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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
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Finarte: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 425,782.00 |
| Auction Date | March 16, 2023 - March 16, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 301,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #31623 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 424,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 249 | ||
| Sold Lots | 152 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 481,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 61.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 680,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 97 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Luigi Ghirri | Modena, from the series "KM 0,250", 1973 |
1973 | EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 37,890.00 |
| 90 | Luigi Ghirri | Versailles, 1985 |
1985 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 12,690.00 |
| 149 | Shirin Neshat | "Rapture" series, 1999 |
1999 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 10,800.00 |
| 13 | Luigi Ghirri | Paesaggio Italiano, 1989 |
1989 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 9,540.00 |
| 25 | Karen Knorr | The Winds of Change, from the series "Metamorphoses", 2014 |
2014 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,280.00 |
| 46 | Dora Maar | Composition au pied de la fenêtre, 1930s |
1930s | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 7,650.00 |
| 52 | Luigi Ghirri | Pomponesco. Argine del Po visto dalla piazza, from the series "Il profilo delle nuvole", 1989 |
1989 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 7,020.00 |
| 248 | Antoine Rose | Matrix one, 2017 |
2017 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 7,020.00 |
| 36 | Mimmo Jodice | Vedute di Napoli, Opera 2, 1980 |
1980 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,390.00 |
| 37 | Robert Frank | Look out for hope, Mabou, 1979 |
1979 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,390.00 |
| 104 | Vanessa Beecroft | They come, 1995 |
1995 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,390.00 |
| 140 | Olivo Barbieri | Las Vegas 05, 2005 |
2005 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 6,390.00 |
| 125 | Yan Huang | Untitled (Mao's portrait), 2005 |
2005 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 145 | John Baldessari | Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line, 1973 |
1973 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 64 | Roger Ballen | Collision, 2005 |
2005 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,256.00 |
| 24 | Paolo Ventura | War Souvenir, 2005 |
2005 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,130.00 |
| 113 | Jan Saudek | Music, 1980 |
1980 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 5,130.00 |
| 161 | Guido Guidi | Possagno, 1997 |
1997 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,130.00 |
| 162 | Giuseppe Cavalli | Giochi di primavera, 1948/1949 |
1948/1949 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,004.00 |
| 1 | Luigi Ghirri | Rotterdam, 1973 |
1973 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,878.00 |
| 30 | Luigi Ghirri | S. Giovanni in Persiceto, 1991/1992 |
1991/1992 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 4,878.00 |
| 31 | Luigi Ghirri | Quimper, from the Portfolio Cantergiani, 1972 |
1972 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,878.00 |
| 88 | Luigi Ghirri | Reggio Emilia, from the series "Kodachrome", 1973 |
1973 | EUR 3,800.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,878.00 |
| 53 | Luigi Ghirri | Campagna Modenese, 1985 |
1985 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 4,626.00 |
| 16 | Gregory Crewdson | Production still, 2003 |
2003 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 4,500.00 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
