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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Reports

Auction Name Autographs and Manuscripts Total Sales (EUR) 4,967.13
Auction Date March 17, 2025 - March 17, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 9,695.00
Sale Number #31725a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 12,345.00
Total Lots 67
Sold Lots 56.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 11,480.00
% of Lots Sold 83.58% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 14,995.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 33.13%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
94055823 Georges Clemenceau

carte de visite signee avec mots autographes

1890 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 345.53
94020965 Jean Cocteau

Manuscrit - Fete galantes

1953 EUR 180.00 - 300.00 EUR 207.10
94056262 Tahar Ben Jelloun

Lot de 5 lettres autographes signees

1975 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 207.10
94098862 Colette

Lettre autographe signee avec enveloppe

1924 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 195.11
94056305 Jacques Chardonne

ensemble de 5 lettres autographes signees a Roger Nimier

1955 EUR 170.00 - 200.00 EUR 188.57
94021063 George Sand

A Andre Boutet

1860 EUR 170.00 - 300.00 EUR 185.30
93952549 Jules Ferry

Lettre autographe signee

1880 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 174.40
94013746 Francois Mitterrand

Carte lettre dactylographiee signee a Thierry Maulnier - "L'etrangete d'etre"

1982 EUR 170.00 - 400.00 EUR 163.50
94014080 Jacques Chirac

Lettre dactylographiee signee a Thierry Maulnier avec annotations manuscrites

1987 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 163.50
93931791 Le Baron Haussmann

Lettre autographe signee

1880 EUR 275.00 - 350.00 EUR 156.96
94055659 Herbert von Karajan

photographie dedicacee

1990 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 147.15
94070350 Paul Signac

Carte postale autographe signee

1930 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 147.15
94054172 Darius Milhaud

Lettre autographe signee

1950 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 135.16
94053492 Jean Cocteau

lettre autographe signee a Marcel Achard au sujet de Jean de la Lune et des Enfants terribles

1931 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 134.07
94024769 King George II of Greece

Hand Signed, Royal Decree, Athens

1939 EUR 160.00 - 275.00 EUR 131.89
94018201 Francois Mauriac

Lettre autographe signee sur un article du Figaro a Thierry Maulnier

1950 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 130.80
94071006 Moise Kisling

Lettre autographe signee

1951 EUR 425.00 - 500.00 EUR 119.90
94155624 president de la republique

lettre de remerciement de Valery Giscard d'Estaing

1974 Not Available EUR 111.18
94028683 Jean Paulhan

Lettre autographe signee a Thierry Maulnier

1951 EUR 170.00 - 200.00 EUR 109.00
94067723 King Constantine of Greece and Queen Anna Maria

Greeting Card

1999 Not Available EUR 109.00
93905013 Poete Antony Deschamps (1800-1869)

Poeme autographe ''Caritas'' (Paris)

1841 Not Available EUR 107.91
94022997 Paul Claudel

Sur "Partage de midi" et "L'annonce faite a Marie"

1848 EUR 170.00 - 200.00 EUR 94.83
94054001 Jean Mermoz

Telegramme envoye a sa mere

1930 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 93.74
94053308 Raymond Queneau

lettre autographe signee

1944 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 92.65
94054458 Armand Fallieres [President de la Republique]

Lettre signee

1882 EUR 170.00 - 200.00 EUR 89.38
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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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.