Lot 46 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
de vita apollonii tyanei libri octo... eusebius contra hieroclem q[ui] tyaneum christo conferre conatus fuerit [with latin translations of both works] (venice): aldus manutius, (march 1501); (february 1502) [actually may 1504], woodcut aldine device on first title-page and final leaf (otherwise blank), with blank leaf h10, quire "apoll." bound between h and [2]a, title-page slightly foxed, last leaf slightly soiled with paper repair
Flavius Philostratus · de vita apollonii tyanei libri octo... eusebius contra hieroclem q[ui] tyaneum christo conferre conatus fuerit [with latin translations of both works] (venice): aldus manutius, (march 1501); (february 1502) [actually may 1504], woodcut aldine device on first title-page and final leaf (otherwise blank), with blank leaf h10, quire "apoll." bound between h and [2]a, title-page slightly foxed, last leaf slightly soiled with paper repair
![Catalog image of de vita apollonii tyanei libri octo... eusebius contra hieroclem q[ui] tyaneum …](https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/71437fd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1495+0+0/resize/421x315!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot-migration.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F44%2F7c%2Fa33c2cf89c2d2c99f6a77bae129383d4da940259e975e534a0b884f810%2Fl16402-46-web.jpg)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,838–$8,758
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478348
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4478348 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4478348
Flavius Philostratus, de vita apollonii tyanei libri octo... eusebius contra hieroclem q[ui] tyaneum christo conferre conatus fuerit [with latin translations of both works] (venice): aldus manutius, (march 1501); (february 1502) [actually may 1504], woodcut aldine device on first title-page and final leaf (otherwise blank), with blank leaf h10, quire "apoll." bound between h and [2]a, title-page slightly foxed, last leaf slightly soiled with paper repair. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478348.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4478348.
Flavius Philostratus, de vita apollonii tyanei libri octo... eusebius contra hieroclem q[ui] tyaneum christo conferre conatus fuerit [with latin translations of both works] (venice): aldus manutius, (march 1501); (february 1502) [actually may 1504], woodcut aldine device on first title-page and final leaf (otherwise blank), with blank leaf h10, quire "apoll." bound between h and [2]a, title-page slightly foxed, last leaf slightly soiled with paper repair. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478348.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the autograph catalogue of his music library, titled by him "kataloge." | Robert Schumann | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Fine autograph manuscript containing two works for piano | Bedrich Smetana | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Tw… | Selim Palmgren | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| notebook containing 19 letters by mendelssohn to schumann, from 1836 … | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| poetae minores graeci... accedunt etiam nuperae observationes radulpi… | — | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| collection of 14 humorous ink drawings, mostly on hunting or sporting… | Reiner Zimnik | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavius Philostratus | de vita apollonii tyanei libri octo... eusebius contra hiero | $10,131 | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | |
| Dante Alighieri | Opere di Dante. 5 Bände, 1757-1758 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2024 | ||
| Milton, John. 1608-1674. | milton, john | paradise lost. glasgow: robert & andrew fouli | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Giovanni Boccacio | Il Decamerone. 1757-1761 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Milton, John. 1608-1674. | milton, john | paradise regain'd. a poem. in iv books. to wh | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Dante Alighieri | dante, [charles rogers], the inferno of dante translated, 17 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Dante Alighieri | Con lespositione di Christoforo Landino, 1564 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2021 | ||
| Dante Alighieri | [opere] la divina commedia... con varie annotazioni, e copio | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 |
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.