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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Autographs and Manuscripts	Total Sales (EUR)	5,990.64
Auction Date	May 25, 2025 - May 25, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	5,170.00
Sale Number	#52525a	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	6,450.00
Total Lots	37
Sold Lots	33.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	6,130.00
% of Lots Sold	89.19%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	7,580.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	79.03%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
95499128	Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Husayn, Abu Abdullah, Al-Hanbali, Chouhla ,	Manuscrit - Tresor de significations expliquant l'Amulette des voeux knz lm'ny fy shrH Hrz l'mny	1669	EUR 400.00 - 450.00	EUR 534.10
95468002	Unknown	19th century handwritten Arabic account book bound in embossed leather	1890	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 479.60
95522526	Zawiaa Anassiria Draa : Sheikh Abou Abdelah Mohamed Anassiri	Ancienne grammaire traditionnelle arabe	1745	EUR 400.00 - 450.00	EUR 468.70
95494821	Anonimo	Manoscritto Risorgimento Francesco II Due Sicilie Napoli Garibaldi Liborio Cialdini brigantaggio....	1862	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 403.30
95583956	Anonyme	Enluminure medievale sur parchemin ( vers 1450)	1450	EUR 700.00 - 850.00	EUR 394.58
95581682	French scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Book of Hours illuminated leaf on vellum with burnished gold and colours border	1450	EUR 160.00 - 190.00	EUR 343.35
95565236	Willem vander Moelen	Middeleeuwen Manuscript Betuwe landverkoop + 4 zegels	1445	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 316.10
92513633	Anoniem	Original Manuscript from a Latin Bible - [France - ca. 13th century]	1250	Not Available	EUR 218.00
95498026	(autore sconosciuto)	Ossevazioni Sopra La Riforma Della Legislazione Criminale Negli Stati Della Toscana	1787	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 218.00
95529357	(French Atelier)	Manuscript; "Original Illuminated Medieval Latin Leaf on Vellum" - XV century	1400	Not Available	EUR 218.00
95574072	Ferdinando Carlo di Gonzaga-Nevers, Carlo III, (Revere, 31 agosto 1652 -- Padova, 5 luglio 1708)	Titolo Nobiliare Ferdinando Carlo di Gonzaga-Nevers, Carlo III, (Revere, 31 agosto 1652 -- Padova, 5	1702	EUR 220.00 - 250.00	EUR 218.00
95531407	Papa Benedetto XIII	Breve apostolico altare privilegiato	1724	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 207.10
95434436	Unknown artist	Religious hymn on Parchment	1500	Not Available	EUR 196.20
95568179	Matsuo Basho Song Wei Ba Jiao	Signatur, Haiku-Dichtung mit Haiga-Versen, Tokaido, Ao noXi Dao ,,Der enge Pfad zum tiefen Norden"	1670/1690	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 174.40
95489951	Domenico Contarini	Guerra di Candia: Venezia Implora Fondi per la Cavalleria Dalmata	1666	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 152.60
95504147	Lensvelt Nicola	Gastenboek, Den Haag	1990/1950	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 141.70
95579946	French scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Book of Hours illuminated leaf on vellum initial and border with burnished gold and colours	1450	EUR 160.00 - 190.00	EUR 124.26
95518015	Famiglia Grimani	Tra Zecca, Palazzo e Famiglia: Una Storia di Oro, Doti e Successioni	1665	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 119.90
95493967	Sconosciuto	Documento originale su carta vergata con filigrana, atto amministrativo	1487	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 109.00
95512107	Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Noted Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy initials in red and blue colours	1450/1480	EUR 150.00 - 180.00	EUR 109.00
95499334	Onbekend	Boekhouding 17e eeuw	1662	EUR 140.00 - 210.00	EUR 100.28
95528070	Conseil superieur de Sante	Instructions concernant les methodes preventives en cas de retour de l'epidemie de Cholera dans	1891	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 98.10
95493131	Blank sheets	60 XVIII / XIX / XX century paper sheets, some with watermark	1700/1900	Not Available	EUR 92.65
95579944	French scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Book of Hours illuminated leaf on vellum 6 initials with burnished gold and colours	1400/1425	EUR 150.00 - 180.00	EUR 82.84
95487730	[Revolution francaise]	Carte revolutionnaire de surete Marseille ancetre de la carte d'identite	1793	EUR 180.00 - 210.00	EUR 76.30

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.
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