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1651 PARIgI, JACQuEs LANgLOIs L'AsTA IN NumERI
TRATTATO DELLA PITTURA DI LEONARDO DA VINCI
ThE AuCTION IN NumBERs
VENDuTo a
SolD aT 832
€ 9.375
NumERO COmPLEssIVO
DI LOT TI mEssI IN VENDITA
TOTAL NumBER OF LOTs
OFFERED FOR sALE
567.300
TOTALE DELLA VENDITA DIRITTI INCLusI
sALE TOTAL INCLuDINg BuYER's PREmIum
ASTE BOLAFFI century), which each sold for 15,000 euros. A notable item in the
autograph section was a collection of documents belonging to
BOOKS AND AUTOGRAPHS gabriele D’Annunzio and regarding Fiume, which sold for 11,250
Milan, 14 December 2016 euros while Trattato della pittura by Leonardo da Vinci with
a biography of the artists written by Rafaelle Du Fresne (Paris,
A fine example of the first edition of “Depero Futurista” became Jacques Langlois, 1651) sold for 9,375 euros from the section of
the best-selling lot at the Bolaffi rare books and autographs books on art and architecture. The same figure was raised for the
auction on 14 December after it sold for 16,875 euros. Designed rare first edition of Vera storia di due amanti, ossia Ultime lettere
by Fortunato Depero in 1927 to promote his own work and that di Jacopo Ortis di ugo Foscolo (a limited “Austrian” version) an
of the Dinamo Azari publishing house, the famous “bolted book” illuminated manuscript on parchment from 1320, probably made
is the manifesto of the age of machines and their influence in Bologna and an anthology of magic and astrology (La luce
on the futurist movement. A marvel of inventive graphic and tolta dall’ombre e altre opere).
editorial design, the die-cut cover is bound with two aluminium
bolts and contains text printed onto different types of paper, Of all the rare books, the second edition of Anatomia del
some coloured, and numerous images. cavallo by Carlo Ruini (Venice, 1599, 8,750 euros) was greatly
sought after. It was published a year after the first release of
Other excellent results included two richly illustrated the great scientific work, a masterpiece of veterinary science.
manuscripts about the families of Bologna (Stemmario Of the scientific books, the rare second edition of Summa
bolognese, XVIII century) and Veneto (Arte del blasone che de arithmetica geometria by Luca Pacioli in 1523 (7,500 euro)
incomincia dal primo doge di Venezia con la descrizione di aroused great interest. And a final unusual item, a lock of
tutte le famiglie nobili e come ebbero il loro prencipio, XVII giuseppe Verdi’s hair was estimated at 1,000 euros but sold for
almost seven times more at 6,875 euros. The auction closed
with an overall total of 567,300 and 72% of lots sold.
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