Sothebys: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental and Russian Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental and Russian Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,325,942.00 |
| Auction Date | December 05, 2017 - December 05, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 626,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #L17407 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 867,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 191 | ||
| Sold Lots | 138 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 837,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.25% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,171,550.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 53 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 113.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | The Hours of the Russian Princess Isabel Gagarine, Use of Paris, in Latin and French |
c.1440-50 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 225,000.00 | |
| 133 | Matisse, Henri | AN IMPORTANT SERIES OF TWENTY-NINE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ("HENRI", "HMATISSE", OR WITH INITIALS), TO HIS WIFE AMÉLIE ("MÉLO"), ABOUT HIS WORK IN TANGIERS IN 1912-1913, INCLUDING NINE DRAWINGS OF HIS MOROCCAN PAINTINGS |
1912-1913 | GBP 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 93,750.00 |
| 30 | The Larochefoucault Hours, Use of Autun, in Latin |
c.1460-70;c.1500 | GBP 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 56,250.00 | |
| 34 | The Dragon Hours, Unidentified Use, in Latin and French |
c.1420-30 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 56,250.00 | |
| 42 | Book of Hours, Use of Rouen, in Latin and French |
c.1480 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 56,250.00 | |
| 32 | Book of Hours, Use of Rouen, in Latin and French |
c.1485-95 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 52,500.00 | |
| 91 | Dürer, Albrecht | PASSIO CHRISTI... CUM VARII GENERIS CARMINIBUS FRATRIS BENEDICTI CHELIDONII MUSOPHILI. |
1511 | GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 |
| 55 | Arfe y Villafañe, Juan | DE VARIA COMMENSURACION PARA LA ESCULPTURA, Y ARCHITECTURA. |
1585 (1587) | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 35,000.00 |
| 124 | Klimt, Gustav--Lucian of Samosata | DIE HETAERENGESPRÄCHE... DEUTSCH VON FRANZ BLEI. |
1907 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 32,500.00 |
| 33 | Book of Hours, Use of Dol, in Latin and French |
c.1500 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 31,250.00 | |
| 62 | Baldus de Ubaldis | MARGARITA REPERTORIUM SUPER INNOCENTIO IV. |
1478 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 28,750.00 |
| 36 | Prayerbook, in Flemish and Latin |
c.1480 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 27,500.00 | |
| 35 | Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin |
c.1460-70 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 25,000.00 | |
| 43 | Dialogus dictus malogranatum, Book III, in Latin; |
1459 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 25,000.00 | |
| 27 | Gospels of Sts Luke and John, in Greek |
late 13th or early 14th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 | |
| 132 | Luther, Martin | PASSIONAL CHRISTI UND ANTICHRISTI. |
1521 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 22,500.00 |
| 56 | Aristotle | DUODECIM LIBRI METAPHISICE |
1503 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 121 | Johannes Gallensis | SUMMA COLLATIONUM, SIVE COMMUNILOQUIUM. |
1472 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
| 94 | Einstein, Albert | FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER AND PHOTOGRAPH, BOTH SIGNED ("A. EINSTEIN" AND "ALBERT EINSTEIN"), AND INSCRIBED TO THE VIOLIN MAKER AND RESTORER OSWALD A. SCHILBACH, 22 JULY 1934 |
1934 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 17,500.00 |
| 37 | Book of Hours, Use of Tournai, in Latin and French |
c.1500 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 16,250.00 | |
| 151 | Paulus de Sancta Maria | SCRUTINIUM SCRIPTURARUM. |
1470 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
| 57 | Augustinus, Aurelius | DE AGONE CHRISTIANO. DE SERMONE DOMINI IN MONTE HABITO (LIB. I). |
1467-70 | GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 178 | Tolstoy, Lev Nikolaevich | VOENNYE RAZSKAZY [WAR STORIES] |
1856 | GBP 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 47 | Gerhardus de Monte, Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s De ente et essentia, etc., in Latin |
c.1450-1500 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 10,625.00 | |
| 48 | Werner von Schussenried, De modo legendi abbreviaturas in utroque iure, in Latin |
c.1450-75 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 10,625.00 |
