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

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Auction Name	Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)	Total Sales (EUR)	3,359.38
Auction Date	December 27, 2025 - December 27, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	5,570.00
Sale Number	#122725	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	7,270.00
Total Lots	60
Sold Lots	60.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	5,570.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	7,270.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	46.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
100129848		The Astronomer from Messahalah's book 'De scientia motus orbis'	1504	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 187.48
100130375		The Nativity by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528),	1502	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 180.94
100015695		Hartmann Schedel - The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) - Folio 182	1493	Not Available	EUR 154.78
100104970	Paris, Antoine Verard, 1510	Printed Book of Hours on Vellum with big metal engraving and engraved borders	1510	EUR 375.00 - 450.00	EUR 147.15
100005891	Sebastian Munster	Cosmographia	1590	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 112.27
100013557		Paul van Somers [Francis Willoughby] - Smooth Toadfish, Crayracion - Folio	1686	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 106.82
98351331	Vostre	Leaf from a book of hours, printed on vellum	1502	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 93.74
99984244		Der doppelkopfige Janus (Giano bifronte)		Not Available	EUR 90.47
99996317		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - birds: Blackbirds and Starlings	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 85.02
99995066		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio: Bugs, wasps, flies, insects	1657	Not Available	EUR 82.84
100096222		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio, Triggerfish, Torpedo Fish, Rays	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 81.75
99994139		Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with large woodcut, Sea Onion	1543	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 75.21
99995731		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - birds: Hazel Grouse; Bustard; Tern; Plover species	1657	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 75.21
100012298		2 Large folios - Giorgio Liberale; W. Meyerpeck - Botany: Cardamom, Nardus Indica	1565	Not Available	EUR 74.12
100095570		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio, Elephant with Rider, Mammal	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 71.94
100015051		Cristoforo Coriolano (1540-?) - Great White Sharks, folio hand coloured woodcut leaf	1638	Not Available	EUR 70.85
99996097		Matthaus Merian (b1593) - hand col. folio: Breeds of Domesticated Dogs	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 69.76
98351287	Vostre	Leaf from a book of hours, printed on vellum	1502	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 64.31
100096793		Giorgio Liberale; W. Meyerpeck - Folio, 2 large woodcuts, Botany, herbs: Couch Grass (Gramen)	1565	Not Available	EUR 63.22
100012975		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving - Exotic fish, Swordfish	1657	Not Available	EUR 61.04
100013181		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) handcol. Folio - Birds: Sparrows, Passerines	1657	Not Available	EUR 61.04
99995323		Cristoforo Coriolano (1540-?) - Blue Sharks, folio hand coloured woodcut leaf	1638	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 61.04
100005856	Conrad Geaner	Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum	1555	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 59.95
100097126		Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) Fish: Sea Bream, Porgies - Folio with 3 woodcuts	1563	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 59.95
100122435		Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Caterpillars, Lavae, Cocoons	1657	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 59.95

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

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Top twenty-five by sale price