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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2	Total Sales (EUR)	7,781.51
Auction Date	February 11, 2024 - February 11, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	4,520.00
Sale Number	#21124	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	5,500.00
Total Lots	72
Sold Lots	59.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	18,570.00
% of Lots Sold	81.94%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	21,410.00
Unsold Lots	13	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	36.35%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
79922215	Rene Magritte	Carte postale autographe signee a Derache [Les Fleurs du Mal]	1946	EUR 450.00 - 500.00	EUR 664.90
78816207	Louis XIII [secretaire]	Manuscrit. Ordre de paiement	1640	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 546.09
79873399	Sheikh Abu Ali Hussein bin Ali bin Talha Al-Rajraji Al-Shushawwi	Alert the thirsty to the resource of the thirsty by drawing the Koran	1700	EUR 500.00 - 550.00	EUR 490.50
79787157	Eugen of Savoy	Letter signed	1708	EUR 450.00 - 500.00	EUR 457.80
79711533	Anonyme	Classification des hadits	1700	Not Available	EUR 414.20
79899849	Ibn Sina, Canon Medicinae - lqnwn fy lTb	Materia Medica, Medizin-Handschrift, Drogen, Safte, Lehre, Pathologie, Anatomie	1450/1500	Not Available	EUR 348.80
79829805	Marc Chagall	Telegramme apres le deces de Paul Eluard	1952	EUR 300.00 - 350.00	EUR 316.10
79800289	[England - Queen Elizabeth II era]	Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip Signed Christmas Card	2008	EUR 300.00 - 350.00	EUR 272.50
79853883	[Napoleon] Jean-Baptiste Bessieres	Signature autographe	1810	Not Available	EUR 272.50
79879563	[Louis XVI] Antoine de Sartine	Document signe [Commission de capitaine. Marine]	1775	EUR 180.00 - 200.00	EUR 261.60
79839905	Scripture Scholar, Aaron ben Moshe ben Asher	Progenitors of Israel- Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, Victim laws, Egypt, Deer Skin & Sheep Skin	1500/1550	Not Available	EUR 245.25
79853383	[Revolution francaise] Louis XVI et La Tour du Pin	Fragment d'un manuscrit avec signatures	1789	Not Available	EUR 240.89
79918615	Jean-Francois Le Sueur	Lettre autographe signee et piece autographe signee a Monsieur Sauvo	1816	EUR 220.00 - 250.00	EUR 218.00
78427163	Anoniem	[Tours - Rouen] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 15th century	1450	Not Available	EUR 198.38
78709115	Manuscript	Original leaf from a latin breviary ca. 14th century	1350	Not Available	EUR 174.40
79855165	Alfred de Vigny	Lettre autographe signee [Sur Amedee Achard]	1845	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 141.70
79867923	Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), Very famous British and American actress	Personally signed photocard	1960	Not Available	EUR 141.70
79543811	Marcel Marceau (1923 - 2007)	Eigenhandig signiertes Programm und Beilagen	1975	Not Available	EUR 131.89
79830059	Docteur Emile Roux	Lettre autographe signee [Medecine, institut Pasteur]	1899	Not Available	EUR 130.80
79920933	Ferdinand de Lesseps	Lettre autographe signee	1852	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 130.80
79921273	Darius Milhaud	Lettre autographe signee a Jean Cocteau [Thomas, L'imposteur]	1960	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 130.80
79783965	Doge cancelleria	Angelo Maria Labia podesta di Verona, Andrea Cappello Capitano, furto e omicidio	1693	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 124.26
79783963	Notaio Venezia	Atto notarile 5 pagine Massangago di Camposampiero	1478	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 120.99
79951253	Amazigh	Wooden wedding contract	1920	Not Available	EUR 110.09
79854351	Marcel Pagnol	Manuscrit autographe [Je ne me vends pas, je me donne]	1960	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 109.00

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.