Lot 64 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
il petrarcha. (venice: aldus, august 1514)
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,588–$7,647
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 151 x 88mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362832
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Petrarca, il petrarcha. (venice: aldus, august 1514). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362832.
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Francesco Petrarca, il petrarcha. (venice: aldus, august 1514). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362832.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Alles, nur nicht die Gobelins!" | Karl Kraus | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Die Bürger, die Kunstler und der Narr" | Karl Kraus | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| three portraits of Strauss by Max Liebermann, Ferdinand Schmutzer and… | Richard Strauss | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| three autograph letters signed ("Victor Hugo"; "V. Hugo") | Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of "Der kleine Mann und die kleine Miss" | Erich Kästner | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| opera non nulla a federico commandino urbinate nuper in latinum conve… | Archimedes | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Petrarca | [ Canzonieri :] Le cose volgari . [Lyons: printed for Baltha | $94,122 | Christie's, Jul 2025 | |
| Francesco Petrarca | Trionfi , in Italian, illuminated manuscript on paper [Italy | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Dante Alighieri | La Divina Commedia , two leaves from Inferno , in Italian, d | Christie's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Dante Alighieri | Dante Alighieri (Firenze 1265 - Ravenna 1321) - The Comedy [ | Finarte, Jun 2025 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Dialogo di Galileo Galilei... Florence, 1632. In-4. Édition | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Sidereus, Nuncius Magna, Longeque admirabilia Spectacula pan | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Dante Alighieri | Dante Alighieri (Firenze 1265 - Ravenna 1321) - The Comedy [ | Finarte, Jun 2025 | ||
| Galileo, Galilei. 1564-1642. | Dialogo... sopre i due massimi sistemi del mondo Tolemaico, | Christie's, Jul 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.