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Maison Bibelot: Villa in Mantua: Antiques and Contemporary Art

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Villa in Mantua: Antiques and Contemporary Art	Total Sales (EUR)	15,379.70
Auction Date	May 28, 2025 - May 28, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	6,490.00
Sale Number	#310	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	8,710.00
Total Lots	95
Sold Lots	63.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	8,890.00
% of Lots Sold	66.32%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	11,860.00
Unsold Lots	32	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	129.68%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
37	Joan Miro (1893 - 1983)	Poster for the exhibition 'Miro', Fondation Maeght		EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 3,048.00
60	Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)	Imaginary portrait 1969	1969	EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,270.00
431		Art FMR, Encyclopedia of the art of Franco Maria Ricci		EUR 50.00 - 60.00	EUR 990.60
435		FMR magazine collection, Franco Maria Ricci		EUR 50.00 - 60.00	EUR 914.40
59	Giuseppe Capogrossi (1900 - 1972)	Quarzo III 1970	1970	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 609.60
28	Pietro Annigoni (1910 - 1988)	Agra		EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 508.00
24	Pierre Mortier (1661 - 1711)	La Ville de Mantoue		EUR 180.00 - 250.00	EUR 431.80
70	Piero Dorazio (1927 - 2005)	Transalpino 1994	1994	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 431.80
438	le Capitaine G. Lafond	Voyages autour du monde et naufrages celebres par le Capitaine G. Lafond	1843-1844,	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 406.40
98	Gabriel Bodenher (1673 - 1765)	Das Hertzogthum Mantua und Mirandola		EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 381.00
106		Document and printing and minsed on parchment, Paulus Papa V		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 381.00
22	Jan Janssonius (1588 - 1664)	Mantua (17th century)	(17th century)	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 330.20
26		Ducato di Mantova		EUR 120.00 - 180.00	EUR 304.80
364	Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)	The prayer of Job 1960	1960	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 241.30
275	Antonio Bueno (1918 - 1984)	Mademoiselle Riviere		EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 228.60
97	Gaspard Baillieul (1744)	Carte Nouvelle ou se trouvent le Mantouan, le Veronois, le Parmesan, le Modenois et le Boulonois		EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 215.90
433		General Catalog reasoned of Mario Tozzi's paintings		EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 215.90
76	Mario Schifano (1934 - 1998)	Veduta interrotta		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 203.20
263	Ugo Nespolo (1941)	Alfabeto Pazzo		EUR 50.00 - 60.00	EUR 203.20
367	after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec	Ambassadeurs Aristide Bruant Dans Son Cabaret, after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec		EUR 50.00 - 60.00	EUR 203.20
331	Alain Manesson Mallet (1630 - 1706)	From Mallet, "Les Travaux de Mars, ou L'Art de la Guerre" - nine engravings		EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 177.80
23	Pierre Mortier (1661 - 1711)	La Ville et environs de Mantoue (1704 ca)	(1704 ca)	EUR 120.00 - 200.00	EUR 165.10
47	Renato Guttuso (1911 - 1987)	Figure on donkey		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 165.10
95	Giovanni Battista Albrizzi (1698 - 1777)	Geographical paper of the Duchy of Mantua (1750 ca)	(1750 ca)	EUR 120.00 - 160.00	EUR 165.10
96	Guillaume Sanson (1633 - 1703)	Carte Nouvelle du Duche de Mantoue (1760)	1760	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 165.10

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.