Lot 87 · Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including nine manuscripts by Andre Breton from the Simone Collinet collection
[réflexions sur le bonheur].manuscrit autographe inédit.[vers 1926-1930].
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- €2,000–€3,000 hammer ≈ $3,151–$4,726
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- Sotheby's — Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including nine manuscripts by Andre Breton from the Simone Collinet collection, Paris · 21 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3761862
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Simone De Beauvoir, [réflexions sur le bonheur].manuscrit autographe inédit.[vers 1926-1930]. Sotheby's, 21 May 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3761862.
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Simone De Beauvoir, [réflexions sur le bonheur].manuscrit autographe inédit.[vers 1926-1930]. Sotheby's, 21 May 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3761862.
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From the same sale Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including nine manuscripts by Andre Breton from the Simone Collinet collection · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| skindo.portrait original en vue du photomontage éponyme, 1972. | Pierre Molinier | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| vol de nuit. préface d'andré gide. paris, gallimard, n.r.f., [1931] | Saint-exupéry, Antoine DE. 1900-1944. | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| les oeuvres.paris, nicolas buon, 1609. | Pierre De Ronsard 1524-1585 | €3,000–€4,000 | |
| [album de photographies prises en egypte, au caire et à alexandrie].4… | Ermé Désiré | €20,000–€25,000 | |
| 2 listes manuscrites d'ouvrages avec quelques annotations. [années 30-40]. | Antonin Artaud | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| offertoire. photomontage original, 1966. | Pierre Molinier | €3,000–€4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone De Beauvoir | brigitte bardot et le syndrome lolita. tapuscrit corrigé.197 | $3,348 | Sotheby's, May 2008 | |
| Simone De Beauvoir | Le deuxiè me sexe. Paris : Gallimard, 1949 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Simone De Beauvoir | La Force de l'âge, 1960. Ex. sur Hollande, dans une reliure | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | L'Atelier de Cannes, cover for 'Ces peintres nos amis, Vol. | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Oiseau à la huppe (Alain Ramié 173) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Simone De Beauvoir | la force de l'âge.paris, nrf, 1960. | Sotheby's, May 2010 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | Portrait d'Yvon Belaval | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | Scène de satyricon | Bonhams, Jun 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.