Lot 24 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
de vitis, decretis, & responsis celebrium philosophorum libri decem. basel: froben, 1533
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,460–$2,189
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 190 x 136mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478356
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diogenes Laertius, de vitis, decretis, & responsis celebrium philosophorum libri decem. basel: froben, 1533. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478356.
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Diogenes Laertius, de vitis, decretis, & responsis celebrium philosophorum libri decem. basel: froben, 1533. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478356.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogenes Laertius | vitae et sententiae philosophorum [translated by ambrogius t | $2,303 | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | |
| Giovanni Boccacio | Boccaccio, Giovanni - The Decameron, 1757 | Finarte, Jun 2025 | ||
| Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel DE. 1547-1616. | JARVIS, CHARLES, translator. The Life and Exploits of the In | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel DE. 1547-1616. | Don Quixote de la Mancha, London: Printed for T. M'Lean, 181 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Boccacio | Il Decamerone. 5 Bde. 1757 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2012 | ||
| Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel DE. 1547-1616. | El Quijote, 8 Tomos | Sala Retiro, Mar 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Boccacio | des nobles maleureux [translated by laurent de premierfait]. | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel DE. 1547-1616. | primera parte de la galatea. [alcalá: juan gracian for blas | Sotheby's, May 2016 |
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.