Lot 30 · Livres et Manuscrits
histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. paris, arthus bertrand [1829 -1830]. – histoire naturelle des colibris, suivie d’un supplément à l’histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. ibid., id. [1830-1832].
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- Estimate
- €2,000–€3,000 hammer ≈ $2,133–$3,200
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Livres et Manuscrits, Paris · 8 February 2017
- Dimensions
- 245 x 154 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4544641
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lesson, René Primevère. 1794-1849., histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. paris, arthus bertrand [1829 -1830]. – histoire naturelle des colibris, suivie d’un supplément à l’histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. ibid., id. [1830-1832]. Sotheby's, 8 Feb 2017, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4544641.
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Lesson, René Primevère. 1794-1849., histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. paris, arthus bertrand [1829 -1830]. – histoire naturelle des colibris, suivie d’un supplément à l’histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. ibid., id. [1830-1832]. Sotheby's, 8 Feb 2017, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4544641.
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From the same sale Livres et Manuscrits · Feb 2017
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| Lesson, René Primevère. 1794-1849. | Histoire naturelle des colibris, suivie d'un supplement (&) | $2,219 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2026 | |
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| Lesson, René Primevère. 1794-1849. | Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux-Mouches. WITH: Histoire Natur | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | ||
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