Lot 605 · Sotheby's MI0218
magiae naturalis libri viginti. francoforte: andreas wechel, 1591
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- Estimate
- €400–€600 hammer ≈ $493–$740
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's MI0218 · 17 December 2003
- Dimensions
- 178x110mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3024992
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615., magiae naturalis libri viginti. francoforte: andreas wechel, 1591. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2003, lot 605. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3024992.
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Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615., magiae naturalis libri viginti. francoforte: andreas wechel, 1591. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2003, lot 605. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3024992.
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From the same sale Sotheby's MI0218 · Dec 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallone | — | €1,300–€1,800 | |
| Letteratura | — | €200–€300 | |
| Ermetica | — | €200–€300 | |
| Legature | — | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| Calcografia Regia | — | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| Bergamo | — | €250–€300 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615. | Della Porta, Giovanni Battista - On the Physiognomy of Man, | $290 est. | Finarte, Jun 2025 | |
| Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615. | Untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 | ||
| La Fontaine, Jean DE. 1621-1695. | Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers. Paris: Ches Des Lauriers, 17 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615. | della fisonomia dell'huomo...libri sei. vicenza: tozzi, 1615 | Sotheby's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) | Historia Auktionshaus, Sep 2024 | ||
| Pietro Bembo | Bembo, Pietro - The prose, 1554 | Finarte, Jun 2025 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Veduta del Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia per la strada che | Bertolami Fine Art, Nov 2021 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | The Forum of Augustus | Bonhams, Jun 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.