Lot 119 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
De mirabilibus mundi. Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 1473.
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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $143,182–$214,773
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 13 July 2022
- Dimensions
- 260 x 167mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3442772
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gaius Julius Solinus, De mirabilibus mundi. Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 1473. Christie's, 13 Jul 2022, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3442772.
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Gaius Julius Solinus, De mirabilibus mundi. Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 1473. Christie's, 13 Jul 2022, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3442772.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher, miniature from a Book of Hours, in Latin and French, … | Pseudo-Jacquemart de Hesdin (active 1380s-1411) | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| The Crucifixion, miniature on a leaf from an illuminated Missal on ve… | Circle of Jacopo di Paolo (c.1345-1430) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| An unpublished series of letters to his sister Zina, 1908-1919. | MOLOTOV, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich (né Skryabin; 1890-1988) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| The Power of Movement in Plants . London: John Murray, 1880. | DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882), assisted by Francis DARWIN (1848-1925) | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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| [ Liber conformitatum :] Opus auree . Edited by Joannes Maria Mapellu… | BARTHOLOMAEUS PISANUS (d. 1401) | £3,000–£4,000 |
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