Lot 66 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili . Venice: Aldus Manutius for Leonardus Crassus, December 1499.
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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $95,073–$135,818
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 289 x 190mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3147306
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Colonna, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili . Venice: Aldus Manutius for Leonardus Crassus, December 1499. Christie's, 9 Jul 2025, lot 66. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3147306.
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Francesco Colonna, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili . Venice: Aldus Manutius for Leonardus Crassus, December 1499. Christie's, 9 Jul 2025, lot 66. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3147306.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Colonna | Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Venise,1499. In-folio. Rel. de Lo | $81,412 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| Pablo Picasso | Raphaël et la Fornarina I-XX, from the 347 series | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Francesco Colonna | hypnerotomachia poliphili. venise, alde manuce pour leonard | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Francesco Colonna | hypnerotomachia poliphili, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme debout | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Tarasque (A. R. 247) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Faune dévoilant une dormeuse, from the Vollard Suite | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme et deux hommes sur la plage | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 |
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.