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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antique Books and Libre Artistes | Total Sales (EUR) | 1,469,235.20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 652,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #758 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 929,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 338 | ||
| Sold Lots | 314.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 704,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.90% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,007,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 24 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 145.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DELLA PRINCIPESSA IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. |
meta XV secolo | EUR 280,000.00 - 350,000.00 | EUR 537,600.00 | |
| 41 | HEVELIUS, Johannes (1611-1687) | Prodromus cometicus. |
1665 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 44,800.00 |
| 30 | Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the two Sicilies as They have been communicated to the Royal Society of Londra. [LEGATO CON:] Supplement to the Campi Phlegraei. |
1776 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 38,400.00 | |
| 60 | L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Presentazione di Marinetti (dell'Accademia d'Italia). Chiarimento di V. Orazi. Illustrazioni di Bruno Munari. |
senza data [ma 1933?] | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 30,720.00 | |
| 99 | Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano e Como. |
s.d. | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 21,760.00 | |
| 12 | Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. |
1704-1705. | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 | |
| 13 | OSTERVALD, Jean Frederic (1773-1850) | Voyage pittoresque de Geneve a Milan par le Simplon. |
1811 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 21 | PALLADIO, Andrea (1508-1580) | I quattro libri dell'architettura. |
1570 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 74 | BOETTI, Alighiero (1940-1994) | Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. |
1977 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 58 | Compendium maleficarum in tres libros distinctum ex pluribus authoribus per fratrem Franciscum Mariam Guaccium ordinis s. Ambrosii ad Nemus collectum. |
1608 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 15,360.00 | |
| 14 | Mahlerische Reise auf der neuen Kunst-Strasse aus dem Etschthal im Tyrol uber das Stilfser-Joch. |
1831 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 | |
| 18 | Carte Nouvelle de la Mer Mediteranee. |
1694 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 | |
| 78 | ROSSINI, Luigi (1790-1857) | Le antichita romane. |
1823 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 |
| 86 | Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna libro primo [-decimo]. |
1747-1761 [MA fine XVIII secolo] | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 | |
| 47 | PIGONATI, Andrea (1734-1790) | Stato Presente degli Antichi Monumenti Siciliani. |
1767 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 12,800.00 |
| 8 | VOLCKAMER, Johann Christoph (1644-1720) | Continuation der Nurnbergischen Hesperidum. |
1714 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 43 | HOUEL, Jean (1735-1813) | Voyage pittoresque des isles de Sicile, de Malte et de Lipari. |
1782-1787. | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 10,880.00 |
| 95 | CARLEVARIIS, Luca (1663-1730) | Le fabriche e vedute di Venetia. |
1703 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,240.00 |
| 29 | COLEMAN, Edmund Thomas (ca.1823-1892) | Scenes from the Snow-Fields; being, Illustrations of the Upper Ice World of Mont Blanc from Sketches made on the Spot in the Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858. |
1859 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,600.00 |
| 73 | Divina Commedia. |
1964 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 9,600.00 | |
| 98 | PACICHELLI, Giovanni Battista (1641-1695) | Il Regno di Napoli in prospettiva diviso in dodeci provincie. |
1703 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 9,600.00 |
| 100 | [Raccolta di tavole da "Voyage pittoresque au Lac de Come". |
1822 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 9,600.00 | |
| 9 | BALLINO, Giulio (m. 1592) | De' disegni delle piu illustri citta et fortezze del mondo parte I. |
1569 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,960.00 |
| 35 | United States of America. |
1839 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 8,960.00 | |
| 64 | Voyage historique et pittoresque du comte de Nice. |
1787 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 8,960.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.