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Auctions of collectors' items slake a thirst for all kinds of fancies, from scent bottles, musical instruments, photo and film cameras and television sets to pens, pen holders and ink wells.
In these auctions of collectors' items, pipes, cigarette lighters, cigar boxes, snuff boxes and tobacco jars are highly sought-after objects.
"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it", said Oscar Wilde. Smokers' kits always fire up the bidding. Collectors of enamelled plaques will be delighted. Philatelists know these sales as an excellent stamping ground for rare collectors' specimens, and taxidermy enthusiasts can ferret out stuffed animals. The red carpet of the Hôtel Drouot provides a festival of canes (with systems or pommels) and an elegant parade of automobiles, including cars and horse-drawn vehicles, not to mention planes, boats and motorcycles !
Auctions of collectors' items also encompass curiosities: those "new, rare, singular things" according to the littré dictionary – which include scientifica, or scientific instruments.
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1954 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Spider Prototype Pininfarina Chassis AR 1495 00003 Engine AR 1493 00002 Swiss registration document Temporary import into the European Union. - One of the oldest Guilietta Spiders - Unique features - Exceptional model - Alfa Romeo certificate - Matching Numbers The history of this car is inextricably linked to Max Hoffman and his company Hoffman Motor Cars. This Austrian entrepreneur of genius was behind the Mercedes Benz 300 SL, BMW 507, Porsche 356 Speedster and the Alfa Romeo Guilietta Spider. In the early 1950s, New York-based Hoffman Motor Cars became Alfa Romeo's official U.S. importer, and immediately saw the potential of a roadster derived from the future Guilietta Sprint, which was about to be presented. By the end of 1953, Alfa Romeo and Hoffman were working closely on the development of a roadster based on the Guilietta Sprint chassis. Development was entrusted to Rudolf Hruska, the brand engineer already in charge of the Sprint project. A motorized chassis was soon ready. It was numbered AR 1495 0000. It was never bodied. Hruska contacted the Turin coachbuilders Bertone and Pininfarina, entrusting them with two chassis each. It was up to them to make their proposals for the future "Guilietta Spider". Pininfarina received chassis 003 and 002 and produced two non-functional styling studies on these two chassis. After validation of the design by Max Hoffman, chassis 0003 is sent back to Turin, this time to build a functional prototype. This is the car we present to you today. After being rebodied, our chassis made 4 round trips between New York and Turin for final validation, Pininfarina winning the contract over Bertone. On February 22, 1955, chassis AR 1495 00003 left Turin for good, indicated in the factory books as sold to Hoffman Motor Cars. The car was fitted with its current engine and painted in the "Ivorio" hue. The exceptional design of this car would eventually be modified for series production, as Pininfarina had meanwhile developed other prototypes with specifications more compatible with mass production. Although different from the production Guilietta Spider, chassis 003 was used by Hoffman for a tour of American motor shows. After the 1955 Miami Motor Show, the car was finally sold to Henry Wessel. He kept it for only 1 year before handing it over to Bruce Beckwith, who immediately understood the importance of the car and used it only very sparingly until 1959. In that year, he undertook some work on the car, removing the special windscreen and re-covering the body. The car was then partially reassembled and stored. In 1989, the car was acquired by Tom Zat, who exhibited it at the Alfa Heaven Museum. In 2000, Gérald Bugnon acquired this exceptional vehicle. The car is now as it had been acquired by Tom Zat 11 years earlier. Imported into Switzerland immediately after its purchase, it underwent a major restoration in Italy. Once restored, it would join its eternal rival, the Bertone prototype, in the collection. Until very recently, the car took part in numerous events organized by the Alfa Romeo Club of Switzerland and other major European clubs. A unique model with exceptional specifications, this prototype features a design of unrivalled purity, reminiscent in some respects of another Pininfarina masterpiece, the Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America. 1954 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Spider Prototype Pininfarina Chassis AR 1495 00003 Engine AR 1493 00002 Swiss registration document Temporary import into the European Union. - One of the oldest Guilietta Spiders - Unique features - Exceptional model - Alfa Romeo certificate - Matching Numbers The history of this car is inextricably linked to Max Hoffman and his company Hoffman Motor Cars. This Austrian entrepreneur of genius was behind the Mercedes Benz 300 SL, BMW 507, Porsche 356 Speedster and the Alfa Romeo Guilietta Spider. In the early 1950s, Hoffman Motor Cars, based in New York, became Alfa Romeo's official importer in the United States, and immediately saw the potential of a roadster derived from the future Guilietta Sprint, which was about to be presented. At the end of 1953, Alfa Romeo worked closely with Hoffman to develop a roadster based on the Guilietta Sprint chassis. Development was entrusted to Rudolf Hruska, the Alfa Romeo engineer already in charge of the Sprint project. A motorised chassis was soon ready. It was numb

Estim. 350,000 - 450,000 EUR

1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale 750 SS "Muso Basso" by Bertone Series: AR10120 00048 Engine: AR00120 0017 Swiss registration Vehicle temporarily imported into the EU Alfa Romeo certificate - Rare Muso Basso version - Quality restoration - One of the few SS with a Palmarès. The collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Bertone gave rise to some exceptional projects, thanks to the genius of its designer Franco Scaglione. The "BAT" (Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica) and "Disco Volante" projects gave rise to the "Sprint Speciale" in prototype form in 1957, then in series production from 1959. From 1960 onwards, the car evolved to comply with American standards. The first series, type 750 SS, was produced in a run of around 100 examples to obtain homologation for use in competition. This series is distinguished by its lack of bumpers and its "Muso Basso" nose. The example we present here, the 48th produced, was delivered new from the Porto dealership in Portugal under the registration number OP 21-55 on August 19, 1959. Its first owner was none other than Manuel Nogueira Pinto, the famous Portuguese racing driver of the 1960s. As soon as he received his car, he entered several competitions. He took second place in the Vila do Conde race in 1959, entered under number 11 (see photograph). He soon exchanged his Alfa Romeo and an assistance truck for the driver Frederico José Carlos Themudo (known as Fritz d'Oray) for a Ferrari 250 GT. At the end of 1959, Fritz d'Oray, then an F1 driver with Maserati, was hired by the Serenissima Scuderia to drive a 250 GT SWB in the 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours. Having never raced at Le Mans, he decided to train before qualifying, and did so with this Alfa Romeo Guilietta SS. Injured with his Ferrari during qualifying, he spent several months in hospital. The Alfa Romeo was left in the parking lot and impounded. Fritz d'Oray kept his Sprint Special until the mid-60s. This Guilietta SS then had another Portuguese owner. In 1980, the car changed hands and became the property of a Lisbon enthusiast, José Augusto Xavier Moreira. He kept it for 10 years. In 1990, our Guilietta SS left Portugal for the first time. It was acquired by Dr. Richard Schimmer of Düsseldorf. He undertook a restoration of the car, which lasted over 10 years. In 2004, Gerald Bugnon acquired the unfinished car through Garage Vetter. Vetter took on the task of restoring the mechanics, which had been left intact in Germany, and completing the work that had already begun. The work was completed in 2006. A total of over CHF 90,000 was spent to bring the car up to its current state, including upholstery, fittings, mechanics and running gear. Today, almost 20 years after the work was completed, the car remains in a very fine state, testifying to the quality of the work carried out. This automotive masterpiece represents the pinnacle of Bertone design in the 50s! 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale 750 SS "Muso Basso" by Bertone Series: AR10120 00048 Engine: AR00120 0017 Swiss registration Vehicle temporarily imported into the EU Alfa Romeo certificate - Rare Muso Basso version - Quality restoration - One of the few SS to have won a prize. The collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Bertone gave rise to some exceptional projects thanks to its genius designer Franco Scaglione. The "BAT" (Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica) and "Disco Volante" projects gave rise to the "Sprint Speciale" in prototype form in 1957 and then in series production from 1959. From 1960 onwards, the car evolved to comply with American standards. Around 100 of the first series, the 750 SS, were produced to obtain homologation for use in competition. This series can be distinguished by its lack of bumpers and its nose nicknamed 'Muso Basso'. The car we are presenting here, the 48th to be produced, was delivered new from the Porto dealership in Portugal under the registration number OP 21-55 on 19 August 1959. Its first owner was none other than Manuel Nogueira Pinto, the famous Portuguese racing driver of the 1960s. As soon as he received his car, he entered several competitions. He took second place in the Vila do Conde race in 1959, entered under number 11 (see photograph). He soon swapped his Alfa Romeo and an assistance truck for the driver Frederico José Carlos Themudo (known as Fritz d'Oray) for a Ferrari 250 GT. At the end of 1959, Fritz d'Oray, then an F1 driver with Maserati, was hired by the Serenissima Scuderia to drive a 250 GT SWB in the 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours. Having never raced at Le Mans, he decided to train befor

Estim. 300,000 - 350,000 EUR

1965 ALFA ROMEO Giulia Sprint GTA Chassis AR613276 Engine AR 00 559 05026 No registration document FIA passport 169 hp on test bench Alfa Romeo certificate Introduced in 1965, the GTA was the official competition version of the Giulia Sprint GT and was produced in road (stradale) and racing (corsa) variants. The latter was the responsibility of the Autodelta factory's racing department. The GTA was distinguished by its aluminum body panels, Plexiglas side and rear windows, and lightened interior fittings. As a result, the GTA weighs 200 kilograms less than a Sprint GT. Alfa's classic 1,570 cm3 twin-camshaft four-cylinder engine underwent significant modifications for the GTA, with the angle between the valves reduced from 90 to 80 degrees and the size of the valves considerably increased. As there was no longer room between them for a central spark plug, dual ignition was opted for. In road version, the revised engine produced 115 hp, with up to 150 hp available in race version. The GTA made its racing debut on March 20, 1966 at Monza, where Andrea de Adamich and Teodoro Zeccoli triumphed in the four-hour Jolly Club race. From then on, Autodelta-prepared GTAs enjoyed exceptional success, winning the European Touring Car Championship three years running, from 1966 to 1968. To enable homologation, 500 cars were built for racing and road use. The example we offer is one of the 500 GTA Stradale built by Alfa Romeo. Leaving the factory on July 7, 1965, it was delivered on August 30 to the Avellino dealership in Italy. At the time, it was a Biancospino with a Nero Fumo skai interior. The car was then traced back to Switzerland in 1988, when it was owned by Hans Ulrich Kohler. The car was issued with an FIA carnet de passage en douanes by the Automobile Club Suisse. Like many other cars, it was repainted in red. In 1989, the car changed hands and was acquired by Helmut Kuen, a resident of St Moritz. They had the car restored by the Club del Portello workshop, specialists in the make (no invoices on file). In the 90s, the car was acquired by Gerd F. Klein, a German enthusiast. In 1999, it passed into the hands of Patrick Koller, a German collector who kept it until 2006. That year, the car was acquired by Gérald Bugnon. It was then painted Yellow. It then joined his team to compete in a number of VHC championship rallies, including the Acropolis and San Marino. In 2009, the car was reconfigured for track use. It was entered in the Spa 6 Hours in 2010. In 2015, restoration work was undertaken. Everything is revised to FIA specifications. A new engine is developed. When tested in July 2015, it developed 169 hp. After this work, the car will be entered in several rallies in 2016, 2018 and 2020. In 2021, the car's FIA technical passport is renewed. Valid until 2030, it will enable the future owner to enter the car in the world's top events. With its top-quality preparation, this GTA is a true racing machine with a proven track record. 1965 ALFA ROMEO Giulia Sprint GTA Chassis AR613276 Engine AR 00 559 05026 No registration document FIA passport 169 hp on test bench Alfa Romeo certificate Introduced in 1965, the GTA was the official competition version of the Giulia Sprint GT and was produced in road (stradale) and racing (corsa) variants. The latter was the responsibility of the Autodelta factory's racing department. The GTA was distinguished by its aluminium body panels, Plexiglas side and rear windows and lighter interior fittings. As a result, the GTA weighed 200 kilograms less than a Sprint GT. Alfa's classic 1,570 cm3 twin-cam four-cylinder engine underwent significant modifications for the GTA, with the angle between the valves reduced from 90 to 80 degrees and the size of the valves considerably increased. As there was no longer room between them for a central spark plug, a dual ignition system was opted for. In road version, the revised engine produced 115 bhp, with up to 150 bhp available in race version. The GTA made its racing debut on 20 March 1966 at Monza, where Andrea de Adamich and Teodoro Zeccoli triumphed in the Jolly Club four-hour race. From then on, the GTAs prepared by Autodelta enjoyed exceptional success, winning the European Touring Car Championship three years in a row, from 1966 to 1968. To enable homologation, 500 cars were built for racing and road use. The car on offer is one of the 500 GTA Stradale built by Alfa Romeo. It left the factory on 7 July 1965 and was delivered to the Avelli

Estim. 180,000 - 250,000 EUR

Rover Mini, British Open Classic - 24 km 1996 - French registration title No MOT Launched in 1959 by the British Motor Corporation, the Mini is an icon of the Sixties; elegant, agile and efficient in urban traffic as well as on more hostile and sportier terrain, this revolutionary and economical car for its time has delighted generations of drivers. Our example was ordered new from Ets Beaulieu Automobiles, in Salon-de-Provence, in May 1996; this Mini has since been stored at the home of its one and only owner and has never been used, its odometer reading less than 24 km when it finally found the light of day a few weeks ago. It is accompanied by a complete file including order form, purchase invoice, provisional registration document, duplicate keys, as well as all the logbooks and on-board manuals; it still has the stickers displaying its provisional number (the definitive number plates are present but have never been drilled or fitted to the car). In keeping with the special British Open series presented in 1992, it has immaculate British Racing Green bodywork, enhanced by decorative fillets and gold logos, while the interior features comfortable beige velvet upholstery and a leather-wrapped steering wheel, all in new condition; in addition to its light alloy wheels, chrome grille, handles and bumpers, the car’s major asset is its electric canvas sunroof which, when opened, floods the passenger compartment with light. Equipped with a lively, responsive 1300 injection engine, our car (which will have to be restarted) is a magnificent time machine; it represents a unique opportunity to acquire what is certainly the least-mileage Mini on the market in an exceptional state of preservation.

Estim. 20,000 - 40,000 EUR

ANTOINE D'AGATA 1961- - ANTOINE D'AGATA 1961- "NOIA", Super Labo, 2014, 36p. Book. Signed edition limited to 500 copies. In-folio (39.6 x 29.7 cm) An endless accumulation of empty stares perpetuates the dazed destitution of men defeated by History. Everything is done to eradicate any trace of desire, rage, violence, pain, fear or animal pleasure. Fragile shadows free themselves from social control by regaining control of their bodies. Through the degeneration of bodies and the paroxysm of emotions, the images reveal fragments of society that escape the usual analysis and visualization of the social body, but are nonetheless its primary elements. Confronting the contradictions inherent in the use of documentary photography, structuring a physical and psychic journey overshadowed by dependence, pain, risk, randomness and unconsciousness. Poverty is contrary to order. Bestiality is the ultimate bulwark against the anaesthesia of the senses and the mentality of a society that defines objects and people as commodities. Those who emancipate themselves from physical deprivation and escape the moral order gain access to the last magical rites of instinct, as the intimate territory of social resistance, the antidote to the commercial dream, the alternative to the violence of social stability. The production of pornographic images may paradoxically be the only truly committed position, an alternative to the violence of a social stability founded on the frustration of unfulfilled lust. Only the mixing of bodies escapes history, in a slow agony, under the seal of consciousness and irony, conjuring death and responding to a loving vision of the world.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Hans Janos MATTIS-TEUTSCH (1884-1960) Untitled, 1917 Linocut on paper Height 15.4 cm; Width: 20.7 cm Provenance : - Galerie Le Minotaure, according to a label on the reverse A painter of Hungarian origin, Mattis-Teutsch joined other artists in Paris, the home of the avant-garde, in the 1920s. He studied in Budapest and then Munich, where he became close to the Der Sturm gallery: in 1921, he exhibited there in Berlin alongside Marc Chagall and Paul Klee. Mattis-Teutsch exhibited at the Galerie Visconti in Paris in 1925. Initially attached to the Expressionist movement, he became a fervent advocate of Constructivism as the years went by and he met many new people. One constant remains: his works are always inspired by nature, whether abstract or figurative. In the 90s, a major retrospective devoted to him by the Hungarian National Gallery was extended to the United States, enabling the painter to be rediscovered. WARNING: STORAGE AND REMOVAL AS OUR OFFICE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS, ALL LOTS MUST BE COLLECTED FROM OUR FURNITURE REPOSITORY IN SAINT-OUEN, WITH YOUR PAID SLIP AND PROOF OF IDENTITY. Address: LTSE - 50, rue Ardoin 93400 Saint-Ouen - Bâtiment 556C. Open 8.30am-12.30pm - 2pm-5pm (Monday to Friday). GPS location: 48.9116440170972, 2.322533212510162. STORAGE FEES : - Free storage for all withdrawals during the first week, up to and including April 29. - 5 euros/day per lot from April 30 inclusive. SHIPPING : AUDAP & Associés DOES NOT ASSURE SHIPPING. Please contact the service provider of your choice: - The Packengers: hello@thepackengers.com - Mehdi Mentouri: mentouri.mehdi@gmail.com - LTSE : contact@ltse.fr

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR