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Aste Bolaffi: Asian Art

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Auction Name Asian Art Total Sales (EUR) 8,224.00
Auction Date December 15, 2025 - December 15, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 7,315.00
Sale Number #828 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 8,790.00
Total Lots 39
Sold Lots 27.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 11,495.00
% of Lots Sold 69.23% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 13,815.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 59.53%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
213

Photo album Japan, Meiji period, circa 1870

 circa 1870 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,560.00
207 Hiroshige (1797)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 The Suruga District in Edo (Toto Suruga-cho) periodo Edo, 1858

 1858 EUR 625.00 - 750.00 EUR 640.00
203 Utamaro (1753)

KITAGAWA UTAMARO 1753-1806 Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession Edo period, 1806

 1806 EUR 375.00 - 450.00 EUR 384.00
204 Hokusai

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI 1760-1849 The Great Wave late 20th century

 late 20th century EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 352.00
521 Toyohara Kunichika

TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA 1835-1900 Kabuki actors Meiji period, 1872

 1872 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 288.00
523

Coptic manuscript Ethiopia, 19th century

 19th century EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 288.00
208 Hiroshige (1797)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 Okitsu (Xing Jin ) Edo period, 1832

 1832 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
504

Four books Japan, 19th Century

 19th Century EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
505 Hiroshige (1797)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 Ushi Tenjin Edo period, 1861-1864

 1861-1864 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
517

Ten prints Japan, Meiji period

 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
508 Hiroshige (1797)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 Shinobazu pond (Shinobazu ike) periodo Edo, 1862

 1862 EUR 185.00 - 225.00 EUR 224.00
524

Coptic manuscript Ethiopia, 19th Century

 19th Century EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 224.00
200

Map of Japan Japan, Edo period, 1864

 1864 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 192.00
210 Hiroshige (1797)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 Arai (Huang Jing ) 1832

 1832 EUR 185.00 - 225.00 EUR 192.00
509

UTAGAWA KUNISADA 1786-1865 The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of Munekiyo and the actor Onoe Kikugoro IV in the role of Tokiwa Gozen Edo period, 1856

 1856 EUR 185.00 - 225.00 EUR 192.00
513

Two prints Japan, Edo period, mid 19th century

 mid 19th century EUR 185.00 - 225.00 EUR 192.00
201

Eighteen drawings Japan, 19th century

 19th century EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 160.00
205 Hiroshige (1797)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 Parrot and camellia periodo Edo, 1857-1858

 1857-1858 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 160.00
211 Toyota Hokkei

TOYOTA HOKKEI 1780-1850 Kintaro referees a match between rooster and Tengu Edo period, circa 1827

 circa 1827 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 160.00
202

KEISAI EISEN Iwamurata (Yan Cun Tian ) 1835-1838

 1835-1838 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
209 Hiroshige (1797)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 Kanda Myojin temple (Shen Tian Ming Shen ) 1854

 1854 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
212 Toyota Hokkei

TOYOTA HOKKEI 1780-1850 The mountain Woman: Yamauba Edo period, 1827 circa

 1827 circa EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
498 Utamaro (1753)

KITAGAWA UTAMARO 1753-1806 The Hour of the Monkey: Teahouse (Saru no koku, chaya) circa 1800

 circa 1800 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
514

Three prints Japan, Meiji period

 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
515

Chrysanthemum Japan, Meiji period, 1893

 1893 EUR 125.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
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