Finarte: Christmas Special / Antique Books, Autographs and Prints, 121125, Rome

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 11, 2025 - December 12, 2025

Page Size: 388 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	Litta Biumi, Pompeo	Signed autograph letter, 1846	1846	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	Not Sold
27	Verdi, Giuseppe / Strepponi, Giuseppina	Signed autograph letter, 1876	1876	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 284.00
28	Papa Pio IV, [Giovanni Angelo de Medici] / Marini, Virginia	Autographed photo, 1887	1887	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 194.00
29	Almirante, Giorgio / Craxi, Bettino	Signed typewritten letter, 1984	1984	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
30	Andreotti, Giulio	Signed typewritten letter, 1961	1961	EUR 120.00 - 140.00	EUR 155.00
31	Carducci, Giosue	Business card with autograph, 1900	1900	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 129.00
32	Deledda, Grazia	Postcard , 1932	1932	EUR 120.00 - 140.00	Not Sold
33	Coppi, Fausto	The 1952 team of the Gran Marca Nazionale Bianchi, 1952	1952	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 194.00
34	Loren, Sophia	Autograph ticket and photo, 1970	1970	EUR 140.00 - 180.00	EUR 181.00
35	Colo, Zeno	Photo with signature, 1950	1950	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
36	D'Annunzio, Gabriele	Signed autograph letter, 1905	1905	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	EUR 284.00
37	de Chirico, Giorgio	Correspondence, 1948	1948	EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	Not Sold
38	De Filippo, Eduardo	Signed drawing, 1963	1963	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 581.00
39	Di Giacomo, Salvatore	Signed autograph poem, 1920	1920	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	EUR 258.00
40	Manca, Giovanni	Signed autograph ticket, 1959	1959	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
41	Gentile, Giovanni	Signed autograph letter, 1942	1942	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
42	Depero, Fortunato	The new Caffe Review of free artistic-literary polemics, 1950	1950	EUR 250.00 - 350.00	EUR 426.00
43	Gramatica, Emma	Photo with dedication, 1938	1938	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	Not Sold
44	Kennedy, Rose	Postcard with signature, 1984	1984	EUR 50.00 - 70.00	Not Sold
45	Croce, Benedetto	Signed autograph letter, 1919	1919	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 232.00
46	Rolland, Romain	Signed autograph letter, with envelope, 1920	1920	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	Not Sold
47	Puccini, Giacomo	Photo with dedication, 1917	1917	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 310.00
48	Puccini, Giacomo	Madame Butterfly, 1904	1904	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	EUR 581.00
49	Mascagni, Pietro	Photo postcard with signature, 1909	1909	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 219.00
50	Ranieri III di Monaco,	Typewritten letter with handwritten signature , 1960	1960	EUR 120.00 - 140.00	EUR 155.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.