Lot 1018 · History of Science and Technology
Difesa di Galileo Galilei, noble Fiorentino ... contro alle Calunie & imposture di Baldessar Capra, Milanese.... Bologna: H.H. del Dozza, 1655.
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, New York · 7 December 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1751852
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642., Difesa di Galileo Galilei, noble Fiorentino ... contro alle Calunie & imposture di Baldessar Capra, Milanese.... Bologna: H.H. del Dozza, 1655. Bonhams, 7 Dec 2016, lot 1018. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1751852.
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Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642., Difesa di Galileo Galilei, noble Fiorentino ... contro alle Calunie & imposture di Baldessar Capra, Milanese.... Bologna: H.H. del Dozza, 1655. Bonhams, 7 Dec 2016, lot 1018. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1751852.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilt brass horizontal string-gnomon sun-dial in the form of a Viola d… | — | $8,500–$12,500 | |
| Nicolas Bion silver Butterfield dial. | — | $2,200–$3,000 | |
| Brass sector. | — | $900–$1,200 | |
| Baradelle vertical sundial. | — | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| Large Antoine-Joseph Meurand brass universal equinoctial dial. | — | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| AVERANI, BENEDETTO. 1645-1707. Italian Manuscript on paper entitled "… | Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | $3,000–$5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Galileo Galilei - Works of Galileo Galilei, Florentine noble | $4,253 est. | Finarte, Jun 2026 | |
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Opere, divise in quattro tomi, in questa nuova edizione accr | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | De Systemate Mundi, 1699 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2024 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Opere. In questa nuova editione insieme raccolte, 1655-1656 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2025 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Averani, 'Lettera Apologetica del Galileo'. c. 1695 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | tractatus de proportionum instrumento, quod merito compendiu | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Albrecht Dürer | Christ Taking Leave of His Mother, from The Life of the Virg | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Trattato della sfera… Rome, 1656. In-12. Vélin de l'époque. | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 |
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