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Sothebys: The Collection of Roberto Agostinelli |A selection, from Tintoret to Giacometti.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Collection of Roberto Agostinelli |A selection, from Tintoret to Giacometti. | Total Sales (EUR) | 154,940.00 |
| Auction Date | October 06, 2025 - October 06, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 73,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #pf2524 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 102,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 23 | ||
| Sold Lots | 15.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 388,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 546,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 28.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Robert Mapplethorpe | Irises |
1987 | EUR 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 88,900.00 |
| 57 | Chris Levine | Lightness of Being |
2008 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 12,065.00 |
| 4 | Horst P. Horst | Lisa with Harp, Paris |
1939, printed later | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 9,525.00 |
| 84 | Peter Beard | Colonial East Africa |
1960, printed later | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,890.00 |
| 5 | Lillian Bassman | Barbara Mullen, Le Grande Vefour, Paris, 1949 |
1949, printed 1992 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,255.00 |
| 113 | Louis Faurer | Bowing for the Vogue Collections |
1972, printed later | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 109 | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Marilyn Monroe during the filming of 'The Misfits' (2 photographs) |
1960 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,826.00 |
| 42 | Lillian Bassman | Barbara Mullen, Le Pavillon, New York, Harper's Bazaar, April 1950 |
1950, printed later | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 4,445.00 |
| 96 | Arnold Newman | Igor Stravinsky |
1960, printed later | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 4,064.00 |
| 80 | Alan Aldridge | Chelsea girls, 1966 |
1970 (signed and dated later) | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,905.00 |
| 45 | Walter Lees | Selected images of India and Bhutan (7 photographs) |
1996 | EUR 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 | EUR 1,651.00 |
| 1 | Photographer Unknown | Selected Images of Artwork in Italian Museums (12 photographs) |
circa 1870. | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,397.00 |
| 9 | Michael Levin | Approaching Rains |
2012 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,143.00 |
| 13 | Alexandre Noll | Untitled |
1960 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 762.00 |
| 118 | Lawrence Schiller | Marilyn: Color 3, Frame 18, May 1962 |
1962, printed2012 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 762.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
