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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Christmas Special / Antique Books, Autographs and Prints
- Auction Date
- 12/11/2025 - 12/12/2025
- Sale Number
- #121125
- Total Lots
- 388
- Sold Lots
- 126.0
- Lots Sold
- 32.47%
- Unsold Lots
- 262
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 54,537.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 29,300.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 47,960.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 140,610.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 213,870.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 25.50%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | Religiosi | Roman Missal, 1576 |
1576 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,838.00 |
| 5 | Leopardi, Giacomo / Capponi, Gino | Signed autograph letter, 1830 |
1830 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 2,838.00 |
| 78 | Alighieri, Dante | Comedy by Dante Alighieri divine poet: with the exposition of Christophoro, 1529 |
1529 | EUR 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,064.00 |
| 119 | Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre Antoine Francois | Les Liaisons dangereuses, 1782 |
1782 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,064.00 |
| 155 | Marsus, Petrus | Panegyricus in memoriam S. Johannis Evangelistae, 1474 |
1474 | EUR 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,064.00 |
| 7 | Donizetti, Gaetano | Letters and photos, 1840 |
1840 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,935.00 |
| 8 | Donizetti, Gaetano | Portrait with dedication, 1830 |
1830 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 1,419.00 |
| 82 | Alighieri, Dante | The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, a Florentine nobleman, was adapted to a better lesson by the Accademia della Crusca., 1595 |
1595 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,419.00 |
| 85 | Bembo, Pietro | Of the Rhymes, 1548 |
1548 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,290.00 |
| 194 | Incisioni | Topographic map of the states of the Republic of Genoa, 1784 |
1784 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,290.00 |
| 191 | Magini, Giovanni Antonio | Ligurian Riviera of Eastern Genoa, 1597 |
1597 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,290.00 |
| 107 | Tasso, Torquato | Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem illustrated by Bernardo Castello, 1617 |
1617 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,226.00 |
| 11 | Belli, Giuseppe Gioachino | Signed autograph sonnet, 1838 |
1838 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 1,032.00 |
| 4 | Bosco, Don Giovanni | Signed autograph letter, 1868 |
1868 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 1,032.00 |
| 169 | Plauto, Tito Maccio | Plautus integer cum interpretatione Joannis Baptistae Pij, 1500 |
1500 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 839.00 |
| 12 | Manzoni, Alessandro | Autographed photo, 1870 |
1870 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 774.00 |
| 15 | Mazzini, Giuseppe | Signed autograph letter, 1871 |
1871 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 774.00 |
| 207 | Campo, Antonio | Cremona, a most faithful city and most noble colony of the Romans, represented in a drawing [...] by Antonio Campo, a painter and knight from Cremona, 1585 |
1585 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 774.00 |
| 22 | Garibaldi, Giuseppe / Coralli, Alba / Chambers, Mary Elisabeth | Signed autograph letter with envelope, 1870 |
1870 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 774.00 |
| 70 | Lippi, Lorenzo | Malmantile Repurchased. Poem by Lorenzo Lippi with arguments by Mr. Antonio Malatesti., 1600 |
1600 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 710.00 |
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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.