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Paradigms & The Unexpected

“Paradigms and the Unexpected” presents 1,800 lots of varied scale and origin within a single, carefully assembled sale. With The Château de Chalain Collection at its centre, the auction reflects continuity, heritage and the enduring appeal of objects preserved across generations.

10th-12th March

Sale Schedule • Thursday 12th March 2026 • Wednesday 11th March 2026 • Tuesday 10th March 2026
Categories • AFRICAN ART • ANTIQUE BOXES • ARMS AND ARMOUR • BLANK • BOOKS • CAR MEMORABILIA • CARPETS AND RUGS • CERAMICS • CHINESE • CLOCKS AND BAROMETERS • COLLECTIBLES • DESK FURNITURE • FASHION • FIRE FURNITURE • FURNITURE • GARDEN • GLASS • HISTORICAL INTEREST • INDIAN ART • JAPANESE • JEWELLERY • KITCHENALIA • LIBRARY • LIGHTING • MAPS • MARITIME INTEREST • MILITARIA • MIRRORS • MUSICAL INSTRUMENST • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS • OBJETS D'ART • PERSIAN • PHOTOGRAPHS • PICTURES AND PRINTS • POLITICAL FRENCH MEMORABILIA • PORCELAIN • RELIGIOUS ARTEFACTS • SCIENTIFIC • SCULPTURE • SILVER AND SILVER PLATE • SPORTING • TAPESTRIES • TAXIDERMY • TELECOMMUNICATIONS • VERNACULAR • VINTAGE ADVERTISEMENTS • VINTAGE TOYS • WALKING STICKS • WINES AND SPIRITS

Virtual tour • TOUR HOME • JEWLLERY • CHINESE

Search term: BOOKS

LOT 45
17TH-CENTURY FRENCH DEVOTIONAL WORK — LA PERFECTION DU CHRÉTIEN — PARIS, ANTOINE VITRÉ
contd.
€250 - 350
LOT 101
1651 ELZEVIR EDITION — P. TERENTII COMOEDIAE SEX — AMSTERDAM, LUDOVICUS ELZEVIR, 1651
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 107
IMPORTANT FRENCH OFFICIAL FIFTH REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL SOIRÉE PROGRAMME — THÉÂTRE NATIONAL DE L’OPÉRA
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 115
IMPORTANT FRENCH OFFICIAL FIFTH REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL SOIRÉE PROGRAMME — COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 122
IMPORTANT FRENCH OFFICIAL FIFTH REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL SOIRÉE PROGRAMME — COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 128
18TH-CENTURY FRENCH DEVOTIONAL WORK — L’ÂME ÉLEVÉE À DIEU — LYON, ÉTIENNE RUSAND, 1773 — TWO VOLUMES
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 137
BOOK: CHEFS-D’ŒUVRE DE PIERRE CORNEILLE, AVEC LES REMARQUES DE VOLTAIRE, PARIS, MAME FRÈRES, 1809
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 140
ILLUMINATED BOOK OF HOURS ON VELLUM (CHÂTEAU DE CHALAIN)
contd.
€3000 - 5000
LOT 1002
THOMAZI, A.-LES FLOTTES DE L’OR: HISTOIRE DES GALIONS D’ESPAGNE — PARIS, PAYOT, 1937 — FIRST EDITION
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1003
ICONOGRAPHIE DES ESTAMPES À SUJETS GALANTS — J. GAY ET FILS, GENÈVE, 1868
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1004
SEPTANS — LES EXPÉDITIONS ANGLAISES EN ASIE — PARIS, HENRI CHARLES-LAVAUZELLE, CIRCA 1898 — 4TO
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1005
ALFRED DELVAU — CAFÉS & CABARETS DE PARIS — E. DENTU, PARIS, 1862 — FIRST EDITION
contd.
€180 - 280
LOT 1006
MATÉRIAUX ET DOCUMENTS D’ARCHITECTURE ET DE SCULPTURE — PARIS, CIRCA 1900 — 96 PLATES
contd.
€50 - 80
LOT 1007
ÉMILE AMÉ-LES CARRELAGES ÉMAILLÉS DU MOYEN ÂGE ET DE LA RENAISSANCE
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 1008
JOHANN CHRISTOPH GATTERER — PRAKTISCHE HERALDIK — NÜRNBERG, 1791
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 1009
JOHN RUSKIN — THE STONES OF VENICE, FOURTH EDITION, 1886
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1010
LUCAS, FRED. W. — THE ANNALS OF THE VOYAGES OF THE BROTHERS NICOLO AND ANTONIO ZENO
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 1011
ÁDRAIS MAC PIARAIS — ÍOSAGÁN: SCÉALTA EILE AGUS DÁNTA — FIRST EDITION, WITH WOODCUTS
contd.
€120 - 150
LOT 1012
TUNSTALL SMALL & CHRISTOPHER WOODBRIDGE — ENGLISH BRICKWORK DETAILS 1450–1750 — ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
contd.
€60 - 80
LOT 1013
HOMAS ROBSON — THE ENGLISH HERALD — 3 VOLUMES — SUNDERLAND, 1830
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1014
MANUAL OF RANK AND NOBILITY, 2ND EDITION, 1822 — TOGETHER WITH DEBRETT’S PEERAGE, 1860
contd.
€60 - 80
LOT 1015
SIR BERNARD BURKE — A SELECTION OF ARMS AUTHORISED BY THE LAWS OF HERALDRY — LONDON, 1860
contd.
€40 - 60
LOT 1016
KATE GREENAWAY — MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES — FIRST EDITION — ORIGINAL CLOTH
contd.
€120 - 180
LOT 1017
C. N. WRIGHT — THE USE OF THE GLOBES — LONDON, 1856 — ORIGINAL CLOTH
contd.
€40 - 80
LOT 1018
THE BOOK OF BEAUTY — 1848 — ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOK
contd.
€60 - 100
LOT 1019
CHARLES DARWIN — ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES — LONDON, 1902 — PUBLISHER’S CLOTH
contd.
€40 - 80
LOT 1020
JOHN EVANS — THE ANCIENT BRONZE IMPLEMENTS, WEAPONS AND ORNAMENTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
contd.
€60 - 80
LOT 1021
GEOFFREY CHAUCER — FACSIMILE OF THE WILLIAM MORRIS KELMSCOTT CHAUCER — CLEVELAND & NEW YORK, 1958
contd.
€100 - 200
LOT 1022
DUBLIN PRINTINGS: THE SPECTATOR (VOL. I–IV, 1778) — WITH THE ENGLISH REGISTRY (1781)
contd.
€120 - 180
LOT 1023
BASIL KENNETT — ROME ANTIQUA NOTITIA: OR, THE ANTIQUITIES OF ROME — LONDON, 1746 — 11TH EDITION
contd.
€60 - 80
LOT 1024
J. STARKIE GARDNER — ENGLISH IRONWORK — WITH CHARLES FOULKES, DECORATIVE IRONWORK
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1025
RODOLPHE DARZENS — L’AMANTE DU CHRIST — PARIS, 1888 — FRONTISPIECE BY FÉLICIEN ROPS
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1026
HEBREW ESOTERIC VOLUME — MEIR HALEVI LASHERIN — CIRCA 1925
contd.
€150 - 250
LOT 1027
ANTHOLOGIA HIBERNICA — VOLS II & IV — DUBLIN, 1794 & 1795
contd.
€60 - 80
LOT 1028
LADY BETTY BALFOUR — THE HISTORY OF LORD LYTTON’S INDIAN ADMINISTRATION — 1899
contd.
€60 - 80
LOT 1029
THUCYDIDES — THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR — OXFORD, 1853 — 3 VOLS — FULL CALF
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1030
LÉON DE LABORDE — JOURNEY THROUGH ARABIA PETRÆA — LONDON, 1836
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1031
RICHARD WALTER — A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD… BY GEORGE ANSON — DUBLIN, 1758 — THIRD EDITION
contd.
€100 - 200
LOT 1032
T. MOORE — MARRIAGE CUSTOMS — LONDON, 1824 — SECOND EDITION
contd.
€60 - 80
LOT 1033
COLLECTION OF 40 FRENCH MANUSCRIPT LETTERS
contd.
€300 - 400
LOT 1321
FAUX BOOK COFFEE TABLE MOUNTED AS STACK OF BOOKS
contd.
€150 - 250

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