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Finarte: The Masters of Comics
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Masters of Comics | Total Sales (EUR) | 158,280.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 21, 2026 - April 21, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 111,745.00 |
| Sale Number | #354b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 181,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 334 | ||
| Sold Lots | 142.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 473,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 42.51% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 749,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 192 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 21.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514 | Earl Duvall | Earl Duvall - Mickey Mouse - Boxing Champion, 1931 |
1931 | EUR 28,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 33,600.00 |
| 364 | Hugo Pratt | Hugo Pratt - Sgt. Kirk - Billy James, 1973 |
1973 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 16,800.00 |
| 366 | Hugo Pratt | Hugo Pratt - Ticonderoga, 1959 |
1959; 2017 | EUR 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,000.00 |
| 363 | Hugo Pratt | Hugo Pratt - Ernie Pike - La pattuglia, 1959 |
1959 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 5,400.00 |
| 387 | Giovanni Scolari | Giovanni Scolari - Saturno contro la Terra - L'ombra di Rebo, 1938 |
1938; 1940 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,800.00 |
| 328 | Roberto Raviola Magnus | Magnus (Roberto Raviola) - Magnus, 1984 |
1984; 1997 | EUR 3,800.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,560.00 |
| 570 | Wally Wood | Wally Wood - The Wizard King Trilogy - Odkin: Son of Odkin, 1981 |
1981 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 3,600.00 |
| 397 | Sergio Toppi | Sergio Toppi - I volti dell'altro, 2009 |
2009 | EUR 2,800.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,360.00 |
| 582 | Walt Kelly | Walt Kelly - Pogo Possum n. 1, 1949 |
1949 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 3,360.00 |
| 450 | Claudio Villa | Claudio Villa - Tex - Tumak l'inesorabile, 2005 |
2005 | EUR 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 2,880.00 |
| 305 | Luigi Corteggi | Luigi Corteggi - Kriminal - Diamanti tra le belve, 1967 |
1967 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,640.00 |
| 329 | Roberto Raviola Magnus | Magnus (Roberto Raviola) - Milady nel 3000, 1980 |
1980 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,400.00 |
| 515 | Floyd Gottfredson | Floyd Gottfredson - Mickey Mouse, 1962 |
1962 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,400.00 |
| 544 | Simone Bianchi | Simone Bianchi - Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back: Darth Vader vs Luke Skywalker, 2021 |
2021 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,400.00 | EUR 2,280.00 |
| 320 | Benito Jacovitti | Benito Jacovitti - Zagar+Zagar = Buon Natale, 1958 |
1958 | EUR 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,040.00 |
| 292 | Giorgio (1958) Carpinteri | Giorgio Carpinteri - Polsi sottili, 2013 |
2013 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,800.00 |
| 304 | Giorgio Comolo | Giorgio Comolo - Comolo after Moebius, 2023 |
1967 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,680.00 |
| 417 | Massimo Carnevale | Massimo Carnevale - Dylan Dog - Mater Morbi, 2009 |
2009 | EUR 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,440.00 |
| 294 | Giorgio (1958) Carpinteri | Giorgio Carpinteri - Polsi sottili, 1983 |
1983; 1985 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,320.00 |
| 362 | Andrea Pazienza | Andrea Pazienza - Bulldog, 1980s |
2018 | EUR 900.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 1,320.00 |
| 442 | Jordi Bernet | Jordi Bernet - Tex - L'uomo di Atlanta, 1996 |
1996 | EUR 900.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 1,320.00 |
| 269 | Dino Battaglia | Dino Battaglia - Il piccolo Re, 1961 |
1961 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,200.00 |
| 268 | Dino Battaglia | Dino Battaglia - Il piccolo Re, 1961 |
1961 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,200.00 |
| 331 | Roberto Raviola Magnus | Magnus (Roberto Raviola) - L'uomo che uccise Ernesto Che Guevara, 1983 |
1983 | EUR 800.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,200.00 |
| 385 | Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri | Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri - Storie del Far West, 1980 |
1980-1982 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,200.00 |
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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.