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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Autographs and Manuscripts	Total Sales (EUR)	4,730.60
Auction Date	March 02, 2025 - March 02, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	3,820.00
Sale Number	#30225	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	4,750.00
Total Lots	46
Sold Lots	42	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	8,070.00
% of Lots Sold	91.30%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	11,400.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	41.50%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
93750527	Sconosciuto	Antifonario su pergamena XVI Sec.	1590	Not Available	EUR 1,220.80
93763816	Universita di Perugia	Certificato Laurea in Medicina	1634	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 711.77
93811555	Scriptorium of the Middle Ages, Netherlands. From a Book of Hours.	Large Parchment Illumination with Miniature and Initial and two lines of handwritten text	1470	EUR 1,700.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 479.60
93880187	Emmanvelis Alvari	Einband Mittelalterliche Pergament-Handschrift, Emmanvelis Alvari Societate Iesv De Institvtione	1585	EUR 550.00 - 700.00	EUR 283.40
92513537	Anoniem	Original Manuscript from a Latin Bible - [France - ca. 13th century]	1250	Not Available	EUR 218.00
92932601	Manuscript	Original leaf from a latin breviary ca. 14th century	1350	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 207.10
93795121	[Revolution Francaise - Terreur] Comite Revolutionnaire Commune.Affranchie (Lyon)	Certificat manuscrit de civisme de le Citoyenne Triquet	1794	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 186.39
93831536	Bible	Antique Manuscript Bible Fragment From Yemen Handwritten on Deer Parchment	1650	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 113.36
93782749	Ignoto	Atto notarile, Signum Tabellionis, Francia	1649	Not Available	EUR 103.55
93845845	Anonymous	Original Dutch Manuscript from religious musical Book - ca. 16th century	1550	Not Available	EUR 92.65
92513411	Manuscript	Original page from the 16th century	1550	Not Available	EUR 81.75
93815316	(French Atelier)	Manuscript; "Illuminated Medieval Latin Leaf on Vellum" - XV century	1400	Not Available	EUR 78.48
93815389	(French Atelier)	Manuscript; "Illuminated Medieval Latin Leaf on Vellum" - XV century	1400	Not Available	EUR 76.30
93784258	Silvestro Valier (Venezia, 28 marzo 1630 -- Venezia, 7 luglio 1700) Doge Cancelleria Palazzo ducale	Milizie 10 fanti armati e 9 cavalieri alla fortezza di Palmanova	1695	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 71.94
93790304	Angelique Elisabeth Sezille	Manuscrit Francais epouse separee au Roy et son Conseil	1776	Not Available	EUR 70.85
93783244	Ignoto	Atto Notarile, Signum Tabellionis, Francia, Assicurazioni, Mappa	1885/1693	Not Available	EUR 68.67
93771090	Grand Aigle General Baraguey d'Hilliers	Au Ministre de la Republique Batave	1795	Not Available	EUR 59.95
93813812	Dupuy et De Labarre	Parchemin manuscrit Francais XVII compte jugement...	1661	Not Available	EUR 56.68
93749574	Anoniem	Reis naar Nederland	1932	Not Available	EUR 53.41
93813656	Manuscript	Koran	1800	Not Available	EUR 52.32
93888984	Unconnu	Parchemin manuscrit Francais XVIIII....	1816	Not Available	EUR 50.14
93473728	unknown scribe	4 papyrus fragments 6-7th century AD	500/700	Not Available	EUR 44.69
93744155	Unconnu	Parchemin manuscrit Francais XVII siecle extract registres de Parlement Henri IV	1607	Not Available	EUR 40.33
93791439	Unconnu	Parchemin manuscrit Francais XVI vente maison	1552	Not Available	EUR 38.15
93811569	Louis V Joseph de Bourbon-Conde (1736-1818) chef de l'armee des Princes	Certificat signe autograph avec sceau d'armes	1797	EUR 170.00 - 300.00	EUR 35.97

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000