Lot 32 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
legenda aurea sanctorum. cologne: [ulrich zel], 1483
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,379–$5,838
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 288 x 207mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478362
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jacobus De Voragine, legenda aurea sanctorum. cologne: [ulrich zel], 1483. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478362.
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Jacobus De Voragine, legenda aurea sanctorum. cologne: [ulrich zel], 1483. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478362.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobus De Voragine | Legenda aurea. 1483 20(22) | $8,076 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2011 | |
| Jacobus De Voragine | Sermones de tempore, 1491 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Baigneuses à la piscine (Bathers at the Pool) (Bl. 242, Ba. | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Jacobus De Voragine | legenda aurea sanctorum, sive lombardica historia. cologne: | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Jacobus De Voragine | Legenda aurea, 1478 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2022 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Les deux modèles nus | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Picador (Bullfighter) (A.R. 162) | Phillips, May 2026 |
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.