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Marc van de Wiele Auctions: Spring Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spring Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 962,126.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 13, 2026 - March 14, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 436,290.00 |
| Sale Number | #112 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 615,940.00 |
| Total Lots | 1102 | ||
| Sold Lots | 875.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 513,220.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.40% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 727,160.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 227 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 132.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 929 | CHICART BAILLY | Memento Mori skull |
N/A | EUR 16,000.00 - 22,000.00 | EUR 104,140.00 |
| 844 | [BOOK OF HOURS with 140 MINIATURES or MARGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS] | Book of Hours, Use of Paris, in Latin with Calendar in French, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
first quarter of the 16th century] | EUR 48,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 91,440.00 |
| 928 | CHICART BAILLY | Memento Mori lovers |
N/A | EUR 24,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 63,500.00 |
| 846 | [PRAYERBOOK WITH NUMEROUS ANIMALS] | Prayerbook, with numerous animals in the borders including a bear stealing food (perhaps honey) and a fox preaching to birds while dressed as a clergyman, in Middle Dutch, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
second half of 15th century (probably last decade] | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 35,560.00 |
| 845 | [BOOK OF HOURS WITH 14 MINIATURES] | Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum |
mid-15th century] | EUR 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 826 | BLAEU, Joan | Geographiae Blavianae volumen quartum Europae (Zuid. en Noordelijke Nederlanden) |
1662 | EUR 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 15,240.00 |
| 888 | [KRONIEK] | Die alderexcellentste cronyke van Brabant Hollant Seelant Vlaenderen int generael met vele nieuwe addicien dye in die ander niet gheweest en zijn |
1512, October) | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 13,970.00 |
| 533 | HORENBAULT, Jacque | De hooiwagen (1608) |
N/A | EUR 360.00 - 450.00 | EUR 12,065.00 |
| 948 | [BIBLIA NEERLANDICA] | De Bibel. Tgeheele Oude ende Nieuwe Testament met grooter naersticheyt naden Latijnschen text gecorrigeert |
(1528 / 1531) | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,400.00 | EUR 10,160.00 |
| 932 | [MOUNT ATHOS] | A Fine Byzantine Style Carved Boxwood Cross, Mount Athos |
19th c | EUR 300.00 - 800.00 | EUR 9,398.00 |
| 451 | MIRO, Joan (1893-1983) | Magie Blanche (1981) |
1981 | EUR 2,800.00 - 3,600.00 | EUR 8,255.00 |
| 284 | DALI, Salvador | Tristan & Iseult |
1970 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 470 | SCHWITTERS, Kurt (Allemagne 1887-1948 Angleterre).-van DOESBURG, Theo (Utrecht 1883-1931 Davos) | Kleine Dada Soiree |
N/A | EUR 2,800.00 - 3,600.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 892 | PLINIUS Secundus, Caius | Naturae historiarum libri XXVII. e castigationibus Hermolai Barbari quam emendatissime editi. Additus [...] index Ioannis Camertis Minoritani [...] |
1518, November | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 301 | VAN OFFEL, Horace | Contes d'Horace Van Offel |
1935 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 380 | LE ROY, Gregoire | James Ensor |
1922 | EUR 3,200.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 390 | ENSOR, James (1860-1949) | La mare aux peupliers |
N/A | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 520 | CORT, Cornelis (1533-1578) after Frans FLORIS I (1519-1570) | Complete series of 8 prints depicting goddesses and nymphs |
N/A | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,842.00 |
| 471 | SCHWITTERS, Kurt (Allemagne 1887-1948 Angleterre).-van DOESBURG, Theo (Utrecht 1883-1931 Davos) | Kleine Dada Soiree |
N/A | EUR 2,800.00 - 3,600.00 | EUR 5,715.00 |
| 828 | BOXHORN, Marcus Zuerius van | Toneel ofte beschryvinge der steden van Hollandt waer in haer beginselen, voortganck, privilegien, historie ende gelegentheyt vervat worden |
1634 | EUR 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | EUR 5,715.00 |
| 549 | SAENREDAM, Jan (1565-1607) | The Five Senses |
N/A | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,334.00 |
| 57 | [GELEGENHEIDSDRUKWERK] | Verzaemeling van gedichten, op Eerste-missen, op Afbeeldzels, op Schilderien, op uytgegeven Werken, op Prys-kaerten, Prys-boecken, Eer-zangen, Minne-zangen, Bruylofs-dichten, Dank-dichten, Jubel-dichten, Lof-dichten, Nieuw-jaer-dichten en Graf-dichten, op |
1787-1814 | EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 397 | APPEL, Karel (1921-2006) | Personnage |
N/A | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 703 | [TYPOGRAPHIE] | Fonderie G. Schildknecht. Specimen de caracteres d'imprimerie |
1893 | EUR 120.00 - 200.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 692 | TERLINCK, E.J. et Fils | Recueil des divers caracteres, fleurons, vignettes, cadres, accolades et filets, de l'imprimerie de E.J. Terlinck et Fils |
1827 | EUR 900.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,826.00 |
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Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.