be the home of a comfortably off roman catholic family......but it could be a better set......when fay opens the curtains sunlight, very hot and bright - life should flood in onto the coffin......the whole production must be simple and not arty.......the script. i want the lord chamberlain´s directions ignored. this means a real actress for the corpse (when its in the coffin that is - not when its wrapped up). and all the good lines back......it´s most important to get the sub-text of the play right. the play shouldn´t be one long giggle - there should be depths. it can never work as a rival to barefoot in the park. that is the main thing to impress upon the broadway producers. believe me i´m saving them money by telling them this´ . the fifth page constitutes a postscript, signed by orton with his initial j , stating ´i also think that it might be wise to reconsider marowitz as a director. god knows i´m not a fan of his. i think a lot of the direction in loot is atrocious. but on the principle of better the devil you know than the devil you don´t, i´d think about it. with a stronger cast his direction wouldn´t stick out so much. and it is a success in london!! remember that´ . together with two further 4to sheets of typed lists, with a number of ink annotations, of various actors and actresses under consideration for the roles of truscott (alec guinness, peter sellers, james mason, michael redgrave, richard attenborough, peter finch etc.), mcleavy (ed begley, arthur lowe, leo mckern, boris karloff etc.), and fay (maggie smith, joan plowright, julie andrews, geraldine mcewan, fenella fielding, glenda jackson etc.). a letter of interesting content relating to orton´s third major production, the black comedy loot . letters of orton are extremely rare as a result of his tragic murder at the young age of 34. vg \n michael white (1936-2016) british theatrical impresario and film producer.  \n loot had its first broadway production in new york at the biltmore theatre, opening on 18th march 1968. kenneth cranham played hal (as he had in the 1966 london production), james hunter played dennis, liam redmond played mcleavy, carole shelley played fay, george rose played truscott, and norman barrs played meadows. it was directed by derek goldby and designed by william ritmann."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"893","title":{"es":"orton joe: (1933-1967) ´ unless loot is directed and acted perfectly seriously the play will fail´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145649/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":3900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.870Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - 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(c. february 1888), being a manuscript of his poem soon shall the winter´s foil be here , with several autograph corrections, including deletions and interlinear additions. the manuscript appears to be whitman´s original final working manuscript of the free verse poem, opening with the lines ´soon shall the winter´s foil be here/ soon shall these icy ligatures unbind and melt - a little while/ and air, soil, wave, suffused shall be in softness, bloom and growth--a thousand forms shall rise´. an extremely rare autograph manuscript, composed and signed by whitman in his seventies, reflecting on the approaching winter of life and the resurrection of life in other forms. some light staining and minor age wear, and with the upper right corner professionally repaired to an excellent standard. about vg \n soon shall the winter´s foil be here was first published on 21 st february 1888 in the new york herald and later appeared in november boughs (1888) and leaves of grass (1891-92) where it featured in the sands at seventy section, whitman´s last major addition to his monumental and most famous work.  \n in their work leaves of grass: a textual variorum of the printed poems allen and badley note no corrections after the first printing of the poem. however, the present manuscript contains three significant corrections in line with the final published version: in the third line whitman has replaced the word ´earth´ by ´soil´, and in the sixth line the poet changes the word ´rise´ for ´wake´, as well as completely re-writing ´the simple delicate shows of earth´ and replacing it with ´the simple shows, the delicate miracles of earth´.  \n in addition, the present manuscript displays a variation not found in the published version. the final line of the poem was originally written as ´for such the scenes the annual play brings on´, however in the version offered here, whitman has added a word, ´for such the scenes the annual endless play brings on´. the poet corrected his ending on the proofs and restored the original version.  \n another autograph manuscript copy, also with corrections and revisions, of soon shall the winter´s foil be here (hm 1192) is preserved at the huntington library in california."},"estimateMax":45000,"lotNumber":"898","title":{"es":"whitman walt: (1819-1892)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145654/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":35000,"soldPrice":54000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.877Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac35,000 - \u20ac45,000","currency":"EUR","id":145654,"estimateMin":35000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145655/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145655/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145655/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145655/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"wallace lew: (1827-1905) american lawyer, union general in the american civil war, politician, diplomat, and author of the historical adventure story ben-hur: a tale of the christ (1880). a.l.s., lew wallace , four pages, 8vo, rome, 11th june 1885, to mrs. berdan. wallace states that he had left constantinople with ´the most confident expectation´ of meeting his correspondent in paris ´where according to general b [erdan] you were about arriving from stockholm´ , continuing to express his surprise and regret to learn that she was en route to sorrento, and explaining ´i had intended in paris answering in person your interesting letters, and you will never be able to say that would not have been more agreeable than the receipt of half dozen proxy replies by post. my purpose was to tall you in full what i had done for your husband, and how in my last interview with the sultan he ordered conditions to be drawn for presentation to the general; if they proved acceptable, he was to be taken into the imperial service forthwith. he was then to have trials of the torpedo´ . wallace further informs berdan that he is leaving for florence tonight, and then two days later will leave for paris ´which will not be half so charming now that you have taken the italian flight´ , and also remarking ´i know less about that city than any other of the european capitals, and it would have been so pleasant to have put myself under your able and all sufficient chaperoneship, and seen it. alas, it was one of the lost opportunities of my life!´. some light foxing, creasing, and minor age wear, g \n hiram berdan (1824-1893) american colonel, the guiding force and commander of the united states volunteer sharpshooter regiments during the american civil war. berdan was also an engineer and inventor of the berdan rifle.  \n wallace served as united states minister to the ottoman empire from september 1881 to may 1885."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"899","title":{"es":"wallace lew: (1827-1905)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145655/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:24.878Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145655,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145656/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145656/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145656/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145656/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145656/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"stein gertrude: (1874-1946) american novelist, poet, playwright and art collector, famous for hosting her paris salon where the leading figures of modernism in art and literature would meet. a.l.s., \n gertrude ste [in] \n , four pages, 4to, azay-le-rideau, indre-et-loire, n.d. 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(annotated 1930? in pencil in another hand), to dorothy connable. hemingway states that it is worse luck that he won´t be in new york in the autumn, remarking ´pauline took young bumby there from here and put him on the boat for paris but i´ve stayed out here working (and hunting, 2 bear, bighorn ram, bull elk and other edible beasts) and go from here to piggott until christmas - then to key west until april´ , and inviting connable to key west, explaining ´it has a fine hotel (casa marina) and nothing to do but play  tennis , swim, fish and talk. we´d love to see you´ , adding ´i would have given very much to have seen you in paris´ , asking if she will be in new york in the spring, and concluding by writing ´will you give my love to your mother when you write her and remember me to your father and ralph? it was fine to hear from you´ . one neat split to the left central horizontal fold (reinforced with tape to the verso), otherwise vg \n pauline pfeiffer (1895-1951) american journalist, the second wife of ernest hemingway from 1927-40.  \n  john 'jack' hemingway (1923-2000) american writer and conservationist, son of ernest hemingway and his first wife hadley richardson. jack hemingway was nicknamed bumby by his father.   \n   dorothy connable, to whom hemingway was strongly attracted, was the daughter of harriet connable, a pivotal figure in hemingway´s early career. harriet connable hired the writer in late 1919 to tutor her son, ralph jr., in toronto.     after hearing hemingway speak in petoskey, michigan, she brought him to toronto to live with her family, facilitating his entry into the city's literary scene and his work for the  toronto star .  the connable household served as a base for hemingway during a critical transitional period in his life as he moved from michigan to serious journalism and, eventually, to europe."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"928","title":{"es":"hemingway ernest: (1899-1961)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145684/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":5200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:29.043Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - 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(annotated 20 th november 1961 in another hand to the upper right corner). in bold blue fountain pen ink steinbeck has penned a sentiment, in french, 'j'y suis, j'y mange, j'y reste' (translation 'i am here, i eat here, i rest here' ), adding his signature beneath, immediately followed by an amusing ink sketch of a large, round flying pig, beneath which steinbeck has added the french phrase ci-git , usually used to precede a name on a tombstone. the lower half of the page bears a blue ink signature and sentiment ( 'with very pleasant memories of lovely avignon, byron janis' ) by byron janis (1928- , american pianist), dated november 1961 in his hand. a rare and attractive example of steinbeck's signature, which could be neatly excised from the page if so desired. vg \n  \n pigasus, the flying pig, was used by john steinbeck throughout his life as a trademark symbol of himself, earthbound but aspiring.  \n  \n provenance: the present page originates from the restaurant visitor's book of jean cassini, a renowned french restaurateur in avignon, both at the hotel d'europe and his own establishment, restaurant cassini. the visitor's book was in use from 1957-82."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"931","title":{"es":"steinbeck john: (1902-1968)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145687/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:33.404Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145687,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145688/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145688/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"sartre jean-paul: (1905-1980) french philosopher, playwright & novelist, awarded (but refused) the nobel prize for literature in 1964. book signed and inscribed, being a soft cover french text edition of les chemins de la liberté iii - la mort dans l´âme , published by gallimard, 1949. signed and inscribed by sartre to the half-title page. some age toning and light wear, g \n la mort dans l´âme was published as troubled sleep in english and is the third publication in sartre´s the roads to freedom trilogy. the novels were written largely in response to the events of world war ii and the nazi occupation of france, and express certain significant shifts in sartre's philosophical position towards 'engagement' (commitment) in both life and literature, finding their resolution in the extended essay existentialism is a form of humanism."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"932","title":{"es":"sartre jean-paul: (1905-1980)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145688/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:33.406Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145688,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145689/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145689/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145689/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"beckett samuel: (1906-1989) irish novelist & dramatist, nobel prize winner for literature, 1969. a.l.s., sam , to the recto and verso of a plain correspondence card, boulevard st. jacques, paris, n.d. (16th february 1961), to deryk mendel. beckett informs his friend that a concert went very well, and that ´mihalovici´s music is very fine´ , further explaining that he is going to germany for the opening of the opera at bielefeld on 25th february ( ´any chance of your coming?´ ) and stating ´there will be 6 further performances in march - 1st, 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th and 22nd. i should be very happy if you could see it´ . beckett further writes ´we are settled in the new place now. give us a ring and try and come round before you leave. am working on a new play and trying simul [taneously] negotiate something with john for bbc. look forward to your idea for us´ . accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by beckett. vg \n deryk mendel (1920-2013) british ballet dancer, choreographer, actor and director, a friend of beckett.  \n  marcel mihalovici (1898\u20131985) french-romanian composer and close friend of beckett who created significant musical adaptations of his works, most notably the chamber opera  krapp, ou, la dernière bande (1961)  and the radio play cascando (1962).  \n mihalovici´s chamber opera krapp, ou, la dernière bande had been commissioned by radiodiffusion-télévision française and the bielefeld opera. the libretto is based on beckett's 1958 play krapp´s last tape and large portions of the play's script were lifted for use in the libretto. like the play, the opera is a monologue with the only character being that of krapp."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"933","title":{"es":"beckett samuel: (1906-1989)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145689/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:33.408Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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(london), 26th april 1950, stating, in part, ´perhaps i might explain that all the publishers wanted was a guarantee that no copyright was being infringed in your article. i gather publishers are always nervous that some other firm may hold copyright, and that by publishing material they mind find themselves in difficulties later. i have seen messrs. harrap this afternoon and they are quite agreeable to your suggestion that you retain the copyright and give them permission to use the article on the understanding that by doing so they are not infringing copyright held by other people´ . two file holes to the left edge of each letter, and a few minor, light creases, otherwise vg, 2 \n ivo geikie-cobb (1887-1953) physician, author and journalist who wrote numerous works that dealt with medicine and disease, as well as publishing (the pseudonym anthony weymouth) seven mystery novels with a medico-scientific interest that featured his series detective, inspector treadgold of scotland yard."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"949","title":{"es":"fleming alexander: (1881-1955)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145705/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:31.720Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145705,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145706/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"lipmann fritz: (1899-1986) german-american biochemist, nobel prize winner for physiology or medicine, 1953. autograph statement signed, fritz lipmann, one page, 4to, n.p. 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\u20ac450","currency":"EUR","id":145724,"estimateMin":350},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145725/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"kinsey alfred: (1894-1956) american biologist and sexologist. a brief t.l.s., alfred c. kinsey , one page, 4to, bloomington, indiana, 4th january 1954, to norman cousins of the saturday review , on the printed stationery of the institute for sex research at indiana university. kinsey writes, in full, ´we have you to thank for the interesting book that you sent along with your christmas greetings. it is very nice to keep up contact with you´ . some light creasing and minor age toning to the edges, and with one extremely small, neat tear to the right edge, otherwise vg \n norman cousins (1915-1990) american political journalist, author and world peace advocate who served as editor-in-chief of the saturday review from 1942-72."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"969","title":{"es":"kinsey alfred: (1894-1956)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145725/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:32.261Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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31 st march 1828, all to sir william henry clinton in london. hezeta writes a series of informative letters to his correspondent, congratulating clinton on his appointment as governor of mauritius, and further stating, in part, 'so far from having succeeded in my application to lord wm. bentinck to follow his lordship to india i have not even received an answer to my letter. i can have no doubt as to my letter being lost\u2026..i must say that i was not very sanguine in my expectations. for i thought the circumstance of being a foreigner might be an obstacle to the good wishes of his lordship in my favor, the board of directors might see with an evil eye the intrusion of a foreigner in any part of their extensive administration; nor was my wish to usurp the rights of an english born subject\u2026..i was prepared to any sort of refusal except to receive no answer\u2026..i am always now in a melancholy mood\u2026..one is tempted to think that it is a punishment for having been too bold in addressing a superior without being encouraged to it\u2026\u2026what you tell me about the state of portugal is sad enough. but you don't mention a word upon one of the most interesting subjects to lead to draw an inference respecting the future fate of that kingdom & that it is something about the personal character of the infante which for what we hear is by no means to be trusted, being unruly, rash & violent, ignorant in the extreme and in proportion fond of absolute power. and upon such a man will rest the foundation of the prospering of 3 millions of men, and by analogy that of spain too? if the french can give us a sufficient cause for remaining in spain the non payment of what they claim from the spanish government. england may prepare herself to agree to the extinction of that independent estate and only weigh in her mind if it will be for her a sufficient indemnity for the aggrandisement of france to take a share in the spoil. my hopes of a change in the state of spain are very weak, & few years more as you say will place one beyond the pale of ferdinand's power and that of his monks\u2026.in the grave' (10 th january 1828), '\u2026.you will see what new schemes i have in view to promote my fortune, it has been suggested to me by the knowledge i acquire in business. money is yet here so scarce\u2026..if among some respectable english merchants they would make here a sort of banking establishment merely to discount bills and make advances to planters upon their produce under judicious managers, they might derive a very handsome profit with perfect safety\u2026..i am very anxious to hear of the arrival of d. miguel to portugal to see the state of that country come to a crisis. i have very little doubt but that he will put down the constitution as soon as he will be left to himself and that england will be obliged to induce d. pedro to come to europe, if she wishes not to see portugal under the french influence by putting it under an absolute monarch' (13 th february 1828), 'the long expected answer of lord wm. bentinck came at last\u2026. [his lordship]\u2026. wished me to follow him & kindly offers me his assistance to do it by way of rio janeiro & cape of good hope but i am not so sanguine about the content of the letter\u2026..if the answer was flattering to my wishes in my destitute situation i have the hopes that his lordship will have sent a duplicate\u2026..as soon as the french shall evacuate the peninsula i expect insurrections, rebellions & riots of every description. the extreme parties will agree in the work of destructions, but even men of the same principles will disagree upon what is to be substituted. no one can trust the oaths or pledges given by any of the bourbons & any constitution imposed or forced upon them must i fear prove anarchical. the nation will sink deeper & deeper in distress & misery; to avoid this there is no other remedy but to unite the whole peninsula under d. pedro & send d. miguel to the brazils. this is a most desirable plan for the balance of power & to restore to both kingdoms by their union part of the strength & weight which they have lost with their colonies. the present unpopularity of the bourbon makes this plan possible which in any other circumstances would be rash & impracticable. what liberal can be imprudent enough to re-enter spain with no other security but an amnesty from the king?......i for one will not trust myself to such a frail security as ferd [inan] d's word' (31 st march 1828). each of the letters with integral address leaves (some minor tears and small areas of paper loss caused by the original breaking of the seals). generally about vg, 3 \n  \n william henry clinton (1769-1846) british general who served in the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars.  \n  \n lord william bentinck (1774-1839) british lieutenant general who served as governor-general of india 1828-35."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"996","title":{"es":"hezeta jose: (1788-1862)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145752/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:41.491Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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(7th october 1940). the document, originally part of a larger combat report, is completed in typescript and relates to the shooting down of an enemy aircraft over kent during the later stages of the battle of britain, stating, in part, \n ´the squadron turned and dived to the left to attack a number of me.109´s below, and i saw one of them turn further to the left (for home) than the others did, and turned sharp left after him: he climbed in front of me as i dived on him and i opened fire at less than 100 yards and saw my bullets striking the aircraft; bits flew off it, particularly from the right wing-root. i received a spray of oil and glycol on the windscreen, and thick white smoke poured out. he went steeply down and i broke off the engagement.....i presume he crashed somewhere in the district south of eastchurch´ . signed by passy at the conclusion. vg"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1007","title":{"es":"passy cyril: (1917-1971)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145763/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.491Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145763,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145764/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"rushmer frederick: (1910-1940) english fighter pilot of world war ii who served with 603 squadron and participated in the battle of britain. a rare d.s., \n f w rushmer f/lt., one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. (raf dyce, aberdeenshire), n.d. (30th july 1940). the partially printed document, originally part of a larger combat report, is completed in rushmer´s hand and relates to the shooting down of an enemy aircraft over east montrose in scotland during the battle of britain, stating, in part, \n ´green section f/lt rushmer (1), p/o berry (2) f/o pease (3) ordered to patrol stonehaven at 20,000; advised one e/a 50 miles e. montrose at 14,000. section climbed to 17,000 and orbitted 15 miles e. montrose.....green 2 & 3 spotted e/a ahead & below. section went line astern and turned to deliver no.1 attack in waves. e/a dived towards cloud but found insufficient cover. green 1 attacked below cloud; some return fire experienced: e/a lowered wheels & had streams of smoke issuing from both engines. green 2 & 3 attacked e/a headed w. in continuous dive. dropped bombs from about 300 feet and immediately afterwards pancaked on sea, bursting into flames on impact.....no survivors seen´ . autographs of rushmer are rare in any form as a result of him being killed in action at the young age of 30 on 5th september 1940. vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1008","title":{"es":"rushmer frederick: (1910-1940)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145764/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.493Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145764,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145765/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"lecky john: (1920-1940) british fighter pilot of world war ii who served with 610 and 41 squadrons and was killed in action during the battle of britain. an extremely rare d.s., \n j g lecky p/o , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., marked \n secret . the typescript document is a combat report, most likely submitted whilst serving with 610 squadron at biggin hill during the battle of britain, and states, in full, \n ´when we first joined combat i saw about six me109s below; and followed the section leader down. the one i chased did evasive action and i lost him and the rest of the fight for a short time. i then saw 4 spitfires re-joining formation and 2 me109s, with bright yellow noses, diving on them from behind. i came up from below on the starboard beam and got in two successive beam shots at the 109s as they turned away. as far as i could see, the second one flew straight into my shots, which seemed to penetrate about the cockpit. i did not observe him go down at all after this, as i was doing evasive action myself´ . autographs of lecky are extremely rare in any form as a result of his tragically early death at the age of 19 when he was shot down in combat on 11th october 1940. one file hole and some small staple holes to the upper left corner, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1009","title":{"es":"lecky john: (1920-1940)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145765/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.495Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145765,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145766/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145766/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"puda raimund: (1912-2002) czech fighter ace of world war ii, credited with 6 victories, who served with 310 and 605 squadrons, participating in both the battle of france and the battle of britain. d.s., puda raimund , one page, 4to, n.p. (raf duxford, cambridgeshire), 15th september 1940. the partially printed document, completed in puda´s hand in czech, is a combat report (form \"f\", marked secret ) providing details of the pilot's aerial engagement with enemy aircraft over the western outskirts of london whilst flying with 310 czechoslovak squadron during the battle of britain, and resulting in the destruction of a do.215, the general report stating, in part, ´i carried out an attack on two do.215.....and opened fire at one at about 100-150 yards. the enemy aircraft went down immediately and smoke streamed out of both engines. i broke away in a left turn and prepared to attack him again. but in that moment a spitfire aircraft attacked him at about 50 yards and followed the enemy aircraft to the ground´ . accompanied by an official english translation. some light creasing and a few small tears to the edges, g \n the present document was signed on the most significant day of the battle of britain, now officially commemorated annually in the united kingdom as battle of britain day. on 15th september 1940 the german luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated daylight assault on london, involving around 1,500 aircraft. the germans believed the raf fighter command was down to its last reserves, however the raf repelled two massive waves of attacks. following this failure, the luftwaffe suffered unsustainable losses, proving that germany could not achieve the air superiority required for a seaborne invasion. just two days later, on 17th september, adolf hitler indefinitely postponed operation sea lion, the planned invasion of great britain."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1010","title":{"es":"puda raimund: (1912-2002) signed on the most significant day of the battle of britain"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145766/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.496Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145766,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145767/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"ptacek rudolf: (1918-1942) czech fighter pilot who served with 43 squadron during world war ii and participated in the battle of britain. a rare d.s., rud. ptacek , one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. (raf kenley, surrey), n.d. (24th march 1942). the document, originally part of a larger combat report, is completed in typescript and relates to the engagement of an enemy aircraft and ptacek´s forced landing, in part, ´i took part in circus 82, the target being hazebrouck marshalling yards. the north weald wing acted as close escort. after the bombers had turned for home and we were escorting them at about 12,000 ft 4 109 e´s dived from behind out of the sun towards the bombers. i broke formation and attacked the rearmost e/a from astern and below......e/a made a steep diving turn after i had givem it a short burst of both cannon and m.g. at about 300 yards´ range. i followed e/a in his dive and gave it two more bursts.....by this time i was down to about 2000ft. e/a was emitting clouds of blue-white smoke and i think his engine had stopped because i was overtaking him so quickly. i was then attacked from behind by an e/a and my engine stopped and began to burn. i switched off the petrol and force-landed with wheels up at i.a.s. of 120 m.p.h. in a field´ . autographs of ptacek are extremely rare in any form as a result of him being shot down into the sea and killed in action at the young age of 23 on 28th march 1942, just four days after signing the present document. vg \n on 24th march 1942 ptacek and his fellow pilots in 602 squadron (at the time led by squadron leader paddy finucane , one of the raf's most famous aces) participated in the circus 82 operation. the squadron's spitfires acted as part of the massive fighter screen protecting a small group of douglas boston light bombers as they flew over the comines/hazebrouck region to cover the bombers as they attacked the local power station."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1011","title":{"es":"ptacek rudolf: (1918-1942) signed four days before being killed in action"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145767/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.100Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145767,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145768/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145768/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145768/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"machacek jiri: (1915-1941) czech fighter pilot of world war ii who served with 310 and 145 squadrons and participated in the battle of britain. a rare document, unsigned, two pages, originally 4to (now neatly cut horizontally at the centre and in two separate oblong 8vo sheets), n.p. (raf merston, west sussex), 5th july 1941. the partially printed document, completed in machacek´s hand, is a combat report (form \"f\", marked secret ) providing details of the pilot's aerial engagement with an me109 enemy aircraft over saint omer whilst participating in the circus 33 operation, the general report stating, in part, ´i was flying as red 2 east of st. omer at about 19,000 ft i encountered 4 me 109f flying in opposite direction.....i made a sharp turn to the right and immediately left turn. i opened fire with only cannons at range 400 yards.....i saw 2 small bursts of flame on e/a fuselage. trying to follow e/a in sharp right turn i span. after recovering i found myself separated from squadron but not from me109s. obviously i got \"wind up\" and after.....wishfull (sic) thinking  i managed to reach light cloud over.....dunkirk and gravelines. unfortunately clouds finished and i found myself about 3 miles south-west of dunkirk being welcomed by about 20 a.a. shells inaccurate. i crossed the english coast near ramsgate and landed at hawkinge´ . one file hole and a small area of paper loss to the upper left corner of the upper half. together with a rare ink signature ( ´j machacek p/o´ ) on a small oblong 12mo feint ruled piece, evidently neatly clipped from a similar document. autographs of machacek are rare in any form as a result of him being killed in action on 8th july 1941 (just three days after sunbmitting the present document) at the age of 26. g to vg, 2 \n the circus 33 operation, which took place on 5th july 1941 and whose targets were the railway yards at lille in france, was a landmark mission in the raf´s daylight bombing offensive, notable for being the first time heavy bombers were used in a circus operation. the bombers were protected by a massive screen of up to eighteen fighter squadrons, including 312 (czechoslovak) squadron and machacek´s 145 squadron. whilst the bombing itself caused damage to the lille railway infrastructure, the mission was part of a costly trend for the raf in 1941. although the raf claimed several victories, they often suffered higher-than-reported losses because they were fighting over enemy territory, meaning any downed pilots were captured or killed rather than being able to return to their units."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1012","title":{"es":"machacek jiri: (1915-1941) machacek completes a combat report just three days before being killed in action"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145768/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.104Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145768,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145769/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"lapkowski waclaw: (1913-1941) polish fighter ace of world war ii, credited with 6 victories, who commanded 303 polish fighter squadron and participated in the battle of britain. a rare d.s., \n lapkowski s/l , one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. 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(4th june 1941). the typescipt document, originally part of a larger combat report, relates to the destruction of an enemy aircraft and states \n ´we had crossed the french coast near le touquet at 15000 ft. and above cloud, but seeing no e/a in the air i ordered the squadron to fly north towards calais. on the way there we lost height to about 4,000 ft. and as cloud was about 6/10ths i decided a low level attack on an aerodrome s.w. of calais, probable coquelles. about 8 me.109´s were dispersed on the ground and i fired my cannons and m/g at one of them. i am sure i hit it but could not make sure of results as the ground defences were very active all round´ . autographs of lapkowski are rare in any form as a result of him being shot down and killed in action over the english channel at the young age of 27. vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1013","title":{"es":"lapkowski waclaw: (1913-1941)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145769/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.108Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145769,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145770/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"maciejowski michal: (1913-2001) polish fighter ace of world war ii, credited with 11 victories, who served with 111 and 249 squadrons and participated in the battle of britain. d.s., \n maciejowski , one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. 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(4th may 1943). the typescipt document, originally part of a larger combat report, relates to the probable destruction of an enemy aircraft whilst maciejowski was serving with 316 polish fighter squadron and states, in part, \n ´i was leader of the starboard section and i flew at 26,000 ft......when the formation was over the target area, 3 f.w.190´s dived to attack from 26/27,000 ft. from n.e. direction. i turned with my section towards these e/a and they dived down, but without attacking. my section dived after them towards the west and when i had got within 600 yds. range at about 14/15,000 ft. i gave a short burst to one of them. this e/a pulled up and turning over, returned on its course meeting me head on. we both fired but without result. after passing, i turned back and got behind the e/a. i gave a long burst.....as a result the e/a gave off black smoke, did a slow roll and fell away to port with smoke increasing, giving a strong impression that it was out of control.....i claim this e/a as probably destroyed.....then i saw 2 f.w.190´s above me. i turned and climbed and lost sight of my victim. when i had climbed above these 2 e/a i attacked one of them from above and behind and gave two long bursts.....i saw strikes on the cockpit and wings. the e/a flicked over and went down.....when i heard one pilot of my section calling for help, engaged in a dog fight with the other e/a, i broke off my attack and went to his aid. the e/a saw me approaching and broke away, flying to the south. i collected my section and returned to the bombers. when over flushing, 4 f.w.190´s tried to attack the fortresses, but my section turned towards them and the e/a flew away´ . vg"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1014","title":{"es":"maciejowski michal: (1913-2001)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145770/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.113Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145770,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145771/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"milne john: (1915-2007) canadian fighter pilot of world war ii who served with 605 squadron in 1940 and participated in the battle of britain. d.s., \n j a milne , one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. (raf croydon, london), n.d. (27th september 1940). the document, originally part of a larger combat report, is completed in typescript and relates to the shooting down of an enemy aircraft during the battle of britain, stating, in part, \n ´the squadron climbed to 18,000 feet circling around some me.110s which were being engaged by fighters.....as we closed with the me.110s one of them broke left away from his formation and i delivered a full beam attack at 300 yards.....he began to spiral down in left and right-hand turns and i delivered two more attacks.....both engines were smoking after my first attack, and his port engine burst into flames at 3,000 feet just east of dorking´ . signed by milne at the conclusion. vg"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1015","title":{"es":"milne john: (1915-2007)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145771/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.117Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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[blucher gebhard leberecht von]: (1742-1819) prussian field marshal who earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against napoleon i at the battle of the nations at leipzig in 1813 and the battle of waterloo in 1815. an unusual, interesting small group of t.ls.s. and telegrams comprising, in chronological order, a t.l.s. by major steifensand, one page, 4to, schwuchow, near stolp, pomerania, 22nd november 1942, to the adjutants office of the fuhrer and supreme commander of the armed forces, fuhrer's headquarters, on the printed stationery of the association of the officers of the 5th (pomeranian) count blucher von wahlstatt hussar regiment, in german, sending notice of a ' modest ceremony, in keeping with the times' that will take place on 16th december, the 200th anniversary of the birth of count blucher, 'at the monument to this great hero of the war of liberation ', advising of the text of a telegram intended to be sent to adolf hitler on the day, and concluding ' if the fuhrer and supreme commander of the armed forces should honour the former blucher hussars with a reply - which would fill us all with great joy and deep gratitude - i would respectfully request that it should be sent to me at the above address'; a carbon copied t.l.s. by karl-jesko von puttkamer, with his initials in bold indelible pencil, one page, 4to. fuhrer's headquarters, 6th december 1942, to major steifensand, in german, informing him that the fuhrer has been informed of his letter of 22nd november and ' enclosing the fuhrer's telegram of reply (no longer present) so that you will be in a position to make its contents known at the ceremony ', further remarking ' in addition, the fuhrer will arrange for a wreath to be laid on the grave of count blucher '; a partially printed telegram (received copy) completed in typescript from major steifensand, one page, 4to, stolp (pomerania), received at the main telegraph office, berlin, 16th december 1942, to the fuhrer, in german, stating, in full, ' the former members of the blucher hussars, gathered today in their old garrison town of stolp, on the 200th anniversary of the birth of count blucher von wahlstatt, their ever-to-be remembered commander, think in gratitude and loyalty of their fuhrer, the supreme commander of the armed forces, and express the hope that the name of this immortal hero of the war of liberation might again be carried by a unit in today's army ', with an official adjutant's stamp initialled by von puttkamer; a carbon copied typed draft of the text of hitler's telegram of reply, prepared on the fuhrer typewriter for submission to hitler for his approval, one page, 4to, headquarters, 16th december 1942, in german, stating, in full, 'i am grateful to the former members of the blucher hussars assembled in stolp on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of field marshal count blucher for their expression of loyalty. throughout the german army in the current war too our battle cry remains that of the war of liberation - 'forwards! ''. file holes to the left edge of each of the documents and most with neatly clipped upper right corners and other minor faults. g to about vg, 4 \n  karl-jesko von puttkamer (1900-1981) german admiral of world war ii, naval adjutant to adolf hitler 1939-45. it is interesting to note that, in his telegram, hitler avoids any direct reply to the request that the name of blucher should be given to a unit of the existing german army. perhaps this was because he had no interest in reviving memories of the old aristocratic connections of the army."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1037","title":{"es":"[hitler adolf]: (1889-1945) [blucher gebhard leberecht von]: (1742-1819)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145793/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:53.425Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145793,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145794/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145794/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"[hitler adolf]: (1889-1945) fuhrer of the third reich 1933-45. [hausser paul]: (1880-1972) german general of world war ii, one of the two highest ranking commanders (together with sepp dietrich) in the waffen-ss. knight´s cross winner with oak leaves and swords. an unusual original press release, unsigned, two pages (separate leaves), 4to, n.p., n.d. (july 1943), in german. the typescript document, created using führerschrift (a larger font used specifically for hitler; the document therefore most likely prepared for his personal review or use) is headed high decoration and states ´the fuhrer has awarded the oak leaves to the knight´s cross of the iron cross to ss-obergruppenfuhrer and general of the waffen-ss paul hausser, commanding general of an ss panzer corps, and sent him the following telegram: \"in grateful recognition of your heroic commitment in the struggle for the future of our people, i award you, as the 261st soldier of the german wehrmacht, the oak leaves to the knight´s cross of the iron cross. adolf hitler\".´ . the second part of the press release provides a summary of hausser´s military career to date, in part, ´following his activity as an sa-fuhrer, h. joined the schutzstaffel in 1934. as inspector of the ss-verfugungstruppen, he earned outstanding merit in establishing the waffen-ss. entrusted with the formation and command of the division \"das reich\", h. proved himself during the campaigns in the west, in the balkans, and in the east as an outstanding troop commander. his name is most closely linked with the great successes of the division \"das reich\" at yelna, in the encirclement battle of kiev, and in the breakthrough through the moscow defensive line. hausser, severely wounded during the eastern campaign, was decorated with the knight´s cross of the iron cross 1st class for outstanding personal bravery and superior leadership. after his recovery, h. was entrusted with the command of the ii ss panzer corps, which recaptured kharkiv in the fiercest fighting and, under his leadership, in the great tank battle north of belgorod, inflicted the heaviest losses in men and material on the bolsheviks´ . two file holes to the left edge of each page and with some small staple holes in the upper left corners, otherwise about vg \n hausser received the oak leaves to the knight´s cross on 28th july 1943.  \n the large font known as führerschrift was designed for hitler´s public addresses. the oversized characters allowed hitler to read his speeches from a distance whilst standing on a pdium without needing to wear his reading glasses, which he felt undermined his ´strong´ public image."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1038","title":{"es":"[hitler adolf]: (1889-1945) [hausser paul]: (1880-1972)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145794/view","tags":["escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:53.427Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - 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(achterveld), 28th april 1945, marked strictly confidential , in german. the typescript document comprises four numbered paragraphs, the first confirming that a meeting took place on 28th april in the netherlands between representatives of the german civil administration in the netherlands and the allies, listing the individuals present including, for the germans, schwebel and dr friedrich plutzar as representatives of the reich commissioner, and the escort officers captain dr stöckle and first lieutenant von massow, and for the allies, de guingand and major-general a. galloway as representatives of general eisenhower, colonel i. zenkovitch as an observer representing the interests of the ussr, brigadier e. t. williams as secretary, and lt-col j. wieldemann as interpreter. the second paragraph states that it was agreed ´that a meeting is to be held at 13:00 (german summer time) on monday, 30th april 1945, between lieutenant general w. bedell smith, chief of staff to general eisenhower as head of the allied delegation, and reich commissioner seyss-inquart, head of the german delegation´ and also that ´german representatives of the navy, the army and the air force will participate in the delegation as experts to the reich commissioner´ , further stating that ´general crerar, commander of the first canadian army, will be present if possible´ , although his presence is not regarded as a condition affecting the holding of the meeting. the penultimate paragraph explains that ´following the conclusion of the agreement, allied experts were called upon to explain to the german delegation the measures proposed by the allies for the feeding of the dutch civilian population. the german delegates agreed that these details should be communicated directly to the experts so that the meeting on 30th april could proceed smoothly´ and finally the document states that ´the negotiations are to be kept confidential. furthermore, confidentiality is to be observed at the meeting to be held on 30th april´ . signed by both schwebel and de guingand at the conclusion, the former adding the date 28th april 1945 in his hand. both signatures are a little faded, although remain legible. a highly significant document which led the way to a truce being called between the germans and allies in western holland, and which lasted until the final capitulation. a few stains to the left margin, and with some professional restoration carried out to a very high standard on a few neat splits and tears at the edges, g \n t he present document brokered by german representative  ernst schwebel   and allied major-general  francis de guingand   established the framework for the collapse of the nazi occupation in the netherlands. this protocol enabled the critical april 30th meeting between high-level allied and german officials, directly resulting in operation manna and the successful delivery of humanitarian aid to starving dutch civilians.  \n \n operation manna represented a rare and remarkable humanitarian truce in the closing days of world war ii, safely pausing hostilities to prevent the imminent starvation of over three million dutch civilians. executed between 29th april and 8th may 1945, the lifesavers arrived not with bombs, but with over 11,000 tons of food dropped by royal air force and royal canadian air force bombers directly into nazi-occupied territory. \n \n \n \n \n the operation required intricate, high-stakes coordination between allied command and the occupying german administration to establish strict geographic corridors and temporary ceasefires. royal air force lancaster bombers flew dangerously low\u2014often at just 400 feet\u2014without ammunition, relying entirely on the fragile diplomatic guarantees negotiated at achterveld to deliver flour, dried eggs, and chocolate to designated drop zones like racetracks and airfields. \n \n \n \n \n ultimately, operation manna bypassed traditional military objectives to forge an unprecedented precedent for international humanitarian relief. by successfully delivering life-saving rations during the height of the devastating ´hunger winter, ´ the mission sustained the dutch population through the final week of the war, paving the way for the peaceful canadian liberation of the netherlands just days later."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1062","title":{"es":"the german surrender in holland the document which paved the way to the success of operation manna"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145818/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":2800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:50.935Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - 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(nuremberg), 30th january 1946, to the president of the international military tribunal (geoffrey lawrence), in german. goring states ´the tribunal appointed today the lawyer dr. stahmer, who is my defence counsel, also as the defence counsel for the defendant hess´ and continues to explain ´my lawyer is already overloaded with work on account of the huge amount of material connected with my defence. my own defence will be hampered to the utmost if dr. stahmer has to defend a second defendant´ , before concluding ´i request to release dr. stahmer from the defence of the accused hess´ . signed by goring at the conclusion, and also signed a second time to the upper left corner. a letter of interesting and significant content. neatly laid down and with a few file holes to the upper edge, slightly affecting one of the signatures and the date, g \n geoffrey lawrence (1880-1971) 1st baron oaksey. british judge at the nuremberg trials who also served as president of the international military tribunal (imt).  \n dr. otto stahmer (1879-1968) german lawyer, the lead defence counsel for goring during the international military tribunal (imt) at nuremberg. goring initially struggled to find a lawyer, as many he approached refused or were unavailable  . british prosecutor sir david maxwell fyfe suggested stahmer and goring officially selected him on 31st october 1945.   \n  rudolf hess (1894-1987) german politician, a leading member of the nazi party who served as deputy fuhrer to adolf hitler 1933-41. hess had been held as a prisoner of war by the british since 1941 and, facing charges as a war criminal, was ordered to appear before the international military tribunal following the end of world war ii. he was transported to nuremberg on 10th october 1945. hess was primarily represented at nuremberg by  dr. alfred seidl   , a german lawyer who became well-known for his aggressive and controversial defense tactics at nuremberg. however, in january 1946, the same date as the present letter, hess briefly requested to dismiss his counsel and defend himself, citing dissatisfaction with his legal team. the tribunal rejected this request, ruling it was not in his best interest. at the conclusion of the nuremberg trials hess was found guilty on two counts: crimes against peace (planning and preparing a war of aggression), and conspiracy with other german leaders to commit crimes. he was found not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. hess was given a life sentence, one of seven nazis to receive prison sentences at the trial. he was still serving his life sentence and 93 years old at the time of his suicide in 1987.   \n  after world war ii, goring, who had been one of the most powerful figures of the third reich, was convicted at the nuremberg trials of conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. he was sentenced to death by hanging in 1946, but committed suicide by ingesting cyanide hours before the sentence was to be carried out.  \n  provenance: the present letter originates from the personal archives of hans werner, who in 1945, as the director of printing at the international military tribunal, was responsible for overseeing the printing of the record of the trial of major war criminals for the nuremberg trials. published in 42 volumes in three different languages (english, french & german), the record of the trials was finally distributed in november 1949. werner was the last member of over 100 editors and translators to stay with the imt before finally returning the united states."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"1064","title":{"es":"goring hermann: (1893-1946) ´ i request to release dr. stahmer from the defence of the accused hess´"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145820/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":3600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:50.938Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - \u20ac5,000","currency":"EUR","id":145820,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145821/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145821/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"jodl alfred: (1890-1946) german generaloberst, chief of the operations staff of the german armed forces high command 1939-45. an historically significant a.l.s., \n jodl , (and also signed \n alfred jodl at the head of the first page), two pages, folio, n.p. (nuremberg), 22nd october 1945, to the major of the royal british army who is charged with the retaining of defence counsels [i.e. airey neave], in german. jodl states that he would like to quote several extracts from letters which he has received from his wife regarding the appointments of a defence counsel, in part, ' \n 6.9. i make a most fervent plea that you will not undervalue the importance of a good lawyer for your defence. dr. sack, berlin, and prof. grimm, muenster, have been especially recommended to me. 25.9. i have been advised that a good criminal lawyer would perhaps be better than a civil lawyer\u2026..26.9. i have been able to find out that if we want to retain privately a legal counsel that we shall have to pay him ourselves. from what? i \n suggest that we just let the americans appoint the german counsel. if you want to retain one privately, perhaps i can find someone who will take the case without pay. i'll have to get at that right away, so that no time will be lost later '. jodl concludes his letter by remarking ' \n in answer, i wrote my wife that i should like to have prof. mitteis, rostock. i don't know whether my wife ever received this letter, and. if so, whether she will be able to get in touch with prof. mitteis. the court should do that '. neatly inlaid and with several file holes to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text. some very light, minor age toning, about vg \n \n \n \n \n airey neave (1916-1979) british lieutenant colonel, the first british prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from oflag iv-c at colditz castle during world war ii. after the war neave served with the international military tribunal at the nuremberg trials. as a well-known war hero (as well as being a qualified lawyer who spoke fluent german) neave was honoured with the role of reading the indictments to the nazi leaders on trial.  \n \n \n \n \n after the end of world war ii, jodl was indicted at the nuremberg trials on charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. the principal charges against him related to his signing of the criminal commando and commissar orders. found guilty on all charges, he was sentenced to death and executed in nuremberg in 1946. \n \n \n \n \n  provenance: the present document originated from the archives of dr. hans werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the record of the trial of major war criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (english, french & german) immediately following the nuremberg trials. \n \n jodl alfred: (1890-1946) german generaloberst, chief of the operations staff of the german armed forces high command 1939-45. an historically significant a.l.s., \n jodl , (and also signed \n alfred jodl at the head of the first page), two pages, folio, n.p. (nuremberg), 22nd october 1945, to the major of the royal british army who is charged with the retaining of defence counsels [i.e. airey neave], in german. jodl states that he would like to quote several extracts from letters which he has received from his wife regarding the appointments of a defence counsel, in part, ' \n 6.9. i make a most fervent plea that you will not undervalue the importance of a good lawyer for your defence. dr. sack, berlin, and prof. grimm, muenster, have been especially recommended to me. 25.9. i have been advised that a good criminal lawyer would perhaps be better than a civil lawyer\u2026..26.9. i have been able to find out that if we want to retain privately a legal counsel that we shall have to pay him ourselves. from what? i \n suggest that we just let the americans appoint the german counsel. if you want to retain one privately, perhaps i can find someone who will take the case without pay. i'll have to get at that right away, so that no time will be 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(translation: \" the national assembly, having heard the report of its military committee that it is necessary to make to the citizens who obtained from the national assembly permission to raise corps of troops, whose training, pay and agreed price for each mounted, armed and equipped man have been regulated by decree, having decreed the urgency...\") danton authorizes the minister of war to execute the decree orders, and to use the funds granted to achieve the tasks requested, and before concluding states ` au nom de la nation le conseil exécutif provisoire mande et ordonne à tous les corps administratifs et tribunaux que les présentes...lire, publier et afficher dans leurs départements et ressorts respectifs, et exécuter comme loi...´ (translation: \" in the name of the nation, the provisional executive council commands and orders all administrative bodies and courts to read, publish, and post these presents in their respective departments and jurisdictions, and to execute them as law...\") bearing a red ink stamp at the base, alongside danton´s signature. small overall minor age wear, with one small hole to the signature due to heavy ink and a clean tear also due to heavy ink, otherwise g \n the present document is signed by danton in his capacity as minister of justice, a post he occupied only during a very small period of two months, from august to october 1792. two weeks after the present document was signed, danton was elected deputy of the national convention."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1067","title":{"es":"danton georges: (1759-1794)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145823/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:50.942Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145823,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":12000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145824/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145824/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"fouquier-tinville antoine quentin: (1746-1795) french revolutionary and prosecutor during the revolution and reign of terror periods. sentenced to death and guillotined. a very rare with extremely good historical content d.s., ` a.q . fouquier ´, signed twice, one page, 4to, paris, 15th december 1793, in french. the document bears the heading \"tribunal criminel extraordinaire et revolutionaire, établi à paris, au palais, par la loi du 10 mars 1793, l´an ii de la république - accusateur public\" (\"extraordinary and revolutionary criminal court, established in paris, at the palais, by the law of march 10, 1793, year ii of the republic - public prosecutor\"). an extremely important document related to the imprisonment of jean-baptiste michonis, the conspirator of the carnation plot (\"complot de l´oeillet\"), plotted to free marie antoinette from prison. fouquier-tinville states ` le gardien de la maison d´arrêt recevra jean-baptiste michonis au désir du jugement rendu par le tribunal le vingt neuf brumaire dernier portant que le dit michonis serait détenu dans une maison du département jusqu´à la paix comme coupable de prévarication, de négligence dans ses fonctions y introduisant diverses personnes dans la prison de la veuve. capet à la faveur de sa qualité d´administrateur de police, et celui de la maison de la justice de la conciergerie l´on mettra michonis au porteur du présent fait au cabinet de l´accusateur public le vingt-cinq frimaire de l´an second de la république une et indivisible. a.q. fouquier´ (\" the warden of the prison will receive jean-baptiste michonis in accordance with the judgment rendered by the court on the 29th of brumaire last, which stipulates that the said michonis will be detained in a house in the department until peace is restored, as he is guilty of malfeasance and negligence in his duties, having introduced various persons into the veuve prison. capet, by virtue of his position as police administrator, and the head of the conciergerie's courthouse, will deliver michonis to the public prosecutor's office on the 25th of frimaire, year ii of the one and indivisible republic. a.q. fouquier\") fouquier-tinville accuses michonis of malfeasance and negligence in his duties, introducing and permitting that several persons entered the veuve prison. the document bears at the base a very attractive red wax seal of the revolutionary tribunal in very fine condition. small area of paper loss to the lower left corner, not affecting the text or signatures. small overall minor age wear, otherwise g \n fouquier-tinville in his capacity as public prosecutor drafted numerous indictments, including that of marie antoinette. this indictment relates to the carnation plot, one of the many plans that failed to free the royal family of france from the revolution. known as the carnation plot \"le complot de l'oeillet\", it was a plan to free marie antoinette, former queen of france, in august 1793. conspired by jean pierre de batz, known as the baron de batz (1754-1822) a french royalist and by alexandre gonsse de rougeville, who was loyal to louis xvi. the last met the family's jail administrator, jean-baptiste michonis who was originally a revolutionary, but supposedly after he talked and spoke to rougeville, he too wanted to free the queen. they both agreed that rougeville along with michonis would go to the conciergerie, where the queen was imprisoned. rougeville had pinned two carnations onto his lapel, which resulted in the scheme being called the carnation plot.this was part of his plan, for he gave marie one carnation, which had a note inside. however, the plot did not succeed.  \n jean-baptiste michonis (1735-1794) originally a producer of lemonade, became a member of the commune de paris, inspector of prisons and chief of police. after this indictment, michonis was found guilty and was executed on 17th july 1794.  \n alexandre gonsse de rougeville (1761-1814) was later immortalized by alexandre dumas under the name of chevalier de maison rouge. gonsse de rougeville managed to escape after the carnation plot."},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"1068","title":{"es":"fouquier-tinville antoine quentin: (1746-1795)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145824/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":12000,"soldPrice":12000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:50.944Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac12,000 - 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d´eglantine: (1750-1794) french actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the french revolution. a very rare and interesting manuscript by fabre d´eglantine, thirteen pages, being six small 4to and seven 8vo, 1793-94, in french. the manuscript being a large part of his work portrait de marat ( \u201cportrait of marat\u201d) which was published by maradan in january 1794, six months after the death of marat. two of the pages included in the present manuscript were not included in the final work published. fabre d'églantine, who was a friend of marat, paints an open portrait without reserves, observing at the beginning of his text that everyone wanted to speak about marat without having truly known him, and that partisanship distorted the portrait, stating ` il en est résulté, non pas un portrait, mais une défiguration complète\" (translation: \" the result was not a portrait, but a complete disfigurement .\"), further fabre d'eglantine focuses less on marat's political ideas than on his character, with its grandeur and also its weaknesses, speaking of his \"good nature, \" his \"modesty, \" and also \"his pride\", saying ` cet orgueil paraissant juste en était moins choquant; là commençait la vanité, de là s'ensuivaient quelques petits accès de fatuité, que j'appelle politique, puisqu'elle n'avait de rapport qu'à la patrie\u2026 . l'une des bases de son caractère était cette pudeur ineffaçable qu'engendrent et nourrissent toujours dans une âme honnête la simplicité, l'amour du vrai, le sentiment du beau et du bon; aussi rien ne l'indignait plus que l'impudeur, l'aspect de l'effronterie unie à la dissimulation. tantôt cela lui donnait des accès convulsifs, tantôt lui donnait dans le discours et jusque dans l'attitude une dignité mâle, une fixité grave, sous lesquelles sa petite stature disparaissait et qui en ont imposé plus d'une fois à ses effrénés antagonistes.´ (translation: \"this pride, appearing justified, was less shocking; vanity began there, and from it followed a few minor bouts of conceit, which i call political, since it had no relation other than to the fatherland\u2026 one of the foundations of his character was that indelible modesty which simplicity, the love of truth, and the feeling of beauty and goodness always engender and nourish in an honest soul; thus, nothing outraged him more than immodesty, the appearance of effrontery combined with dissimulation. sometimes this gave him convulsive fits, sometimes it gave him in speech and even in attitude a manly dignity, a grave fixity, under which his small stature disappeared and which impressed more than once his unbridled antagonists.\") fabre who knew marat intimately also discovers hidden parts of his personality, stating ` oui, marat était fortement sensible et marat était très faible. puisqu'il était naïf, sensible et faible, marat devait être crédule, et il l'était. il manquerait un trait essentiel au portrait de tout homme, si l'on ne parlait pas de ses petitesses. marat avait la sienne, et même fort plaisante dans un homme tel que lui, dans un homme dont la vivacité de mouvements, l'impétuosité du caractère, et la véracité tranchante, ne pouvait admettre aucune espèce de dissimulation. marat avait de la prétention au machiavélisme, cet homme dont le regard seul donnait à un œil exercé l'idée la plus claire de sa situation, cet homme dont le moindre acte de zèle, quoique vrai, prenait la couleur de l'air affairé, cet homme voulait qu'on le crût grand théoricien dans l'art de gouverner par la ruse et la cautèle.´ (translation: \"yes, marat was highly sensitive and very weak. since he was naive, sensitive, and weak, marat had to be credulous, and he was. an essential trait would be missing from the portrait of any man if one did not mention his pettiness. marat had his own, and even quite amusing in a man like him, in a man whose quickness of movement, impetuous character, and sharp truthfulness could not admit any kind of dissimulation. marat had machiavellian pretensions, this man whose mere glance gave a trained eye the clearest idea of \u200b\u200bhis situation, this man whose slightest act of zeal, though genuine, took on the appearance of a busy man, this man wanted to be believed a great theorist in the art of governing by cunning and caution.\" before concluding, fabre d´eglantine states ` marat, enfin, avait du génie, de l'esprit, de l'érudition et du goût , de grandes vertus, quelques défauts, mais point de vices. il fut patriote excellent, révolutionnaire intrépide. s'il est arrivé quelque mal par lui, la faute en est à ses ennemis et aux traîtres, nul n'a voulu plus que lui le salut et la prospérité de la patrie, peu lui ont rendu de plus grands services.  la postérité se souviendra religieusement de lui partout où l'amour de la liberté sera une passion.´ (translation: \"marat, finally, possessed genius, wit, erudition, and taste; great virtues, a few flaws, but no vices. he was an excellent patriot, a fearless revolutionary. if any harm came about because of him, the fault lies with his enemies and traitors; no one desired the salvation and prosperity of the nation more than he, few rendered it greater service. posterity will remember him reverently wherever the love of liberty is a passion\") an excellent manuscript content. g \n  \n one of the pages of the present manuscript which was not included in the final published version relates to charlotte corday, saying ` elle n'eut pas un seul moment de vraie dignité. elle paraissait néanmoins satisfaite de celle qu'elle croyait avoir. dans son entretien secret avec ses défenseurs, entretien qui eut lieu dans le petit cabinet attenant à la salle du tribunal et où les juges la renvoyaient selon les formes, elle dit à ses défenseurs, \"n'ai-je pas mis trop de hauteur dans mon air et dans mon maintien ? j'ai entendu dire à une femme, comme elle est fière ! ´ (translation: \u201c she did not display a single moment of true dignity. nevertheless, she seemed satisfied with what she believed she possessed. in her private meeting with her lawyers, a meeting that took place in the small room adjoining the courtroom, where the judges formally dismissed her, she said to them, \"haven't i been too haughty in my manner and bearing? i heard someone say to a woman, 'how proud she is! \"  \n  \n charlotte corday (1768-1793) corday was a figure of the french revolution who assinated jean-paul marat on 13th july 1793. corday was a sympathiser of the girondins, a moderate faction of french revolutionaries in opposition to the jacobins. she held marat responsible for the september massacres in 1792 and, believing that the revolution was in jeopardy from the more radical course the jacobins had taken, she decided to assassinate marat. corday obtained an audience with marat and fatally stabbed him with a knife while he was taking a medicinal bath. marat's assassination was memorialised in the painting the death of marat by jacques-louis david. she was immediately arrested and found guilty by the revolutionary tribunal four days after marat's death, and executed by the guillotine."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"1069","title":{"es":"fabre d´eglantine: (1750-1794)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145825/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":7500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:50.945Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - \u20ac9,000","currency":"EUR","id":145825,"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145826/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"palloy pierre-francois: (1755-1835) french entrepreneurial building contractor, remembered for the demolition of the bastille following the storming of the political prison on 14 \n th july 1789. manuscript d.s., \n palloy , one page, slim oblong 8vo, paris, 16 \n th august 1797, in french. the financial document, issued by palloy in his capacity as an architect, is a promissory note to pay citizen roblots the sum of 400 livres. with two circular revenue stamps and a contemporary annotation in another hand at the base. some light overall foxing and very minor age wear, about vg"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1070","title":{"es":"palloy pierre-francois: (1755-1835)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145826/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:50.946Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":145826,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145827/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145827/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"rouget de lisle claude joseph: (1760-1836) french military officer during the french revolutionary wars, author of the words and music for the french national anthem la marseillaise . a.l.s., rouget de lisle , one page, 4to, paris, 3 rd june 1825, to monsieur juillerat, in french. rouget de lisle writes concerning some confusion over the delivery of a book and states, in part, \u2018mlle. juillerat a bien voulu se changer de vous prevenir qu'amaury duval m'avait promis de vous adresser de suite l'exemplaire des fables russes ququel vous avez droit de pretendre et dont l'envoi n'avait ete retarde que par erreur ou par oubli. il se trouve que soit l'un soit l'autre n'ont eu lieu.  j'appris hier d'alexandre duval que l'exemplaire en question lui avait ete remis par sone frere, des le moment de sa publication, qu'il n'avait pu vous le faire parvenir, ignorant votre adresse, mais qu'il se tenait a votre disposition\u2019 (translation: \u2018mlle. juillerat kindly changed her mind from informing you that amaury duval had promised to send you immediately the copy of the russian fables which you have the right to claim and the sending of which had only been delayed by mistake or by forgetfulness. it turns out that either one or the other didn\u2019t happen. i learned yesterday from alexandre duval that the copy in question had been given to him by his brother, from the moment of its publication, that he had not been able to send it to you, being ignorant of your address, but that he was at your disposal\u2019 ), further adding that juillerat could collect the book himself from duval\u2019s home at rue de rohan. rouget de lisle also offers to collect and deliver the book himself, \u2018veuillez me le mander et je me ferai un plaisir de vous epargner ce petit embarras, d'autant plus que l'occasion de vous le transmettre me procurera celle de l'hommage des sentiments d'estime et des considerations qu'un ami commun et la voix publique m'ont depuis longtemps inspires pour vous\u2019 (translation: \u2018please let me know and i will be happy to spare you this little embarrassment, especially since the opportunity to send it to you will give me that of the homage of feelings of esteem and consideration that a common friend and the public voice have long inspired me for you\u2019 ). with integral address leaf in rouget de lisle\u2019s hand (small area of paper loss to one edge, caused by the original breaking of the seal). some light, minimal age wear to the edges and a few very minor traces of former mounting to the corners of the verso, about vg \n amaury duval (1760-1838) french lawyer, historian, diplomat, writer and scholar.  \n alexandre duval (1767-1842) french dramatist, sailor, architect, actor & theatre manager, brother of amaury duval."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1071","title":{"es":"rouget de lisle claude joseph: (1760-1836)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145827/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.731Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":145827,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145828/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"buonaparte carlo: (1746-1785) father of napoleon bonaparte. a.l., unsigned, one page, slim oblong 8vo, ajaccio, n.d. (27th december 1775), to general de beaumanoir, in french. buonaparte states, in full, ´ my dear general, i would be happy that you accept receiving my best wishes with your natural kindness, and to persuade you that they are the most sincere; hoping to deserve your benevolence and that i have the honour to be considered so, with deep respect, my general´. with some extremely minor age wear, vg. \n  \n rosel de beaumanoir philibert de (1715-1806) comte de beaumanoir.  french lieutenant general and governor of ajaccio, a close friend of carlo buonaparte."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1072","title":{"es":"buonaparte carlo: (1746-1785)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145828/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.734Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":145828,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145829/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145829/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"bonaparte ramolino letizia: (1750-1836) mother of napoleon bonaparte. rare l.s. by napoleon´s mother, signed `bonaparte mère´,  (\" bonaparte mother \") ,  a bold ink signature, one page, 4to, paris, 20th march 1803, to alexandre berthier, in french. letizia ramolino sends the present letter to marshal berthier, being a recommendation to employ a close person from ajaccio as officer in the corsican battalion, stating ` citoyen ministre,   le citoyen baptiste spotarno d'ajaccio tient à une famille honnête qui m'est particulièrement connue par son dévouement au gouvernement, et à laquelle je m'intéresse beaucoup. ce jeune homme donne de bonnes espérances, et paraît mériter d'être distingué parmi ceux qui se livrent à l'état militaire.   je le recommande à votre bienveillance, et vous prie de l'avoir en vue pour la première place d'officier qui sera vacante au bataillon corse qui se forme à antibes. je ne dois pas oublier de vous prévenir que toute recommandation antérieure ne doit pas nuire à l'avancement du sujet dont je vous parle, et pour lequel j'ai un intérêt plus particulier.´  (translation: \" citizen minister, citizen baptiste spotarno of ajaccio comes from an honest family, well-known to me for its dedication to the government, and in which i have a great interest. this young man shows great promise and appears to deserve distinction among those who dedicate themselves to the military. i commend him to your consideration and ask you to keep him in mind for the first officer position that will become vacant in the corsican battalion being formed in antibes. i must also inform you that any prior recommendation should not hinder the progress of the matter i am discussing with you, and in which i have a particular interest.\") the letter proves how much napoleon´s mother did not hesitate to interfere in government affairs, making this precise recommendation-request and comments about other previous recommendations she had done. on the other hand it also shows the persistence of the bonaparte family's ties to corsica. vg  \n  louis-alexandre berthier (1753-1815) french marshal of the empire who served during the french revolutionary wars and the napoleonic wars and who was chief of staff to napoleon bonaparte."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1073","title":{"es":"bonaparte ramolino letizia: (1750-1836)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145829/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.735Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145829,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145830/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"talleyrand-périgord charles maurice de: (1754-1838) french diplomat and statesman. prime minister of france july-september 1815. d.s., ` \n ch mau talleyrand ´, one page, folio, 20th june 1799, to citizen michel muzard, in french. the partially printed document bears at the heading an attractive french republic vignette of the navy and colonies ministry. talleyrand sends the present document in his capacity as minister of foreign affairs but on behalf of the french minister of navy and colonies who was absent, stating in part ` \n j´ai reçu, citoyen, le certificat constatant votre résidence en france que vous a délivré vore municipalité. examen fait de ce certificat , je l´ai trouvé en règle, et je vous ai en conséquence fait porter sur la liste des citoyens restés fidèles à la patrie... je vous invite encore à m´indiquer, dans votre lettre d´envoi, la colonie et le quartier de la colonie où sont situées vos propriétés...´ (translation: \" \n citizen, i have received the certificate attesting your residence in france, issued to you by your municipality. having examined this certificate, i found it to be in order, and i have therefore added you to the list of citizens who have remained loyal to the nation. i further request that you indicate in your letter, the colony and district within the colony where your properties are located...\") small overall age wear, with the bottom left corner repaired, although not affecting any word. g"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1074","title":{"es":"talleyrand-périgord charles maurice de: (1754-1838)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145830/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.737Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145830,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145831/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145831/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145831/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145831/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"davout louis nicolas: (1770-1823) marshal of france, duc d´auerstaedt and prince of eckmuhl. known as the iron marshal, davout was the only napoleonic marshal not to have been defeated in battle by 1815. unusual and lengthy a.l., signed davout to the address leaf, three pages, 4to, bruges, 10th september 1803, to his wife aimée leclerc, in french. davout sends a warm letter to his wife, with the printed heading of \"republique française - l. davout, general of the guard of the government, commandant in chief of the bruges camp\", and states in part `... pendant tout le voyage je ne pensais qu´à elle, qu´à notre cruelle séparation. je me disais ma bonne aimée pleure maintenant et les larmes n´étaient pas éloignées de couler chez moi. je t´assure qu´il n´y a que toi au monde capable de m´attendrir à ce point... crois qu´aussitôt que je pourrai te mander de venir me rejoindre ce sera un courier pour ne pas perdre de temps qui t´en apportera l´ordre...´ (translation: \" during the entire trip i only thought of you, of our cruel separation. i said to myself, my dear one is crying now and the tears were not far from flowing on me. i assure you that there is only you in the world capable of moving me to this point... believe that as soon as i can ask you to come and join me it will be a courier so as not to waste time will bring you the order...\") davout further refers to the works in their home, and asks his wife to choose the garden iron doors, the additional trees for the garden and access and assure that her taste will preside everything charmingly. further again, davout refers to his wife´s pregnancy, stating ` comment, ma chère aimée, ai-je pu être aussi longtemps sans te  parler du grand motif de consolation que tu portes probablement dans ton sein le petit louis t´a t-il déjà donné des coups de pieds, tes maux de coeur ont-ils augmentés? j´ai tant d´espérance que je ne mets nullement cela en doute. embrasse-le bien de ma part et recommande lui de ne point trop tourmenter sa petite maman... ´ (translation: \" how, my dear beloved, could i have been so long without speaking to you about the great reason for consolation that you probably carry in your bosom, has little louis ever kicked you inside, your heart aches have they increased? i have so much hope that i in no way doubt it. give him a good kiss for me and advise him not to torment his little mother too much...\") with address leaf. g to vg \n davout was noted for his loyalty to his long-time second wife  louise aimée julie davout (1782-1868), sister-in-law of pauline bonaparte, whom he married in 1801 and who remained with him until his death. their marriage was loving and the couple seem to have been faithful to each other despite very long periods of separation. they had eight children, four of whom died in childhood. at the time of the present letter the couple had lost their first child, paul, earlier that same year, and louise was pregnant again. although davout calls the baby louis, it will be a girl this time, joséphine, who will also die shortly after in childhood."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1075","title":{"es":"davout louis nicolas: (1770-1823)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145831/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.738Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145831,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145832/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. a very fine l.s., ` napol ´, a very attractive bold signature with a very large ink underline, one page, gilt edges, 4to, paris, 12th january 1808, to prince eugene de beauharnais, in french. napoleon reports on the unnacceptable behaviour of his italian kingdom minister of foreign affairs ferdinando marescalchi, on his excessively high expenses incurred with public funds for personal matters in paris, and announces his sharp intervention, stating in part ` mon fils, le ministre marescalchi fait à paris des folies et est dupe des intrigants. il a fait construire vis à vis sa maison une mauvaise salle en bois qui obstrue son salon, et cela lui a coûté 100.000 francs. cela est trop bête, je n´ai jamais entendu que marescalchi dépensat plus que son traitement. s´il veut dépenser son patrimoine, il en est le maitre. ce n´est pas à lui de faire les honneurs de paris. envoyez-moi le budget afin que je l arrête en détail...´ (translation: \" my son, minister marescalchi, is making extravagant purchases in paris and is being duped by schemers. he had a shoddy wooden room built opposite his house, blocking his living room, and it cost him 100,000 francs. that's ridiculous; i've never heard of marescalchi spending more than his salary. if he wants to spend his inheritance, that's his prerogative. it is not his work to do the honours of paris. send me the budget so i can examine it in detail...\") further, napoleon makes a remarkable statement ` l´argent de mes peuples d´italie est le plus pur de leur sang, que marescalchi dépense...´ (translation: \" the money of my people in italy is the purest of their blood, which marescalchi spends...\") napoleon, once more, shows his omnipresence and his control over all kind of matters, and further again states before concluding ` si je ne m´en suis pas mêlé c´est que j´ai cru qu´il faisait une dépense sur son patrimoine. avec ce qu´il me coûte depuis qu´il est à paris, j´aurais pu bâtir un hotel superbe pour la légation italienne. pour le présent, mon intention est de garder les 200.000 francs en réserve; j´en disposerai dans le courant de l´année. votre affectionné père.´ (translation: \" the reason i didn't get involved is that i thought he was spending money from his estate. with what he's cost me since he is in paris, i could have built a magnificent hotel for the italian legation. for now, my intention is to keep the 200,000 francs in reserve; i'll have access to it later this year. your affectionate father.\"). ex \n ferdinando marescalchi (1754-1816) italian count and politician. marescalchi, senator in bolonia, supported napoleon and joined him in 1796. he played an important role in the cisalpine republic and would later be appointed minister of foreign affairs of the kingdom of italy. marescalchi was residing in paris in a large property in the champs elysées, where he was hosting lavish parties and masked balls. napoleon himself attended some of this masked balls.  it was during one of these balls, in the same year of the present letter, 1808, that a famous anecdote took place. napoleon, who thought he was concealed by his domino mask, was recognized by everyone he tried to strike up a conversation with because of his habit of walking with his hands behind his back."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1076","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145832/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.739Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":145832,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145833/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145833/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145833/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. a very fine and important letter, with two full autograph sentences in the hand of napoleon, to an l.s., `nap´,  including few additional words in his hand, three pages, 4to, gilt edges paper, n.p., [bayonne, 7th july 1808], to marshal alexandre berthier, in french. rare and very precious letter, extensively corrected in the emperor's own hand, concerning his elder brother joseph bonaparte taking up his official duties as king of spain. king joseph of spain is about to leave bayonne to travel to madrid. napoleon plans in meticulous detail the itinerary tthat his brother will follow, the regiments that will join him, and adding sentences and words in his hand, and crossing several sentences (still legible), states in part ` il faut donner ordre à 100 hommes de l'escadron du grand-duc de berg de partir, aujourd'hui 7, pour se rendre à irun. les 50 hommes restant partiront demain. les 100 hommes qui partent aujourd'hui se rendront demain 8 à tolosa ; de sorte que le roi, qui partira le 9, trouvera 50 hommes à irun, qui l'accompagneront jusqu'à saint-sébastien, où il couchera ; le lendemain 10, ils l'accompagneront jusqu'à tolosa, ´  (and in his hand adds  \" st sébastien où il couchera le lendemain et l'accompagneront jusqu'à tolosa où il couchera et le surlendemain ils l'accompagneront  munis de 50 hommes à mondragon, \" où il est attendu\" , et 50 hommes à vittoria, qui y seront rendus le 10 ; de manière \" que le roi ait les 150 hommes réunis avec lui à vittoria\" à tolosa le roi ait 50 hommes soient rendus à tolosa et 50 hommes qu i  l'au ront  a ccompagné à yrun, que le lendemain à mondragon il ait 100 hommes réunis et le lendemain à vittoria´  (translation: \" orders must be given to 100 men from the grand duke of berg's squadron to leave today, the 7th, for irun. the remaining 50 men will leave tomorrow. the 100 men leaving today will arrive tomorrow, the 8th, at tolosa; so that the king, who will leave on the 9th, will find 50 men in irun, who will accompany him to san sebastián, where he will spend the night; the following day, the 10th, they will accompany him to tolosa\" and in napoleon´s hand, adding in bold ink his orders above the written text,  \" where he will spend the night the next day, and the day after that they will accompany him\" , with 50 men, to mondragon, \" where he is expected , \" and 50 men to vittoria, who will be returned there on the 10th; so that \" the king has the 150 men reunited with him at vittoria. \" at tolosa, the king will have 50 men returned to tolosa and 50 men who will have accompanied him to yrun, so that the next day at mondragon he will have 100 men reunited, and the next day at vittoria.\") further, napoleon insists on his itinerary choice for his brother, and resumes the exact day by day that the entourage has to follow, but before he instructs berthier to make sure that king joseph learns where the military corps are and to identify them on a geographical map of spain, stating in part ` je pense que le roi doit partir le 9, et, au lieu de coucher à irun, coucher à saint-sébastien. on pourrait lui fournir mes relais ici pour le conduire jusqu'à irun.   remettez au roi un état de situation de l'armée, et le lieu où se trouvent les différents corps : il faut le lui faire tracer sur une carte d'espagne et connaître bien son itinéraire. voyez-le à cet effet ce matin.   ainsi je pense qu'il doit partir le 9, aller coucher à saint-sébastien ; le 10, se rendre à tolosa ; le 11, à vitoria ; y séjourner le 12 ; aller le 13 à miranda; le 14, à burgos. par ce moyen, le 2 e léger, qui sera le 9 à tolosa, en partira le 10 au matin et sera le 11 au soir à vitoria. le 12 e , qui sera le 10 à vitoria, pourra en partir le 11 et arriver le 13 à burgos. enfin arrêtez un projet là-dessus avec le roi. en attendant, envoyez l'ordre aux détachements de se mettre en continuer leur marche.´  (translation: \" i believe the king should depart on the 9th, and instead of spending the night in irun, he should stay in san sebastián. my relays could be provided here to escort him to irun. give the king a statement of the army's situation, including the location of the various units: this must be plotted for him on a map of spain, and his route thoroughly understood. see him this morning for this purpose. thus, i believe he should depart on the 9th, spend the night in san sebastián; on the 10th, proceed to tolosa; on the 11th, to vitoria; stay there on the 12th; go on the 13th to miranda; and on the 14th, to burgos. in this manner, the 2nd light infantry, which will be in tolosa on the 9th, will depart on the morning of the 10th and arrive in vitoria on the evening of the 11th. the 12th regiment, which will be in vitoria on the 10th, can depart on the 11th and arrive in burgos on the 13th. finally, finalize the plan with the king. in the meantime, order the detachments to continue their march.\") this very important letter concerns joseph's arrival in spain for his official investiture. joseph, the newly crowned king of spain, was to leave bayonne on july 9th for madrid. it was on may 10th, 1808, that napoleon had placed him on the throne (after his other brothers, louis and jérôme, had refused the crown). he left paris on may 23rd and arrived in bayonne on june 7th. he reached spain on july 9th and made his solemn entry into madrid on the 20th. this letter therefore focus on his first entry into the country. the letter undoubtedly reflects the limited confidence napoleon had in his brother's abilities. joseph became king of spain against his will and demonstrated no competence in the role, to the point that napoleon quickly took matters into his own hands and stripped him of all effective power. the letter undoubtedly reflects the limited confidence napoleon had in his brother's abilities. it must be remembered that joseph became king of spain against his will and demonstrated no competence in the role, to the point that napoleon quickly took matters into his own hands and stripped him of all effective power. vg  \n  louis alexandre berthier (1753-1815) marshal of france, prince of neuchatel. chief of staff under napoleon."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"1077","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145833/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":8000,"soldPrice":8500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.740Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac8,000 - \u20ac10,000","currency":"EUR","id":145833,"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145834/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. a fine d.s., ` \n napo ´, one page, 4to, anvers, 3rd october 1811, in french. the manuscript document is a decree comprising two articles. napoleon, as entitled to the heading, in his capacity as french emperor and king of italy, approves a military upgrade appointment and orders to the minister of war of the kingdom of italy to apply the following two articles, stating ` \n article 1 - le major dubois de notre garde royale est nommé colonel du second régiment de ligne; article 2 - le ministre de la guerre de notre royaume d´italie est chargé de l´exécution du présent décret-´ (translation: \" \n article 1 - major dubois of our royal guard is appointed colonel of the second line regiment; article 2 - the minister of war of our kingdom of italy is charged with the execution of this decree.\") vg"},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1078","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145834/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.742Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,800","currency":"EUR","id":145834,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145835/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. a fine and clean l.s., ` np ´, one page, gilt edges, 4to, paris, 16th january 1812, to the duc de feltre, in french. the present letter is dated on 16th august 1812, but bears a handwritten contemporary correction indicating that the date was 16th january 1812. napoleon is preparing his russian military campaign and states ` monsieur le duc de feltre, quel est ce général duverger que vous mettez sous les ordres du général bourcier? si c´est un général que j´ai vu ici à paris, ce n´est pas un bon choix...´ (translation: \" monsieur duke of feltre, who is this general duverger whom you are placing under the command of general bourcier? if he is a general i saw here in paris, he is not a good choice...\") very small minor tear and creasing to the upper ñleft corner, otherwise g to vg \n alexis jean henri duverger (1755-1830) french general. duverger was close to pichegru and participated in the brumaire events but for an unknown reason napoleon never upgraded him and even refused to grand him the ten thousand francs that general clarck claimed for duverger. duverger fought at magdebourg.  \n françois antoine louis bourcier (1760-1828) french general who participated in the russian campaign alongside napoleon."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1079","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145835/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.743Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":145835,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145836/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. a short l.s. ` np´, one page, 4to, st cloud, 10th april 1813, to baron labouillerie, in french. napoleon asks for funds to be given for the garde, stating ` monsieur le baron labouillerie, tenez à la disposition du duc de frions un nouveau million pour la garde. ce sera le sixième million.´ (translation: \" monsieur le baron labouillerie, please make available to the duke of frions another million for the guard. this will be the sixth million.\") napoleon most probably refers to the imperial guard (known in french as the \"garde impériale\"), the legendary elite corps of napoleon bonaparte's army. created in 1804 and feared throughout europe, it served as his personal guard, tactical reserve, and symbol of ultimate prestige. vg \n françois marie pierre roullet, 1st baron de la bouillerie (1764-1833): he was an important french functionary and politician. he began his career as administrator and treasurer under napoleon bonaparte and subsequently became subsecretary of the state of finance and pair of france during the borbónica restoration.  \n the duchy of frioul (duc de frioul) is a noble title of the first french empire granted by napoleon bonaparte to his trusted man, the general and diplomat géraud duroc (1772-1813) géraud christophe michel duroc, duke of frioul . french general and diplomat who fought in the french revolutionary wars and th napoleonic wars. he was noted for his friendship with napoleon bonaparte, who appointed him as the first grand marshal of the palace and the head of the emperor´s military household. he is sometimes referred to as \u2018napoleon's shadow\u2019 (\"l'ombre de napoléon\" in french)."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1080","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145836/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:43.745Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,800","currency":"EUR","id":145836,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145837/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145837/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"lowe hudson: (1769-1844) anglo-irish soldier and colonial administrator who served as governor of saint helena 1816-21 where he was the 'gaoler' of emperor napoleon. a.l.s., hudson lowe , in the third person, two pages, 8vo, plantation house (saint helena), 18th june 1816, to henri-gatien bertrand. lowe forwards his correspondent some papers (no longer present) that have recently arrived, adding ´he has not himself received or seen the papers between 24th march & 31st of same month but will forward them when he obtains them´ . a letter of good association. vg \n henri-gatien bertrand (1773-1844) french general who served in the french revolutionary wars and the napoleonic wars. bertrand was the third and last grand marshal of the palace, the head of the military household of emperor napoleon, whom he followed in both the exiles to elba and saint helena."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1081","title":{"es":"lowe hudson: (1769-1844)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145837/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:47.604Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":145837,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145838/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145838/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"o´meara barry: (1786-1836) irish surgeon who accompanied napoleon to st. helena, where he became his physician. a rare a.l.s., barry e o´meara , one page, small 4to, montague square, 3rd march n.y. (1827), to mr. roy. o´meara provides a passage of text which he states ´should be placed either at the beginning or the ending of the observations´ , continuing to quote napoleon´s statement, ´j´approuve ces observations, je désire qu´elles soient mises sous les yeux du souverain et des peuples d´angleterre. napoleon, longwood le 5 octobre 1817´ (translation: ´i approve these observations, and i wish them to be brought to the attention of the sovereign and the people of england. napoleon, longwood [house, saint helena] 5th october 1817´ ). o´meara concludes his letter by informing roy ´the \"signal\", about which you made a query in your last, was made to the ship from the shore´ . with address panel to the verso in o´meara´s hand. a letter of fine content, not least for its reference to napoleon. some tears (professionally repaired), light creasing and minor staining, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, g \n the ´observations´ which napoleon approved of relate to o'meara's reports on napoleon's deteriorating health and living conditions on saint helena. in his book napoleon in exile, or a voice from st. helena (1822) o´meara charged sir hudson lowe with mistreating the former emperor and the book created no small sensation on its publication."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1082","title":{"es":"o´ meara barry: (1786-1836)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145838/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:47.606Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145838,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145839/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145839/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"antommarchi françois carlo: (1780-1838) corsican doctor. antommarchi was napoleon´s physician at saint helena from 1819 to his death in 1821. scarce and important a.l.s., ` f. antommarchi´, one page, 4to, paris, 6th june 1834, to charles prince de musignano, in french. antommarchi refers to the initiative that made him famous, emperor napoleon´s death mask, and states in part ` je suis bien fâché de n´avoir reçu plus tôt vos instructions pour remettre à madame juliette clary le masque de l´empereur pour lequel vous avez souscrit. certainement je n´aurais pas manqué de satisffaire à vos désirs s´ils auraient été exprimés dans votre première lettre du 20 septembre dernier, mais cette lettre est muette à ce sujet. l´envoi du masque à votre adresse a eu lieu le 4 mai dernier et je pense qu´il doit être en votre possession...´ (translation: \" i am very upset that i did not receive your instructions sooner regarding the delivery of the emperor's mask to madame juliette clary, for which you subscribed. certainly, i would have fulfilled your wishes had they been expressed in your first letter of september 20th, but that letter is silent on the matter. the mask was sent to your address on may 4th, and i believe it should be in your possession by now. ..\") with address leaf, bearing the remainings of a former red wax seal, also bearing few postmarks. overall age wear, with a small hole, only affecting one word, but not affecting the signature. about g \n antommarchi is referring to julie clary (1771-1845) also known as julie bonaparte. queen of naples, then belonging to spain, as the wife of joseph bonaparte, who was king of naples 1806-1808, and queen consort of spain from 1808 to 1813.  \n charles lucien bonaparte (1803-1857) 2nd prince of canino and musignano. french naturalist and ornithologist and a nephew of napoleon.  \n antommarchi took up his position at saint helene at the behest of napoleon's mother maria letizia ramolino and his uncle cardinal joseph fesch.  he was sent to saint helena in replacement of dr barry o´meara as napoleon's personal physician because the illustrious captive would not agree to accept medical officers proposed to him by his custodian sir hudson lowe. however, napoleon was not so impressed by antommarchi's medical skills and even dismissed him from his service a couple of times, only to let him resume his duty soon after. after napoleon's death, antommarchi wrote the last moments of napoleon where he concluded that napoleon died of stomach cancer. it was antommarchi who took the plaster cast of napoleon's face which copies can be seen in numerous museums."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1083","title":{"es":"antommarchi françois carlo: (1780-1838)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145839/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:47.608Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - 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(longwood house, saint helena), n.d. (c.1816). in bold, dark fountain pen ink the exiled emperor has drawn a neat series of abstract geometric doodles. the piece is also annotated in napoleon's hand with around eight random words, in english, including left, on, can, call and the. an interesting and attractive piece demonstrating napoleon's desire to master english. neatly mounted to a slim oblong 8vo page removed from an album. about vg \n  \n in his le memorial de sainte-helene the french cartographer and author emmanuel, comte de las cases, who informally acted as napoleon's secretary whilst the emperor was exiled on saint helena, devotes several passages to napoleon's wish to learn english, noting that on 16 th january 1816 'at about three o'clock, the emperor summoned me for conversation while he was washing and dressing\u2026.he happened to remark that it was scandalous that he could not yet read english\u2026.and then ordered me to force him to take a lesson every day'. the first lesson took place the following day, on 17 th january, las cases observing 'today the emperor took his first english lesson. since my main aim was to make him able to read the newspapers without difficulty, the first lesson consisted only in making him acquainted with an english gazette'.  \n  \n for further information please refer to the interesting essay napoleon's english lessons by peter hicks at napoleon.org which also features fascinating illustrations, including a larger page of very similar doodles in the hand of napoleon."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"1085","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145841/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":6000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:47.611Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - 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\u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":145848,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145849/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"philip vi & queen letizia of spain: \n philip vi (1968- ) king of spain, succeeding to the throne on 2014 following the abdication of his father, king juan carlos i, \n & queen letizia (1972- ). signed 8 x 10 colour photograph, the image depicting the king and queen of spain standing in full length poses, the king wearing decorations and the queen with a crown. individually signed in bold black and blue inks respectively to clear areas at the base of the image. vg to ex"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1093","title":{"es":"philip vi & queen letizia of spain"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145849/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":480,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:54.620Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - 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(it is noteworthy that philip iv expresses such warm sympathy for the templars at such a date, for it was precisely in 1304 that the accusations by which the order was destroyed were begun. their rights and privileges, however, continued to be affirmed, as here by king charles iv, for those who inherited the possessions of the suppressed order). \n (iii) king philip iv´s grant to the knights hospitaliers of the redemption of their goods and the regulation of jurisdictional relations between them and the crown, dated at mona en pévèle, august 1304. the opening formula, citing the good works and piety of the knights hospitaliers, differs from that used in the above-mentioned charter only in the additional mention of their care for the poor and sick. as the ´special recipient of affection´ this text names ´our faithful brother´ ytherius de nantolio, prior of the hospitaliers in france. the concessions granted also differ very little from those accorded the templars. charles iv´s confirmation of this text coincided with a major reorganisation with the knights hospitaliers, a procedure necessitated by the order´s acquisition of possessions belonging to the suppressed templars. \n the plica is annotated collat est faite , indicating that a collation has been made and that the document has been checked against the original charter of july 1326, and bears a neat slit at the centre where a seal would have originally been affixed. with several annotations in the left margin, indicating the dates of the original charters, and with several contemporary and later (17th or 18th century) dockets to the verso. some creasing and age wear and with a few very small, minor holes at the folds, g \n hugues aubriot (c.1320-c.1391) french administrator and heretic who served as the prévôt de paris 1367-81. in 1372 aubriot, a powerful royal administrator under king charles v, was at the height of his influence, overseeing massive infrastructure projects that transformed the medieval city of paris. aubriot had laid the first stone of the bastille fortress, intended to protect the king from potential uprisings, on 22nd april 1370. after the death of charles v in 1380, aubriot arrested citizens for harassing paris's jewish community. his actions led to a trial on fabricated charges of heresy, sodomy, and extortion. though his ally, philip the bold, spared him from execution, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on bread and water. a mob later freed aubriot during tax riots, allowing him to prudently flee the city.  \n the knights templars and the knights hospitaliers were the preeminent knightly orders in medieval times. the templars were formed in 1119 when they undertook the pious task of protecting the pilgrims who flocked to jerusalem after the first crusade. they organised themselves as a religious community, vowing to forsake worldy chivalry and live in chastity, obedience and poverty. from these humble beginnings the power of the knights grew enormously; they received large land grants throughout christendom and pope adrian iv gave them the right to establish their own churches. as defenders of the church they were exempted from the payment of tithes and from the action of papal censures and decrees, unless specifically named in them. the knights soon refused to submit in any way to the ordinary jurisdiction of the diocesan bishops and formed in effect a separate ecclesiastical organisation under the pope. their power was virtually unassailable and even the decrees of the lateran council, which in 1179 attempted to curb abuses of their privileges, failed to affect them. in succeeding centuries the power of the templars continued unabated. their members served as advisors to kings; they were summoned to the great councils of the church; and frederick ii´s persecution of the order was one of the main causes of his excommunication in 1239. in the mid-thirteenth century it was estimated that they owned upwards of nine thousand estates; and in paris and london their houses were used as strongholds for the royal treasure. they acted as bankers for several kings, loaning louis ix the major portion of his ransom. by the end of the thirteenth century they finally abandoned palestine; and in 1306 the last grand master, jacques de molay, arrived in france with a great amount of gold and silver. its priveleges and immunities at that time constituted a church within the church, and in france at least, a state within a state. philip iv of france, in his efforts to centralise power in the crown, had from the beginning of his reign made gradual efforts to curtail the power and wealth of the templars. when benedict xi succeeded to the papal throne in 1304, however, the knights´ privileges were confirmed by the church once more. under great pressure, philip iv issued the two charters reconfirmed by aubriot in the present document; but the king later circumvented the pope by having charges against the knights brought brought before the grand inquisitor of france, william of paris, and in this way was able to effect their arrest by civil powers. after many tortures and trials, the templars were effectively destroyed, the leader being burned at the stake in front of notre dame in 1314.  \n the first and third charters reconfirmed in the present document appear in j. delaville de roulx´s cartulaire général de l´order des hospitaliers de s. jean de jérusalem (vol.i 1894, no. 262, pp.198-199 and vol.iv, 1906, no. 4662, pp.88-90). the late 14th century transcription is earlier than any of the copies of the 1158 grant cited by delaville de roulx. the charter for the knights templars was printed in entwicklung und untergang der tempelerrenordnung (1888, pp.307-308)."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"1094","title":{"es":"[knights 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montres d\u2019iceux n\u2019en aient été faites. dont nous vous avons et ledit sieur d\u2019aubigny relevé et relevons par la présente signée de notre main.  rapportant laquelle et quittance dudit sieur d\u2019aubigny vous  en sera expédiée acquitté pour servir à la reddition de vos comptes partout où il appartiendra sans difficulté.   car tel est notre plaisir. donné à paris le xvii e jour de mai 1559 ´ (translation: \" to the captain of forty lances supplied by our orders, the sum of eleven hundred and eighteen livres tournois, amounting to his rank as captain and man-at-arms in the said company for the quarters of october and january last, although musters thereof have not yet been taken. from which we have released you and the said sieur d'aubigny, and do hereby release you, signed by our hand. acknowledgement of which receipt from the said sieur d'aubigny will be sent to you, duly discharged, to serve for the rendering of your accounts wherever it may concern, without difficulty. for such is our pleasure. given at paris the 17th day of may 1559\")  countersigned by the king´s secretary with a large and attractive signature at the base. letter clipped to the upper edge, missing the few first lines of the letter. overall age wear and creasing, with few repairs to the verso, otherwise about g \n the present letter is signed only two months before his death. only several weeks after the persent letter was written, in june 1559, king henry was injured in a jousting tournament held to celebrate the treaty of peace of cateau-cambresis which ended the italian wars. henry ii died ten days later after his surgeon, ambroise paré, was unable to cure the wound inflicted by gabriel de montgomery, the captain of his scottish guard.  \n in 1559 the title of sieur of d´aubigny was held by john stuart (1519-1767) as 5th lord of aubigny. he served as captain of the scottish archers in the french royal guard and was naturalized as a french subject. john stuart´s brother was henry stuart, known as lord darnley (1546-1567) king of scotland as the second husband of mary queen of scots, from july 1565 until his murder. . darnley had one child with mary, james vi of scotland and i of england. less than a year after the birth of his son, darnley was murdered at the very early age of 20.  \n when henry ii of france died in july 1559, john stuart, 5th sieur d´aubigny was elevated in the french court as a relative of the new french queen, mary, already queen of scots. aubigny arranged for darnley to be dispatched to the french court to congratulate mary and francis ii of france on francis's accession and seek restoration for lennox. mary did not restore lennox to his scottish earldom. still, she did give 1.000 crowns to darnley and invited him to her coronation"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1095","title":{"es":"henry ii of france: (1519-1559)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145851/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:54.623Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":145851,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145852/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"henry iii: (1551-1589) king of france 1574-89. assassinated. a rare and historically important a.l.s., henry , one page, folio, dolainville, n.d. (september 1575), to [nicolas de neufville] ( ´villeroy ´), in french. the king, whose coronation had taken place earlier in the year, writes an impassioned letter to his trusted secretary of state shortly before henry´s fratricidal conflict with his brother, francis, duke of anjou, in full, ´ villeroy, c'est à cette fois qu'il faut que tous vous évertuiez la reine ma bonne mère de rompre le fait et rendre mon frère heureux et vous tous de lui assister, je vous en conjure, et que je ne sois contraint de me voir contre mon propre sang, et si proche que mon frère, qui ne me doit ici, ni le veux souffrir, donner la loi ; car quoi que ce soit, s'il s'obstine à sa volonté, je me ferais crucifier sur la mienne. il aura trop de cause d'être content s'il est bien avisé, dieu lui en fasse la grâce, et à vous vous conservez´ (translation: ´ villeroy,  it is at this time that you must all endeavour to persuade the queen, my dear mother, to end the situation and make my brother happy, and i implore you all to assist her,  and that i am not forced to see myself against my own blood, and so close that my brother, who owes me nothing here, nor do i wish to suffer him to  lay down the law ; for whatever happens,  if he persists in his will, i will have myself crucified on mine.  he will have too much reason to be content if he is well advised, god grant him the grace, and i hope you are well´ ). with address panel to the verso. a fine letter of significant content and association. lightly mounted at the head of the verso and with some very minor age wear to the edges, vg \n nicolas de neufville (1543-1617) seigneur de villeroy. french secretary of state who served under four french monarchs; king charles ix, king henry iii, king henry iv, and king louis xiii. the most distinguished of all 16th century french secretaries, villeroy rose to prominence during the french wars of religion, a period of almost insoluble difficulties for the french monarchy and government.  villeroy was a particular favourite of catherine de´ medici, mother of henry iii and his brother, francis, and referred to in the present letter. villeroy and catherine shared a strong mutual trust and respect of each other.  \n francis, duke of anjou (1555-1584) son of king henry ii of france and catherine de´ medici, the brother of king charles ix and king henry iii. francis became heir to the throne on the accession of the latter in 1574.  \n on the night of 13th september 1575, at around the time of the present letter, francis fled from the french court after being alienated from his brother, henry iii, with whom he had some differences. both henry iii and his mother feared that francis would join the protestant rebels, and their fears proved to be well-founded in what would lead to become a major turning point in french history. francis joined the prince of condé and his forces and, in february 1576, henry, king of navarre (the future king henry iv), escaped from the french court whereupon his forces also joined condé. this combined army was enough to force henry iii, without a pitched battle of any sort, to capitulate and sign the ´peace of monsieur´, or edict of beaulieu. in may 1576, which recognised the protestant faith."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"1096","title":{"es":"henry iii: (1551-1589) henry iii makes a plea to avoid conflict with his brother, francis, by seeking the intervention of their mother, catherine de´ medici"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145852/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":4600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:54.625Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - 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henry´ (\"translation:\" my cousin mr. de monmorency's secretary gave me such kind testimony to your concern for the well-being of my affairs that i wished to thank you in this letter and ask you to continue your goodwill. your very affectionate and trusted friend, from la rochelle, this last december - henry\" ) henry of navarre, practically a prisoner of the court, had been forced to accompany the duke of anjou (the future henry iii) to la rochelle, from where the present letter is written, to fight the protestants in february 1573. henry was compelled to renounce his calvinist mother's faith in 1572 during the st. bartholomew's day massacre, where he barely escaped assassination. henry of navarre fled the court in february 1576. addressed to the verso, with an additional contemporary annotation to the verso. a large stain affecting only to a small part oif the text, although remaining easily legible. uneven edges and a small hole only affecting one letter. f to g \n during the 16th-century wars of religion, la rochelle served as the vital, fortified stronghold and de facto capital for the french protestant (huguenot) movement. as a protestant leader, henry of navarre (later king henry iv) sought refuge and launched military campaigns from the city."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1097","title":{"es":"henry iv: (1553-1610)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145853/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:54.626Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - 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2º un buste colossal de césar en possession du roi de naples, qui faisait partie de la collection farnese - 3º la tête d´une statue colossale du musée du capitole. 4º \n un buste de basalte noir qui a été conservé, en 1824, dans la bibliothèque du chateau de st. cloud. quant aux médailles vous me ferez grand plaisir de m´envoyer une épreuve dès qu´elles seront gravées...´ (translation: \" \n since you have kindly agreed to undertake the printing of the plates for my forthcoming work, i would be grateful if you could send me photographs of the busts of caesar whose nomenclature i found in roman iconography, by chevalier mongy, paris, 1824. the four busts mentioned by this author on page 19 are: first, a statue from the capitoline hill wearing a cuirass; 2º, a colossal bust of caesar in possession of the king of naples, which was part of the farnese collection; 3º the head of a colossal statue in the capitoline museum; and 4º a black basalt bust that was kept in the library of the château de saint-cloud in 1824. as for the medals, i would be very grateful if you could send me a proof as soon as they are engraved...\") with blank integral leaf. vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1103","title":{"es":"napoleon iii: (1808-1873)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145859/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:54.969Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145859,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145860/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145860/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145860/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145860/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"philippe of orleans: (1838-1894) count of paris, disputedly king of the french from 24th - 26th february 1848 as louis philippe ii (although never proclaimed as such) and the orléanist claimant to the french throne from 1848-94. a.l.s., \n philippe, comte de paris , three pages, small 8vo, east sheen, surrey, 11th june 1887, to a gentleman. the count thanks his correspondent for their letter and states that he will be happy to visit an exhibition if he can get there on time, further referring to some plants and flowers and asking if he could exhibit some cut orchids from the chateau. \n together with a second a.l.s., \n philippe, comte de paris, one page, 8vo, stowe house, buckingham, 5th november 1892, to a gentleman. the count apologises for having delayed so long in providing his address after his return to england six years previously. with blank integral leaf. some light staining and minor age wear, g, 2"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1104","title":{"es":"philippe of orleans: (1838-1894)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145860/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:54.971Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - 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[london], 29th n.d. [april 1831], to louise de montmorency, in french. the present letter could have been intentionally not signed by talleyrand considering its delicate content in such a critical political time related to the belgium independence, proclaimed unilaterally by the provisional belgian government few months earlier, and to the candidates to the throne. talleyrand refers to the duke, léopold of saxe-coburg-gotha, the future king of the belgians from july 1831, to his mother marie amélie of saxe who had passed away only nine days before the present letter was written and to madame de dino, talleyrand´s own niece and mistress, and states ` dites à votre grognon que toutes ses lettres arrivées hier sont remises. - tous les hommes sont partis de londres, ils sont tous à ramasser des voix pour les élections. - le duc est parti avec allure pour sa terre: la mort de la duchesse lui fait beaucoup de peine; on ne sait pas encore quand il reviendra. - ; madame de dino est obligée d´aller pour quelques jours à rochecotte; elle ira vous voir et vous dira des nouvelles de londres et de moi.´ (translation: \" tell your grumbler that all his letters that arrived yesterday have been delivered. - all the men have left london; they are all out collecting votes for the elections. - the duke has left with great speed to his home: the duchess's death grieves him greatly; it is not yet known when he will return. - madame de dino is obliged to go to rochecotte for a few days; she will come to see you and give you news of london and of me.\") further, talleyrand comments on the riots occured in brussels, and explains that he has never had in his life to deal with a so complicate situation, stating ` on a cassé quelques vitres avant-hier; c´est une singulière manière de marquer son opinion. - le maire avait invité à illuminer; et le fenêtres qui n´avaient pas obéi à l´invitation ont reçu quelques pierres. - je donne aujourd´hui à dîner à vos députés belges. mr de valois qui est le chef de la députation me paraît un peu lourd; on n´avance pas vite quand on est avec lui. - il faut croire que nous approchons du dénouement de cette ennuyeuse affaire; de ma vie je n´en ai traité une aussi difficile. dans toutes les affaires, il y a quelqu´un à qui l´on peut s´adresser; ici il n´y a personne. - je ne comprends pas qu´avec votre esprit si ouvert vous soyez belge. - je crois que madame de dino partira d´ici avec le duc de broglie qui était venu pour entendre la discussion sur la réforme. il est arrivé trop tôt - mais du reste j´ai été charmé de le voir...´ (translation: \" a few windows were broken the day before yesterday; it's a peculiar way to express one's opinion. - the mayor had invited everyone to light up their windows; and those windows that hadn't heeded the invitation received a few stones. - i'm giving dinner today to your belgian deputies. mr. de valois, who is the head of the delegation, seems a bit ponderous to me; one doesn't make quick progress when one is with him. - it seems we are nearing the end of this tiresome affair; in my life i have never dealt with one so difficult. in every other matter, there is someone to whom one can turn; here there is no one. - i don't understand how, with your open mind, you can be belgian. - i believe that madame de dino will leave here with the duke of broglie, who came to hear the discussion on the reform. he arrived too early - but otherwise i was delighted to see him...\") vg \n as king louis-philippe's plenipotentiary minister in london, talleyrand represented france at the international conference between the five great european powers which opened on november 4th, 1830. on february 24th, the congress had chosen louis d'orléans, son of louis-philippe, as king of the belgians, but the latter, fearing a european war and british opposition, he refused on behalf of his son.  \n louise de montmorency (1763-1833) princess of vaudémont. she held a salon in her house in suresnes and conspired against the imperial regime with enemies of the government, including talleyrand. after 1830, having privileged access to the palais royal, she facilitated through adélaïde d'orléans, sister of the king of france, a liaison between louis philippe and prince talleyrand."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1105","title":{"es":"talleyrand-périgord charles maurice de: (1754-1838) ...nous approchons du dénouement de cette ennuyeuse affaire; de ma vie je n´´´ en ai traité une aussi difficile..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145861/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":3900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:54.972Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - 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april 1919´ . a rare and interesting group of signatures. some light age wear and minor staining, and with a small, neat split at the base of the central vertical fold in the bifolium. g \n in march 1919 h.m.s. marlborough was assigned to the mediterranean fleet and served in the black sea during the allied intervention in the russian civil war to support the whites against the red bolsheviks. on 5th april 1919 marlborough arrived in sevastopol before proceeding to yalta the following day where the battleship took aboard the dowager empress maria feodorovna and other members of the deposed russian imperial family. the empress refused to leave unless the british also evacuated wounded and sick soldiers, along with any civilians that also wanted to escape the advancing bolsheviks. the russian entourage aboard  marlborough  numbered some eighty people,  including forty-four members of the royal family and nobility, with a number of governesses, nurses, maids and manservants, plus several hundred cases of luggage."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1125","title":{"es":"[house of romanov] featuring the signatures of tsar nicholas ii´ s mother and sister, as well as felix yusupov"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145881/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:56.379Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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\u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145885,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":18000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145886/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"henry viii: (1491-1547) king of england 1509-47. a good, rare d.s., henry r , as king, at the head, one page (vellum), slim oblong 8vo (23.5 x 11 cm), given under the king's signet at windsor castle, 2nd january 1514. the manuscript warrant is addressed to sir andrew windsor (' to our trusty and welbeloved ser andrew wyndesore, knight, keper of our great wardrope' ) and commands him to deliver unto lord curson fourteen yards of crimson velvet for a gown and as much black budge as shall suffice for furring the same ( 'we wooll and commaunde you that unto the lorde kurson ye deliver xiiij yerdes of crimson velvett for a gowne and asmoche blacke boogi as schall suffice for furring of the same gowne' ). with an early ninteenth century filing annotation ( '60' ) to the upper left corner and the blank lower left corner neatly excised. some very light, minor age wear, vg \n andrew windsor (1467-1543) 1st baron windsor. english peer and politician, keeper of the great wardrobe 1504-43. windsor played a significant part in king henry viii's military expedition to france in 1513 and was present at the battle of the spurs (16th august 1513) after which he was among the first to be advanced as knights bannerets. in 1514 windsor attended mary tudor, the king's sister, on her journey to france for her marriage to king louis xii and signed the marriage and peace treaties with france in 1518. windsor attended the field of the cloth of gold summit meeting between king henry viii and king francis i in june 1520.  \n sir robert curson (c.1460-1535) lord curson. english soldier and courtier at the court of king henry viii, and also that of maximilian i, holy roman emperor.  curson was publicly proclaimed a traitor from the pulpit at paul\u2019s cross on 21st october 1501, although astonishingly escaped punishment. in 1509 his annual fee was set at £400 and it remained so until 1520, when he (or his son robert) were present at the field of cloth of gold. although he never became an english peer, his title lord curson appears to have been recognized at court from around 1513."},"estimateMax":24000,"lotNumber":"1130","title":{"es":"henry viii: (1491-1547)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145886/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":18000,"soldPrice":17000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:56.387Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac18,000 - 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(december 1958), to david [lascelles], in full, ´david, from his godmother, elizabeth r´ . annotated xmas 1958 in another hand to the upper right corner. vg \n david lascelles (1950- ) 8 th earl of harewood. british hereditary peer and film and television producer, the son of british classical music administrator george lascelles, 7 th earl of harewood (1923-2011) and his first wife, the austrian-born british concert pianist marion stein (1926-2014)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1153","title":{"es":"elizabeth ii: (1926-2022)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145909/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:59.686Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":145909,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145910/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145910/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145910/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"elizabeth ii: (1926-2022) queen of the united kingdom 1952-2022 & prince philip (1921-2021) duke of edinburgh, consort of queen elizabeth ii 1952-2021. vintage signed christmas greetings card by both princess elizabeth and prince philip individually, the stiff cream 8vo folding card featuring a colour image to the inside by baron of the royal couple seated together in three-quarter length poses accompanied by the young prince charles and their baby daughter, princess anne. signed by both the princess (' lilibet '; her family name) and the prince (' & philip ') in fountain pen inks beneath a printed christmas and new year greeting, additionally inscribed ´to you both´ by princess elizabeth. with a gold embossed crest to the front cover and tied with dark green and white ribbons. some areas of light discolouration, only very slightly affecting the signatures, and with some light staining to the outer covers, g \n provenance: the present card was sent to george lascelles, 7 th earl of harewood (1923-2011) british classical music administrator, and his first wife, the austrian-born british concert pianist marion stein (1926-2014).  a member of the extended british royal family, the earl of harewood was a maternal grandson of king george v and queen mary, and a first cousin of queen elizabeth ii."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"1154","title":{"es":"elizabeth ii: (1926-2022) & prince philip (1921-2021)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145910/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:59.687Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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(\"capture the hat!\") by otto maier verlag (which later became ravensburger). when the publisher j. w. spear & sons brought it to the united kingdom in 1928, they initially sold it under the title coppit and cappit before it was renamed simply to coppit in 1964."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1157","title":{"es":"charles iii (1948- ) the eight-year-old future king sends thanks for a birthday gift"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145913/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:59.692Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":145913,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145914/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145914/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145914/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145914/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145914/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"charles iii (1948- ) king of the united kingdom since 2022. a.l.s., charles , as prince of wales, four pages, 8vo, sandringham, norfolk, 12th january 1987, to vernon russell-smith. the future king commences his letter stating ´the hornbeams should, i trust, all be in by now but they are different sizes, i notice´ , adding ´i hope they have now made square holes round the trees, rather than the round ones which i saw initially!´ . the prince continues to send his correspondent a list (no longer present) ´of plants for the bank which i sent to the man at savill gardens, who has ticked the ones he can supply´ and comments ´he seems to be able to produce quite a few - so we are left with the remainder to find´ , further asking ´do you think it would be best to have these savill gdn. plants delivered in the spring or in later feb? if i ask them to be delivered in feb. it is bound to be totally frozen, i suppose! a possibility for a planting session is 22nd/23rd march. is that any good for you? it may be subject to change at short notice, that is the only trouble!´ . the prince concludes his letter by conveying some information to russell-smith, ´by the way, a mr & mrs. stopford-sackville, from a wonderful house in northants called drayton, may be in touch with you about planning a garden improvement. i gave them your name as they have had a problem with someone else who charged the earth!´ and wishes his correspondent a very happy new year. accompanied by the original registered envelope hand addressed by the prince and signed by him with his initial ( ´c´ ) to the lower left corner. some light creasing, about vg \n vernon russell-smith (1925-2003) english photographer who worked as an assistant to dorothy wilding in the 1950s and later changed careers to become a landscape consultant and horticultural architect, through which he maintained a friendship with the prince of wales."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1158","title":{"es":"charles iii (1948- )"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145914/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:59.694Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":145914,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145915/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145915/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"diana: (1961-1997) princess of wales, the first wife of king charles iii (when prince of wales). autograph envelope, unsigned, addressed in bold black fountain pen ink by the princess to dudley poplak ( ´d. poplak esq. ) at 10, addison avenue, holland park, london, w11. postmarked at london, 27th june (the year unclear). together with frances shand kydd (1936-2004) british aristocrat, the mother of princess diana. autograph envelope, unsigned, addressed in her hand in blue ink to dudley poplak at the studio, 11, cheyne gardens, sw3 5qu. bearing an unfranked postage stamp. some light age wear and a few tears, caused at the time of the opening of the envelopes. g, 2 \n dudley poplak (1930-2005) british interior decorator who frequently worked for the british royal family and other members of nobility. one of his most famous projects was his 1981 refurbishment of the interior of highgrove house as a wedding gift for princess diana and prince charles."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1159","title":{"es":"diana: (1961-1997)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145915/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:59.696Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145915,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145916/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145916/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"[maximilian i]: (1832-1867) austrian archduke who became emperor of the second mexican empire from 1864 until his execution in 1867. a fine unsigned carte-de-visite photograph, the sepia albumen print by ghemar frères of brussels depicting maximilian i in a half-length pose. with the photographer´s imprint to the lower mount and verso. vg \n louis-joseph ghemar (1819-1873) and his half-brother leon louis auverleaux (1832-1869) operated the most famous photo studio in brussels during the 1860\u2019s, located on the rue de l\u2019ecuyer."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1160","title":{"es":"[maximilian i]: (1832-1867)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145916/view","tags":["esart_photography","esart","esart_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:03:59.697Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":145916,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145917/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145917/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"pomare iv: (1813-1877) queen of tahiti 1827-77. also known as \u201caimata\u201d (the \u201ceye-eater\u201d after an ancestral custom of the tahiti ruler to eat the eye of his defeated enemy). rare l.s., ` pomare ´, one page, bifolium 8vo, n.p., n.d. 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\u20ac450","currency":"EUR","id":145931,"estimateMin":350},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145932/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145932/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"de gaulle charles: (1890-1970) french general who led free france against nazi germany in world war ii, later serving as prime minister of france 1958-59 and as president of france 1959-69. t.l.s., c. de gaulle , one page, 4to, n.p., 12th december 1953, to pierre bornecque ( ´monsieur le professeur´ ), in french. de gaulle sends his compliments to bornecque on their book, ´qui me parfait constituer un excellent instrument d´étude´ (translation: ´which i believe will prove to be an excellent study aid´ ) and also remarks ´je lui souhaite le meilleur succès et je vous remercie de m´en avoir aimablement adressé un exemplaire´ (translation: ´i wish it every success and thank you for kindly sending me a copy´ ). accompanied by the original envelope. five file holes to the right margin, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise vg \n pierre bornecque was a french literary scholar who specialised in french literature, in particular the works of jean de la fontaine and jean-jacques rousseau, and also published la france et sa littérature, a broad guide to french literature and civilisation."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1176","title":{"es":"de gaulle charles: (1890-1970)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145932/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:04:03.996Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":145932,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145933/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"primo de rivera miguel: (1870-1930) spanish dictator who served as prime minister of spain 1923-30. vintage signed sepia 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photograph of the prime minister standing in a three-quarter length pose holdig his hat and cane in one hand. signed in fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background of the image and dated at madrid, 21st september 1929 in his hand. some heavy traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"1177","title":{"es":"primo de rivera miguel: (1870-1930)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145933/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":170,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:04:03.998Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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(c.1795-1800). the notes are headed polysophic society and are divided into four sections, the first labelled literature and including 'philosophy, government legislation.....law of nations. history. georgraphy' , the second labelled physics, geology, medicine and featuring 'mathematics, astronomy.....optics, agriculture, anatomy.......mechanics, zoology, botany' , the third labelled arts & trades , featuring 'architecture.......drawing, painting, engraving, engineering' and the final section named normal school alongside which barlow writes, 'in which will be taught languages & the elements of all the arts & sciences contemplated in the establishment of the p.s. this branch of the institution is to be considered as an university, & is to be established on a more extensive & useful plan than has yet been realised in any part of the world. it is intended to be made the centre of instruction for the people of the united states' . with an autograph statement at the foot of the page signed by samuel olmstead of new york, a previous custodian of the manuscript notes, 'i certify that the above is the writing of joel barlow' . together with an a.l.s., samuel g. olmstead , three pages, 4to, new york, n.d. (c.1855-60), to a gentleman, providing a testimony and biographical details for joel barlow, in part, 'mr. barlow was a remarkable man. he was considered as the best poet of his time.......seven years before the adoption of our federal constitution he advoacted its formation & predicted that it will be adopted throughout the world, thus forming one great brotherhood.......he described in most graphic language the electrical telegraph 36 years before morse who invented it thought of it. he predicted the improvements in arts & science......with all the vividness & accuracy of the historian. he was a democrat in politics of the same school with jefferson.......such in short was joel barlow. one of the best men.......which this country has produced.' a few small ink blots and a small scorch hole to barlow's manuscript, not significantly affecting the text, otherwise vg, 2 \n  by 1800 barlow had come to view education as the most eligible way to protect america from the corruption and cynicism he saw subverting the revolution in france and urged that a national institute similar to the one france had created with the constitution of 1795 be established. barlow\u2019s proposed \u2018polysophic society\u2019 would serve four functions: expanding scientific knowledge, exploring the resources of the united states, teaching people how to communicate this knowledge to others, and furnishing schools with trained teachers by paying part of their salaries."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1210","title":{"es":"barlow joel: (1754-1812)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/76704/lot/145966/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T06:04:05.721Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":145966,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/145967/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-06-25","available":false,"description":{"es":"gallatin albert: (1761-1849) swiss-born american politician and diplomat, a leading figure in the early years of the united states of america, and often described as ´america´s swiss founding father´. d.s., \n albert gallatin , one page, folio, n.p. 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(circa august 1952). the manuscript, almost entirely composed in ink (with just the first five lines of the first page written in bold pencil), is an incomplete early draft, with various corrections, of kennedy´s speech made at the 66th annual convention of the massachusetts federation of labor on 13th august 1952, during his campaign for the senate, and states, in part, ´....problems of special interest and vital significance to men and women whom you represent. foremost among such problems and dwarfing all others has been the steady upward rise in the cost of living - and which threatens now to move to higher levels - and to destroy to an increasing degree everything that the people of this country have earned with their own hard work and conscientious efforts. the weaknesses of the 1951 price control law, which prohibited beef price roll-backs.....which continued the provision of the 1950 and which states price controls or a ceiling cannot be imposed on any agricultural commodity.....were enhanced by the actions of the congress during this most recent session......the lifting of controls of fruits & raw vegetables, the emasculation of the wage stabilization section, the whole sale firing of over 6000 employees charged with enforcement for price controls has made all of our tasks more difficult......controls however is only one of the major problems that will challenge the 83rd congress. the necessity of increasing our social security benefits and old age assistance payments - 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