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b. 1888 - d. 1942

Giove Toppi (2 August 1888 – 21 July 1942) was an Italian cartoonist and the first to draw Mickey Mouse comics in Italy.

Toppi was born in Ancona, Italy and moved to Florence in the 1920s. There, he began what would become a long collaboration with the publisher Nerbini, initially as a cartoonist for the satirical weekly Il 420 and as an illustrator for their novels.

Toppi designed the headline logo and contributed comics to the Topolino, a weekly children's magazine themed on the Disney character Mickey Mouse. He also contributed to other Nerbini magazines such as L'Avventuroso, which was published starting from 1935.

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  • Giove Toppi - La Sigaretta, 10s
    Nov. 07, 2024

    Giove Toppi - La Sigaretta, 10s

    Est: €250 - €400

    ink and watercolor on thin cardboard 31,5 x 40,5 cm Original illustration made by Toppi for the cover of the humorous social magazine La Sigaretta, published by Nerbini in the 1910s. Signed with the pseudonym Portos.

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  • Giove Toppi - Ivan the Terrible, 1930
    May. 09, 2024

    Giove Toppi - Ivan the Terrible, 1930

    Est: €300 - €500

    pencil, ink and tempera on cardboard Original cover created by Toppi for "Ivan the Terrible" by Tolstoy published by Nerbini in 1930. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Lady Godiva, 1927
    Nov. 18, 2023

    Giove Toppi - Lady Godiva, 1927

    Est: €300 - €600

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for "Lady Godiva or The Walk of the Nude Woman", published by Nerbini in the popular novel series n. 9 in 1928. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Gattuccio mascherino, anni '20
    May. 19, 2023

    Giove Toppi - Gattuccio mascherino, anni '20

    Est: €250 - €400

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original illustration made by Toppi for a collection of fairy tales published by Nerbini during the '20s. Signed and titled on the back.

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  • Giove Toppi - L'anello miracoloso, anni '20
    May. 19, 2023

    Giove Toppi - L'anello miracoloso, anni '20

    Est: €250 - €400

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original illustration made by Toppi for a collection of fairy tales published by Nerbini during the '20s. Crease in the lower right corner. Signed and titled on the back.

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  • Giove Toppi - L'ammazza cristiani, anni '20
    May. 19, 2023

    Giove Toppi - L'ammazza cristiani, anni '20

    Est: €250 - €400

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original illustration made by Toppi for a collection of fairy tales published by Nerbini during the '20s. Signed and titled on the back.

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  • Giove Toppi - La dama nera, anni '20
    May. 19, 2023

    Giove Toppi - La dama nera, anni '20

    Est: €250 - €400

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original illustration made by Toppi for a collection of fairy tales published by Nerbini during the '20s. Signed and titled on the back.

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  • Giove Toppi - La bella maga Lona, 1927
    May. 19, 2023

    Giove Toppi - La bella maga Lona, 1927

    Est: €250 - €400

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for "La bella maga Lona", published by Nerbini in 1927. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Piccoli eroi della nostra guerra, 1918
    May. 19, 2023

    Giove Toppi - Piccoli eroi della nostra guerra, 1918

    Est: €250 - €400

    pencil and ink on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi during his military service (wording "in zone of war") for "Little heroes of our war", published by Nerbini in 1918. Slight horizontal creases. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Giungla! - Gli occhi di vetro, 1937
    Oct. 21, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Giungla! - Gli occhi di vetro, 1937

    Est: €300 - €500

    tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the second issue of the legendary monthly magazine "Giungla!", Published by Nerbini in 1937.

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  • Giove Toppi - Giungla! - La traccia nera, 1937
    Oct. 21, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Giungla! - La traccia nera, 1937

    Est: €300 - €500

    tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the first issue of the legendary monthly magazine "Giungla!", Published by Nerbini in 1937.

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  • Giove Toppi - Le memorie di un morto, 1931
    Oct. 21, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Le memorie di un morto, 1931

    Est: €200 - €350

    ink and tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the novel "The memories of a dead man" by Emil Zola, published in issue no. 10 of the series The novelist of the people by Nerbini in 1931. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Varsalona: il bandito siciliano
    Oct. 21, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Varsalona: il bandito siciliano

    Est: €300 - €500

    ink, tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for "Varsalona: the Sicilian bandit" by Enrico Miserendino Morelli, published by Nerbini in the 1930s. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - La storia di 130 donne, 1925
    Oct. 21, 2022

    Giove Toppi - La storia di 130 donne, 1925

    Est: €200 - €350

    ink and tempera on cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the novel "The story of 130 women" by Léon Gozlan, published by Nerbini in 1925. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - L'amante di Nerone, 1925
    Oct. 21, 2022

    Giove Toppi - L'amante di Nerone, 1925

    Est: €200 - €350

    ink and tempera on cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the novel "L'amante di Nerone" by Alexandre Dumas, published by Nerbini in 1925. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Fiabe
    Oct. 21, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Fiabe

    Est: €200 - €350

    ink and tempera on thin cardboard applied on cardboard Original illustration made by Toppi for a collection of fairy tales published by Nerbini during the 1920s. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Il Cacciucco alla Livornese, 1928
    May. 07, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Il Cacciucco alla Livornese, 1928

    Est: €200 - €350

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the volume "Il Cacciucco alla Livornese" by Armando Gori, published by Nerbini in 1928. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - La guida dei fidanzati, anni '20
    May. 07, 2022

    Giove Toppi - La guida dei fidanzati, anni '20

    Est: €250 - €400

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the volume "La guida dei fidanzati" by Guido Freschi, published by Nerbini at the end of the 1920s. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Danza di cuori al Capo Verde, 1935
    May. 07, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Danza di cuori al Capo Verde, 1935

    Est: €200 - €350

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the volume "Danza di cuori al Capo Verde" by Gilberto Beccari, published by Nerbini in 1935. Signed and dated.

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  • Giove Toppi - I colossi della Rivoluzione Francese: Danton, 1929
    May. 07, 2022

    Giove Toppi - I colossi della Rivoluzione Francese: Danton, 1929

    Est: €150 - €250

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the volume "I colossi della Rivoluzione Francese: Danton" by Max Dupons, published by Nerbini in 1929.

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  • Giove Toppi - Dallo Zar a Lenin, anni '20
    May. 07, 2022

    Giove Toppi - Dallo Zar a Lenin, anni '20

    Est: €150 - €250

    pencil, ink, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard Original cover made by Toppi for the volume "Dallo Zar a Lenin" by G. Diana, published by Nerbini at the end of the 1920s. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Le tragedie del pudore, 1924
    Nov. 27, 2021

    Giove Toppi - Le tragedie del pudore, 1924

    Est: €300 - €500

    matita, china e acquerello su cartoncino applicato a cartone Pencil, ink and watercolour on thin cardboard applied on cardboard. Original cover done by Toppi for “La tragedia del pudore: Teorema romantico del Dott. Giuseppe Antonelli”, published by Nerbini in 1924. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Poesie di Giuseppe Giusti, 1924
    Nov. 27, 2021

    Giove Toppi - Poesie di Giuseppe Giusti, 1924

    Est: €300 - €500

    matita, china e acquerello su cartoncino Pencil, ink and watercolour on thin cardboard. Original cover done by Toppi for “Poesie di Giuseppe Giusti”, published by Nerbini in 1924. Small tears at the margins. Signed.

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  • Giove Toppi - Ivan il Terribile, 1930
    Nov. 27, 2021

    Giove Toppi - Ivan il Terribile, 1930

    Est: €300 - €500

    matita, china e tempera su cartone Pencil, ink and tempera on cardboard. Original cover done by Toppi Tolstoj’s “Ivan il Terribile” published by Nerbini in 1930. Signed.

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  • Toppi Giove (Portos) - "La regina del Carnevale di Nizza", anni '20
    Apr. 30, 2016

    Toppi Giove (Portos) - "La regina del Carnevale di Nizza", anni '20

    Est: €250 - €400

    China e acquerello su cartoncino - (25 x 34 cm). Originale di copertina realizato da Portos, uno dei tanti pseudonimi di Giove Toppi, per la rivista mondana La Sigaretta edita da Nerbini negli anni '20. Firmato. /// ENG /// Ink and watercolour on thin cardboard. Original cover drawn by Portos, one of the many pseudonyms of Giove Toppi, for the socialite magazine La Sigaretta, published by Nerbini in the 20s. Signed.

    Urania Casa d'Aste
  • Portos [pseud. di Giove Toppi], Mese allegro. Marzo.
    May. 28, 2015

    Portos [pseud. di Giove Toppi], Mese allegro. Marzo.

    Est: €300 - €600

    Matita, china e acquarello su cartoncino. mm 336x250. Firmato in basso a destra "Portos". Illustrazione per albo Nerbini anni '20.

    Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
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