Milo Manara, mixed technique on drawing cardboard, 36 x 48 cm, about 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches, scroll-signed, excellent condition. Estimate: 2,900/6,500 euros. Little Nemo image.
TURIN, Italy – On Saturday, March 9, Little Nemo will hold its 20th auction. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.
A pioneer in the Italian scene Little Nemo evolved from being a well established antiquarian bookshop to the only Italian auction house entirely devoted to comic art and the related collectibles, advertisement art, cels and memorabilia. Little Nemo auction house was born in 2006 and is still unique for its scope and the quality it offers.
Little Nemo holds four to six auctions a year. Some are thematic, as in 2012 when the major event was in October with a Hugo Pratt auction consisting of 350 lots.
On March 9 the four sessions will include:
• Lots 1-169: illustrated books, artist books, advertisement art (mainly from the Italian Carosello), cels and animation memorabilia;
• Lots 170-314: Disney book, objects, games and toys; Pinocchio; Miliaria and Fascism; James Bond 007, The Beatles memorabilia and toys;
• Lots 315-388: original illustrations (cinema advertisement, cover art and much more);
• Lots 389-521: original art from the masters of comic art;
The bidding will start live at 2:30 p.m. CET, 5:30 a.m. Pacific, at the Little Nemo Art Gallery (Spazio Art&Co.Mix) in Torino
View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
(1 euro = $1.31)
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Milo Manara, mixed technique on drawing cardboard, 36 x 48 cm, about 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches, scroll-signed, excellent condition. Estimate: 2,900/6,500 euros. Little Nemo image. Bill Sienkiewicz, ‘Voodoo child: the illustrated legend of Jimmy Hendrix,’ Big full-panel art cm 33×43, mixed technique on cardboard, 33 x 43 cm, about 13 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches, graphic docudrama, an account in comic-strip format of the life of rock star Jimi Hendrix. Estimate: 1,600/3,500 euros. Little Nemo image. Paul Iribe (1883-1935), ‘Les Robes de Paul Poiret Paris,’ 1908, published privately, limited edition of 250, containing 10 engraved illustrations picturing women’s dresses by the French fashion designer. Estimate: 2,600-4,500 euros. Little Nemo image. ‘Le Avventure di Topolino N° 1, near-mint copy, complete of his scarce tissue jacket. Estimate: 2,900/4,500 euros. Little Nemo image. Sean Connery as James Bond. Autographed photo in frame, 19 x 24 cm, about 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, the autograph slightly faded. Estimate: 475-1,000 euros. Little Nemo image. Philippe Druillet, ‘Sloane 11,’ Mixed technique illustration on cardboard, signed and dated 2009. 35 x 52,5 cm, 14 x 21 inches. Estimate: 2,500-5000 euros. Little Nemo image.
