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.