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# Giovanni Boccaccio

## What is Giovanni Boccaccio’s work worth? {#value}

As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 47 auction results for Giovanni Boccaccio at 13 houses since 1993. Over the last 24 months the median price was $195 including buyer’s premium (middle half $133–$1,103, n=6). The auction record is $18,708 for Il Decamerone (2014, Finarte Casa d'Aste). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Il Decamerone, 1516 | Book, 4° format, red morocco binding signed Hardy | $7,393 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Nov 2024 |
| 2 | Epistola a messer Pino de' Rossi, 1487 | In 4° | $6,833 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Feb 2016 |
| 3 | Genealogiae deorum. De montibus, silvis, fontibus, lacubus, fluminibus, stagnis seu paludibus, de nominibus maris, 1487 | In 2°. 208 carte. Testo disposto su doppia colonna, carattere romano, spazi per capilettera con letterine guida, annotazioni di mano antica su diverse carte, qualche macchia e gora, bruniture su qualche fascicolo, fori di tarlo restaurati e rinforzi al margine interno di carta xlv, legatura in cartonato marmorizzato del sec. XX, autore e titolo e iniziali "A.K." impressi in oro al al dorso liscio | $2,369 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Dec 2017 |
| 4 | Life of Dante Alighieri, 1544 | Book, 8° | $1,642 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Dec 2023 |
| 5 | Legatura - Giovanni Boccaccio - Amethus, 1521 | Splendid red leather binding with gilt iron frames on the plates, spine with 5 raised bands with compartments decorated with floral elements and title, gilt edges, 18th century | $684 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Dec 2022 |

**Top auction records: prints & editions**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Il Decamerone, 1555 | Woodcut vignettes in text, brown morocco binding | $18,708 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Jun 2014 |
| 2 | Il Decamerone nuouamente corretto, 1545 | Book, woodcut illustrations, red morocco binding | $3,061 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Jun 2014 |
| 3 | Ameto, 1526 | In 8th. Title page enclosed in a woodcut frame with phytomorphic elements and birds, some sixteenth-century verses on the first card and coeval ownership note by G. Giacomo Bosso on the third card. Linked with: Fiammetta Amorosa . Venice, Bindoni and Pasini, 1527. Frontispiece within woodcut frame with columns, cherubs and other decorations, tear without loss on paper B4, splendid sixteenth-century binding "alla Fortuna", with luck riding a dolphin and the motto on both plates VIRBIAM SERVANT, defects in the back and capitals of the head and foot | $2,295 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Jun 2022 |
| 4 | The Decameron, 1757 | 5 volumes, engraved frontispiece, 116 plates, in amateur binding in long-grain green morocco signed Gozzi di Modena | $1,393 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Jun 2025 |
| 5 | The Decameron, 1555 | Printed book with woodcut vignettes, elegant green Moroccan binding with decorations embossed in gold, red cuts | $678 | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Jun 2022 |

**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Prints | 14 | $294 |
| Other | 24 | $288 |


Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 47 results from 13 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Giovanni Boccaccio is an Italian artist with 85 auction lots recorded since 1993, median price $268. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Giovanni Boccaccio is recorded as sold in 2025 for $397; whether the price includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Giovanni Boccaccio work worth?

Across 46 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Giovanni Boccaccio work is $268.

The median Giovanni Boccaccio print sells for $333 across 30 lots.

The median Giovanni Boccaccio work on paper sells for $314 across 1 lots.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 59 | $333†‡ | $18,708 | 50.8% | 2025-07-23 |
| Works on Paper | 1 | $314 | $314 | — | 2021-11-25 |
| Sculpture & Installation | 1 | — | — | 0% | — |
| Masterpieces (top of market) | 3 | $11,360† | $18,708 | — | 2024-11-20 |

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included.

‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

## Notable results

| Medium | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 2014 | $18,708 |
| Prints & Editions | 2024 | $7,393 |
| Works on Paper | 2021 | $314 |

The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Giovanni Boccaccio worth?

Across 46 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Giovanni Boccaccio work is $268. The median Giovanni Boccaccio print sells for $333 across 30 lots. The median Giovanni Boccaccio work on paper sells for $314 across 1 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is the average price of a Giovanni Boccaccio print?

Based on 30 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Giovanni Boccaccio print is $333. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is Giovanni Boccaccio's most expensive print?

The highest price recorded at auction for a Giovanni Boccaccio print is $18,708.

### What is Giovanni Boccaccio's auction record?

Giovanni Boccaccio's auction record is $18,708, set in 2014.

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Data last updated 2026-11-01. OpeningBid tracks 15,222,099 auction lots from 571 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

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Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.