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Aste Bolaffi: Modern and Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary Art | Total Sales (EUR) | 134,016.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 12, 2026 - May 12, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 86,750.00 |
| Sale Number | #939 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 143,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 91 | ||
| Sold Lots | 63.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 213,950.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 69.23% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 334,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 28 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 40.11% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | I fiori surrealisti di Salvador Dali |
1981 | EUR 4,500.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 83 | Andy Warhol (1928-1987) | Man Ray |
1974 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 10,240.00 |
| 27 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | La Colombe au Soleil |
1962 | EUR 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 7,680.00 |
| 115 | Vittorio Sella (1859-1943) | Il K2 |
1909 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 7,040.00 |
| 85 | Alberto Burri (1915-1995) | Oro e nero |
1993 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 56 | Pierre Alechinsky (1927) | Logique propre |
1990 | EUR 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,888.00 |
| 11 | Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) | La strada |
1927 | EUR 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,120.00 |
| 13 | Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) | Paesaggio (I stato) |
c. 1930 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 5,120.00 |
| 208 | Provenienza/Provenance Galleria Sperone, Torino. Galleria d'Arte Il Tritone, Biella. Collezione privata, Biella. |
N/A | EUR 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 4,608.00 | |
| 49 | Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) | Exhibition poster International Center of Aesthetic Research - Turin |
1962 | EUR 800.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,352.00 |
| 84 | Alberto Burri (1915-1995) | Oro e nero |
1993 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 4,352.00 |
| 7 | Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) | Lago con cigni |
1908 | EUR 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,840.00 |
| 10 | Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) | Piazza del Duomo |
1908 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,840.00 |
| 231 | LUIGI GHIRRI (1943-1992) | Ritratto di Lucio Dalla |
1985 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 5 | Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) | Periferia |
1908 | EUR 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 6 | Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) | Maria Sacchi che legge (Maria Sacchi, eta 72 anni) |
1907 | EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 48 | Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) | Lot of four lithographs: Untitled |
1973 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 91 | Giulio Paolini (1940) | Promemoria |
2017 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 51 | Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) | Two bottle & glass |
1968 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,304.00 |
| 3 | Egon Schiele (1890-1918) | Egon Schiele |
1990 | EUR 1,800.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,048.00 |
| 77 | Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) | XXXIV Tavole per l'inferno di Dante |
1965 | EUR 1,800.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,048.00 |
| 82 | Man Ray (1890-1976) | La logique Assassine |
1975 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,048.00 |
| 12 | Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) | Natura morta con sei oggetti |
1930; 1973 | EUR 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 40 | Max Ernst (1891-1976) | Lot of nine lithographs from the portfolio ‘Decervelage’ |
1971 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 90 | Giulio Paolini (1940) | L'arte e lo spazio |
1983 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
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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.