Sothebys: Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books | Total Sales (GBP) | 3,293,745.00 |
| Auction Date | July 09, 2024 - July 09, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,665,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #L24402 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,338,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 246 | ||
| Sold Lots | 169 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,250,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 68.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 3,167,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 77 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 104.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549 | Leonardo da Vinci. | Trattato della pittura |
1633-1639 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 381,000.00 |
| 502 | De l'Orme, Philibert. | Le premier tome de l'architecture |
1567 | GBP 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | GBP 279,400.00 |
| 664 | Zantani, Antonio. | Le imagini con tutti i riversi trovati |
1548 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 228,600.00 |
| 574 | Palladio, Andrea. | I quattro libri dell'architettura |
1570 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 196,850.00 |
| 497 | Cresci, Giovanni Francesco. | Essemplare di piu sorti di lettere |
1560 | GBP 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | GBP 190,500.00 |
| 653 | Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. | I dieci libri dell' architettura |
1556 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 127,000.00 |
| 512 | Durer, Albrecht. | Vier bucher von menschlicher Proportion |
1528 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 114,300.00 |
| 640 | Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. | De architectura libri decem |
1495 | GBP 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 107,950.00 |
| 641 | Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. | De architectura libri decem |
1497 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 |
| 643 | Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. | De architectura libri decem traducti in vulgare |
1521 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 |
| 647 | Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. | Architecture ou art de bien bastir |
1547 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 |
| 487 | 1559 |
1559 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 86,360.00 | |
| 533 | Gohory, Jacques. | Livre de la conqueste de la Toison d'or |
1563 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 82,550.00 |
| 656 | Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. | De architectura libri decem |
1567 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 509 | [Du Bourg, Antoine] | Manuscript emblem book |
1535-1538 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 |
| 631 | Vasari, Giorgio. | Le vite de' piu eccellenti pittori |
1568 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 516 | Errard, Jean. | La fortification |
1600 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 |
| 515 | Erizzo, Sebastiano. | Discorso sopra le medaglie antiche |
1559 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 38,100.00 |
| 528 | Gaurico, Pomponio. | De sculptura |
1504 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 38,100.00 |
| 661 | Whitney, Geoffrey. | A choice of emblemes |
1586 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 |
| 543 | Iciar, Juan de. | Arte subtilissima por la qual se ensena a escrevir |
1550 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 |
| 596 | Sandrart, Joachim von. | L'Academia Todesca della architectura |
1675-1692 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 |
| 642 | Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. | [Architectura] per Iocondum solito castigatior factus |
1511 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 600 | Scamozzi, Vincenzo. | Les cinq ordres d'architecture |
1685 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 660 | Vogtherr, Heinrich. | Ein Frembds und wunderbars Kunstbuchlin allen Molern |
1538 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
![<b>Forum, May 29:</b> Gill (Eric). Eve, number 1 of 50, hand-coloured wood-engraving, signed at foot in pencil, [1926]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/100a7a2f-6873-4f71-b65c-b0da14061a3a.png "<b>Forum, May 29:</b> Gill (Eric). Eve, number 1 of 50, hand-coloured wood-engraving, signed at foot in pencil, [1926]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
