The Brölemanns’ Treasures, from an Arabic Bible to Venetian Festivities

Result EUR23,040

Published on 24 January 2020, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 18 January 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - 8, rue du docteur Joseph-Audic, zone d'activités du Ténénio - 56001 Vannes

This successful "white glove" auction netted €372,000. All 259 works collected by the famous dynasty of Lyon bibliophiles found buyers.

Jacques Gohory (1520-1576), Hystoria Iasonis Thessaliae Principis de Colchica velleris... The Brölemanns’ Treasures, from an Arabic Bible to Venetian Festivities

Jacques Gohory (1520-1576), Hystoria Iasonis Thessaliae Principis de Colchica velleris aurei expeditione, an in-quarto volume, Paris, 1563, Jean de Mauregard.
Result: €23,040

From Henry-Auguste Brölemann (1775-1854) to Arthur-Auguste Brölemann (1826-1904), four generations of passionate book collectors amassed paper treasures, many printed during the Renaissance. An example is an exceptional Bible in Arabic, Anajil Yasu’ al-Masih Sayyidina…

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livres anciens et modernes, illustrés

Saturday 18 January 2020 - 14:00 (CET)

8, rue du docteur Joseph-Audic, zone d'activités du Ténénio - 56001 Vannes

Jack-Philippe Ruellan

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The Brölemanns, Lyon Bibliophiles

Kept in the same family until today, 260 works attest to the bibliophilic passion of four generations of collectors. All of them will be offered with highly enticing estimates ranging from €10 to €6,000.