Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) , 122725, LA Assen,

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 27, 2025 - December 27, 2025
Page Size: 60 items in 3 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
98351287 Vostre

Leaf from a book of hours, printed on vellum

1502 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 64.31
98351331 Vostre

Leaf from a book of hours, printed on vellum

1502 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 93.74
99984244

Der doppelkopfige Janus (Giano bifronte)

Not Available EUR 90.47
99994139

Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with large woodcut, Sea Onion

1543 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 75.21
99994305

Giorgio Liberale; W. Meyerpeck - Folio, 2 large woodcuts, Botany, herbs: Fumitory

1565 Not Available EUR 58.86
99994695

Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Pecten shells - Folio

1620 Not Available EUR 19.62
99994935

Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Sturgeon, Attilus - Folio with woodcut

1620 Not Available EUR 21.80
99995066

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio: Bugs, wasps, flies, insects

1657 Not Available EUR 82.84
99995195

Conrad Gesner [1516-1565] - Mythological Creature, Basilisk - hand coloured woodcut

1669 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 53.41
99995323

Cristoforo Coriolano (1540-?) - Blue Sharks, folio hand coloured woodcut leaf

1638 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 61.04
99995518

Conrad Gesner [1516-1565] - Shelled Gastropoda, Snails - hand coloured woodcuts

1669 Not Available EUR 54.50
99995731

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - birds: Hazel Grouse; Bustard; Tern; Plover species

1657 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 75.21
99996097

Matthaus Merian (b1593) - hand col. folio: Breeds of Domesticated Dogs

1657 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 69.76
99996317

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - birds: Blackbirds and Starlings

1657 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 85.02
99996782

Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fischbuch: Jellyfish, Sea Nettle, Urchins - Folio with

1620 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 21.80
99996937

Cristoforo Coriolano (1540-?) - Perch fish, folio with hand coloured woodcut

1638 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 28.34
99997029

Heinrich Vogtherr (the Elder) (1490-1556): Folio. Julius Caesar battles Helvetii tribe

1548 Not Available EUR 43.60
99997218

Conrad Gesner [1516-1565] folio, 3 woodcuts, Wagtails, birds

1557 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 21.80
99997355

Matthaus Merian (b1593) - hand col. folio: Snakes, Vipers

1657 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 59.95
99997520

Matthaus Merian (b1593) - hand col. folio: Bovidae, Goats, Sheep

1657 Not Available EUR 59.95
99997683

Conrad Gesner [1516-1565] - Brill, Flatfish, Turbot - hand coloured woodcuts

1669 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 54.50
99999721

Tavola ornitologica da Conradi Gesneri Medici 1557

1557 Not Available EUR 3.27
100000131

Sterna Larus Minor Tavola ornitologica da Conradi Gesneri Medici 1557

1557 Not Available EUR 17.44
100000229

Pagina con tre uccelli Tavola ornitologica da Conradi Gesneri Medici 1557

1557 Not Available EUR 32.70
100000294

Koppriegerle Tavola ornitologica da Conradi Gesneri Medici 1557

1557 Not Available EUR 7.63
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000