Summary
Among the most high-profile lots is de Sade's manuscript.
The bidding will be closely watched by the 18,000 people who invested in Aristophil and lost it all.
They hope to recoup some of those losses, but the prices may never match that paid by Lheritier – who said the Marquis de Sade's manuscript cost 7 million euros.
They include his famous definition of the movement from the Surrealist Manifesto.
They are expected to sell for between 4.5 million and 5.5 million euros, the auctioneers estimate.
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