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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)

Auction Reports

Auction Name Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) Total Sales (EUR) 3,499.99
Auction Date October 25, 2025 - October 25, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 6,670.00
Sale Number #102525 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 8,580.00
Total Lots 37
Sold Lots 37.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 6,670.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 8,580.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 40.79%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
98469681

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving - Unicorns, Onager

1657 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 403.30
98470079

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving with birds: Poultry, Chickens, Roosters,

1657 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 218.00
98511624 Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer

The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)

1493 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 199.47
98474587

7 Folios on Ptolemy and Geometry from Munster's Cosmographia

1628 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 168.95
98486126

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving, birds: Wood grouse, Capercaillie, Hazel

1657 EUR 140.00 - 210.00 EUR 155.87
98511784 Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer

The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)

1493 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 141.70
98470275

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving with birds: Thrushes & Blackbirds

1657 EUR 140.00 - 210.00 EUR 131.89
98486041

Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Caterpillars, Lavae, Cocoons

1657 EUR 140.00 - 210.00 EUR 113.36
98511954 Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer

The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)

1493 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 109.00
98507660 Conrad Gesner

Fischbuch

1598 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 106.82
98471772 Sebastian Munster

Cosmographia

1590 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 103.55
98512546 Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer

The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)

1493 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 99.19
98515023 Sebastian Munster

Cosmographia

1590 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 98.10
98512875 Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer

The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum)

1493 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 93.74
98516838 Sebastian Munster

Cosmographia

1590 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 92.65
98508079 Conrad Gesner

Fischbuch

1598 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 88.29
98471808 Sebastian Munster

Cosmographia

1590 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 87.20
98536474

3 fogli con 9 xilografie della Cosmografia di Munster del 1560 con mostro marino

1560 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 87.20
98471667 Sebastian Munster

Cosmographia

1590 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 78.48
98484930

Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with large woodcut of Staphisagria [Delphinium staphisagria]

1543 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 67.58
98507515 Conrad Gesner

Vogelbuch

1598 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 66.49
98469461

Master of Gruninger Workshop, Virgil - Aeneid - Human & Animal Sacrifices, Funeral Pyres

1517 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 65.40
98477076

3 Folios of battle scenes from Munster's Cosmographia

1628 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 64.31
98487646

Conrad Gesner [1516-1565], Konrad Gessner - Sparrow, ornithology - Woodcut folio

1582 EUR 150.00 - 180.00 EUR 63.22
98469914

Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fischbuch: Jellyfish, Sea Nettle - Folio with 5 woodcuts

1620 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 61.04
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • 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.