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Finarte: Original Comic Arts and Illustrations

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Auction Name Original Comic Arts and Illustrations Total Sales (EUR) 197,855.80
Auction Date November 08, 2024 - November 08, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 118,230.00
Sale Number #110824 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 178,750.00
Total Lots 461
Sold Lots 171 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 429,780.00
% of Lots Sold 37.09% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 639,300.00
Unsold Lots 290 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 30.95%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
679 Boris Vallejo

The Basilisk, 1990 -

1990 EUR 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 23,580.00
619 Angelo Bioletto

Topolino n. 5, 1949

1949 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 14,410.00
263 Zdenek Burian

Gengis Khan, 1972

1972 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,500.00 EUR 10,480.00
446 Dino Battaglia

Olimpia, 1970

1970 EUR 6,800.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 8,908.00
492 Benito Jacovitti

E Natale Cocco Bill, 1982

1982 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,500.00 EUR 7,860.00
290 Federico Fellini

Amarcord - Baffone, 70s

1970s EUR 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 7,074.00
430 Andrea Pazienza

Ten Zanardi's pictures project, 1983

1983 EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 EUR 4,585.00
544 Hugo Pratt

Ernie Pike - La fuga, 1957

1957 EUR 2,900.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,585.00
545 Hugo Pratt

Ernie Pike - La fuga, 1957

1957 EUR 2,900.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,585.00
548 Hugo Pratt

Ticonderoga, 1959

1959 EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 EUR 4,585.00
507 Roberto Raviola Magnus

Le femmine incantate - La grande signora, 1991

1991 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,930.00
554 Hugo Pratt

Corto Maltese: Les personnages, 1990

1990 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 3,350.00
626 Giorgio Cavazzano

Paperinika contro Paperinik, 1973

1973 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 3,216.00
427 Guido Crepax

Autoritratto, 1972

1972 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,800.00 EUR 2,680.00
533 Jean Giraud Moebius

Arzach, 1999 -

1999 EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,680.00
699 Frederick Opper

Howson Lott - A cheerful party at Howson Lott's!, 1911

1911 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,800.00 EUR 2,680.00
555 Hugo Pratt

Corto Maltese, 1985

1985 EUR 500.00 - 800.00 EUR 2,546.00
642 Marco Rota

Zio Paperone n. 74, 1995

1995 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,412.00
660 John Buscema

Fantastic Four - Closer Than Brothers!, 1987

1987 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,412.00
406 Ana Juan

Lacrimosa, 2015

2015 EUR 1,700.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 2,278.00
493 Benito Jacovitti

Diario Vitt, 70s

1970s EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,144.00
631 Giorgio Cavazzano

Cavazzano e Co., 1980

1980 EUR 900.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,144.00
414 Giovanni Mulazzani

Tabu, 1988

1988 EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,010.00
625 Giorgio Cavazzano

Altai & Jonson - L'uomo dal vestito grigio, 1976

1976 EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,010.00
292 Federico Fellini

Il maestro Nino Rota, 70s -

1970s EUR 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,876.00
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