Marc van de Wiele Auctions: Spring Auction, 112, Brugge
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 13, 2026 - March 14, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 843 | [PAPYRUS, PROBABLY A TEMPLE DOCUMENT] | Twenty-four fragments, most probably from a temple document, in Demotic, manuscript on papyrus |
[Egypt | Twenty-four papyrus fragments, the largest 80 by 30mm. and with remains of 8 lines in Demotic, some small holes, chipped edges and other damage, overall in fair condition, all framed together within glass | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,286.00 |
| 844 | [BOOK OF HOURS with 140 MINIATURES or MARGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS] | Book of Hours, Use of Paris, in Latin with Calendar in French, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
[France (northern France, most probably Paris) | first quarter of the 16th century] | EUR 48,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 91,440.00 |
| 845 | [BOOK OF HOURS WITH 14 MINIATURES] | Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum |
[Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges) | mid-15th century] | EUR 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 846 | [PRAYERBOOK WITH NUMEROUS ANIMALS] | Prayerbook, with numerous animals in the borders including a bear stealing food (perhaps honey) and a fox preaching to birds while dressed as a clergyman, in Middle Dutch, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
[Northern Netherlands (perhaps Utrecht or vicinity) | second half of 15th century (probably last decade] | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 35,560.00 |
| 847 | [ALEXANDER OF HALES] | Leaf from a copy of Alexander of Hales, Summa theologica, with a discussion of heresy, in Latin, from a large decorated manuscript on vellum |
[England | 13th century] | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 952.50 |
| 848 | [BAPTISTA DE SALIS, SUMMA CASUUM] | Large cuttings from 18 bifolia, from a manuscript of Baptista de Salis, Summa casuum conscientiae, in Latin, manuscript on paper |
[Italy | 15th century] | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 849 | [BARTHOLOMEUS OF BRUGES] | Single leaf from the questions of Bartholomeus of Bruges on pseudo-Aristotle, Oeconomica, an extremely rare witness to this medieval Flemish author, manuscript in Latin, on vellum |
[Italy | second half of the 14th century] | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,048.00 |
| 850 | [BIBLE] | Cutting from a vast Bible manuscript (with parts of 2 Samuel 13:23-29 and 13:35-14:3), in Latin, on vellum |
[Germany (perhaps central, vicinity of Wernigerode) | second half of the 12th century] | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 825.50 |
| 851 | [BIFOLIUM from PETER LOMBARD on the PAULINE EPISTLES] | Two leaves from a copy of Peter Lombard, Magna Glossatura in Epistolas Pauli, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum |
[Northern France (probably Paris) | c. 1210] | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,032.00 |
| 852 | [EARLY CHOIRBOOK] | Two cuttings from a choirbook, one with a fine white-vine initial, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
[Italy (probably Tuscany) | first half of the 12th century] | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,048.00 |
| 853 | [EARLY MISSAL] | Five rectangular cuttings from a decorated Missal, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
[Italy | c. 1300] | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 854 | [ENGLISH BIBLE LEAVES] | Five leaves from a illuminated manuscript Bible most probably from medieval Oxford, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
[England (probably Oxford) | second quarter of the thirteenth century] | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,572.00 |
| 855 | [FINELY ILLUMINATED BIFOLIUM from a BOOK OF HOURS] | Leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
[France (Paris) | c. 1430] | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,413.00 |
| 856 | [GREGORY THE GREAT'S HOMILIES] | Remains of a bifolium from a large and grand manuscript of Gregory the Great, Homilarum in Evangelia, in Latin, on vellum |
[Italy | mid-12th century] | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,397.00 |
| 857 | [LACTANTIUS] | Leaf from a copy of Lactantius, De opificio Dei, in humanist script, manuscript on vellum |
[Italy | 15th century] | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 889.00 |
| 858 | [LAW: JUSTINIAN] | Leaf from Justinian, Corpus Juris Civilis, opening book IX, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
[France (perhaps south) | second half of the 13th century] | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,905.00 |
| 859 | [LEAF FROM A MINIATURE BOOK OF HOURS] | Single leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
[Italy | 15th century] | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 860 | [LEAVES and a CUTTING from a BOOK OF HOURS] | A bifolium and a cutting with an illuminated initial, manuscript in Latin, on vellum |
[Low Countries (probably Bruges) | 15th century] | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 861 | [LEAVES from a BOOK OF HOURS with a fine HUMAN-HEADED DROLLERY] | Two single leaves from an early Book of Hours, in Latin, finely illuminated manuscript on vellum |
[France (perhaps Poitiers) | c. 1390] | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 3,175.00 |
| 862 | [LEAVES from a CISTERCIAN BREVIARY with a hairy DEMON POKING ITS TONGUE OUT AT THE VIEWER] | Three leaves from a Cistercian Breviary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
[France (Picardy, perhaps Amiens) | c. 1290] | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 2,159.00 |
| 863 | [LEAVES from a CISTERCIAN BREVIARY with a lacertine DRAGON IN AN INITIAL] | Two leaves from a Cistercian Breviary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
[France (Picardy, perhaps Amiens), | c. 1290] | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,905.00 |
| 864 | [LEAVES FROM A FRENCH BIBLE] | Leaf from a large Bible, with Esdra 5:8-7:24, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum |
[France | 13th century] | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,397.00 |
| 865 | [LECTIONARY LEAF] | Leaf from a Romanesque Portable Lectionary, in Latin, manuscript on vellum |
[Italy | first half of the 11th century, perhaps 1st decade | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 866 | [LEGAL MANUSCRIPTS] | Bifolium from a copy of the Digest of Justinian, with two single leaves from another legal compendium (probably the Decretals), these still in situ on pasteboards from a later binding, all manuscripts in Latin, on vellum |
[Italy | 14th century] | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 867 | [MEDIEVAL PHARMACOLOGY] | Bifolium from a medical text, listing medicinal plants and materials, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum |
[Italy (probably south) | 13th century] | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,778.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works. -
Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950