Finarte: Christmas Special / Antique Books, Autographs and Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Christmas Special / Antique Books, Autographs and Prints | Total Sales (EUR) | 54,537.00 |
| Auction Date | December 11, 2025 - December 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 29,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #121125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 47,960.00 |
| Total Lots | 388 | ||
| Sold Lots | 126.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 140,610.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 32.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 213,870.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 262 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Leopardi, Giacomo / Capponi, Gino | Signed autograph letter, 1830 |
1830 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 2,838.00 |
| 248 | Religiosi | Roman Missal, 1576 |
1576 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | 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 |
| 191 | Magini, Giovanni Antonio | Ligurian Riviera of Eastern Genoa, 1597 |
1597 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | 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 |
| 107 | Tasso, Torquato | Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem illustrated by Bernardo Castello, 1617 |
1617 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,226.00 |
| 4 | Bosco, Don Giovanni | Signed autograph letter, 1868 |
1868 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 1,032.00 |
| 11 | Belli, Giuseppe Gioachino | Signed autograph sonnet, 1838 |
1838 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | 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 |
| 22 | Garibaldi, Giuseppe / Coralli, Alba / Chambers, Mary Elisabeth | Signed autograph letter with envelope, 1870 |
1870 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 331 | Vivant Denon, Dominique | Journey to Lower and Upper Egypt illustrated by Mr. Denon's traces and drawings, 1808 |
1808 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 710.00 |
| 3 | Metastasio, Pietro | Signed autograph letter, 1720 |
1720 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 645.00 |
| 158 | Aristotele | Aristotelis Stagiritae Politicorum siue de republica, 1558 |
1558 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 645.00 |
| 163 | Flacco, Gaio Valerio | Valerius Flaccus, 1503 |
1503 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 645.00 |
| 170 | Sallustio Crispo, Gaio | Hic erit, ut perhibent doctorum corda virorum, primus Romana Crispus in Historia, 1503 |
1503 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 645.00 |
