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Il Ponte: Prints, Multiples and Modern Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Prints, Multiples and Modern Art | Total Sales (EUR) | 19,113.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 22, 2026 - April 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 10,470.00 |
| Sale Number | #769 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,880.00 |
| Total Lots | 103 | ||
| Sold Lots | 91.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 14,380.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 17,490.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 109.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515 | Nu Divin n. 7 |
N/A | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 828.00 | |
| 420 | Bruno Saetti ( Bologna 1902 - Bologna 1984 ) | "Senza titolo" affresco su tela cm 46x38 firmato in basso a destra; firmato e iscritto al retro. In cornice (lievi |
N/A | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 690.00 |
| 403 | Il Martin pescatore (rovescio della lastra); Il bracconiere; Il pescatore di acqua dolce |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 621.00 | |
| 512 | Composizione |
1970 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 621.00 | |
| 462 | Una coppia |
1962 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 552.00 | |
| 551 | Antonio Pedretti ( Gavirate 1950 ) | "Studio per Paesaggio" 1993 tecnica mista su cartoncino cm 70x90 titolato e firmato in basso a destra a matita. In |
1993 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 552.00 |
| 409 | 5 disegni a matita su carta e 9 ex libris all'acquaforte |
N/A | EUR 120.00 - 150.00 | EUR 524.40 | |
| 488 | Quadrato si quadrato no |
1972 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 524.40 | |
| 518 | Gerard Depardieu |
1986 | EUR 120.00 - 130.00 | EUR 524.40 | |
| 529 | Apri bene la bocca |
1978 | EUR 120.00 - 150.00 | EUR 524.40 | |
| 452 | Imbarco |
1976 | EUR 120.00 - 150.00 | EUR 483.00 | |
| 500 | Mattila Pekka ( 1943 - 1991 ) | "Senza titolo" 1974 acrilico su tela cm 60x60 firmati, datati e iscritti al retro (difetti) Read more |
1974 | EUR 100.00 - 120.00 | EUR 455.40 |
| 534 | Giuseppe Chiari ( Firenze 1926 - 2007 ) | "La confusione e il prezzo della giustizia" 1974 pennarello su carta cm 49,5x73,5 firmato e datato in basso a destra |
1974 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 455.40 |
| 402 | Il ponte; Altana romana |
1939 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 414.00 | |
| 414 | La barca misteriosa |
1973 | EUR 180.00 - 200.00 | EUR 414.00 | |
| 448 | Ammirando il bacio di Francesco Hayez |
N/A | EUR 120.00 - 150.00 | EUR 414.00 | |
| 449 | Antonio Possenti ( Lucca 1933 - 2016 ) | "Senza titolo" 1990 circa tecnica mista su cartone cm 25x49 firmato in alto a destra. In cornice (lievi difetti) |
c. 1990 | EUR 330.00 - 350.00 | EUR 414.00 |
| 485 | Dinamica visiva S1 |
1970 | EUR 180.00 - 200.00 | EUR 414.00 | |
| 459 | Giovanni Cappelli ( Cesena 1923 - Milano 1997 ) | "Ora incerta" 1971 acrilico su tela cm 100x81 firmate e datato in basso a destra; firmato, datato e titolato al |
1971 | EUR 180.00 - 200.00 | EUR 386.40 |
| 482 | Trasparenza cinetica S4 |
1970 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | EUR 386.40 | |
| 469 | Edoardo Franceschini ( Catania 1928 - Varese 2006 ) | "Senza titolo" 1960 olio su tela cm 70x90 firmato in alto a destra; firmato e datato al retro. In cornice |
1960 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 303.60 |
| 406 | La Rose (Dream) |
1976/77 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 276.00 | |
| 493 | Interferenza rosso giallo S3 |
1970 | EUR 180.00 - 200.00 | EUR 276.00 | |
| 514 | Berg, Webern, Debussy, Schonberg, Ravel |
1976 | EUR 120.00 - 150.00 | EUR 276.00 | |
| 523 | Ben Patterson ( PITTSBURGH 1934 - WIESBADEN 2016 ) | "Historically, hard heads defines common" 1992 tecnica mista e collage su carta cm 33x48 firmato, datato e dedicato in basso |
1992 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 276.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.