We searched for“Erasmus Moriae Encomium early edition”(identified as Desiderius Erasmus Moriae Encomium (In Praise of Folly), confidence: High)
Typical realised range (Gemini estimate): £800-£15,000
Comparables
104
Median
£485
Suggested estimate
£170 – £1,450
25–75% range
£172 – £2,864
Overall range
£0 – £93,782
Distribution
Sell-through 100% of lots sold
0% at premier salerooms
Trend↗ rising +3511% over 8y
Median from 80 sold (all-time — too few recent sales)·hammer prices, excl. buyer's premium — fair-market auction value (retail/insurance replacement runs higher)
171 comparables for “ERASMUS, Desiderius” · page 1 of 8
![[Rare edition of Erasmus' In Praise of Folly] Moriae Encomium](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iYXJuZWJ5czIuaW1naXgubmV0LzQ4My8yMDE1LzA2L1lXRTdKWTJQTEYvWVdFN0pZMlBMRl8zNkE0RjdCODk3.us2w2UqAtVDN7cNFNbnb5A)
![ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS. 1466?-1536. The Praise of Folie. Moriae Encomium, a Booke Made in Latine.... [London: Thomas Berthelet,] 1549 [colophon misdated 1569].](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iYXJuZWJ5czIuaW1naXgubmV0LzI0LzIwMTUvMDkvMjI0NjQvMjI0NjQtNjExMjQwNg.gg56Vg5IZK7QGI6UtLSMGA)
![ERASMUS, Desiderius (1466?-1536). [Moriae encomium]. The praise of Folie. Moriæ Encomium, a booke made in latyne ... Englisshed by sir Thomas Chaloner, anno mdxlix. London: [Thomas Powell], in](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iYXJuZWJ5czIuaW1naXgubmV0LzM5LzE5OTUvMDMvNTcxMC81NzEwLTI0NjA3NA.nhUioQ8PLzZBZIGKuIwQoA)