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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 70,658.16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 24, 2026 - February 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 92,990.00 |
| Sale Number | #22426 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 168,520.00 |
| Total Lots | 118 | ||
| Sold Lots | 80.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 159,210.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 282,070.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 38 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 25.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100816770 | Antonino da Firenze | [Early Incunable] Confessionale ... Trattato dell'Excommunicatione |
1472 | EUR 8,500.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 5,615.68 |
| 100810160 | Finely Illuminated Book of Hours - Incunable | Painted on parchment |
1498 | EUR 5,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 4,414.50 |
| 101437503 | Flavio Giuseppe | [Early Incunable] Antiquitate Judaica |
1481 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 4,414.50 |
| 100759328 | Ovidio | [Incunable] - Metamorphoseos |
1480 | EUR 4,400.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 4,360.00 |
| 100757254 | Danthe | Comedia |
1536 | EUR 3,800.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 4,033.00 |
| 100809542 | Grisone / Fayser / Fugger | Kunstlicher Bericht / Hippiatria / Gestuterey, das ist von der Zucht und Haltung der Pferde |
1576/1584 | EUR 6,600.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 3,488.00 |
| 100757742 | Ruxner | Thurniers inn Teutscher Nation |
1532 | EUR 2,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 2,452.50 |
| 100813923 | Salvadori | La Flora |
1628 | EUR 2,500.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 2,180.00 |
| 101085980 | Arnaldo de Vilanova | [Post Incunable] Herbolario Volgare |
1522 | EUR 1,700.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 2,180.00 |
| 100807645 | Seneca | [Incunable] Tragoediae |
1498 | EUR 1,600.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,016.50 |
| 101240334 | Bigne | Sacrae Bibliothecae Sanctorum Patrum |
1589 | EUR 3,300.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 1,962.00 |
| 100702592 | Gregorio Magno | [Incunable] Moralia |
1496 | EUR 2,200.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,744.00 |
| 100816154 | Valturio | [Post Incunable] De Re Militari |
1532 | EUR 2,100.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 1,744.00 |
| 100821479 | Vitruvio | De Architectura |
1586 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,417.00 |
| 100694573 | Galeno | Second Livre de Galien |
1558 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 100696753 | Cicerone | [Post Incunable] Verrinae |
1515 | EUR 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,203.36 |
| 100808826 | Niccolo Mutoni | Luminare Maggiore ... Tesoro di Speziale |
1559 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,199.00 |
| 100697363 | Le Clerc | Architecture |
1724 | EUR 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,108.53 |
| 100692889 | Oribasio / Manuzio | Synopseos ad Eustathium |
1554 | EUR 1,400.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,068.20 |
| 100759522 | Palmieri | Battaglie |
1760 | EUR 600.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,046.40 |
| 100758002 | Garnier de Saint-Victor | [Post Incunable] Enucleame(n)ta Biblie |
1518 | EUR 1,300.00 - 2,300.00 | EUR 1,035.50 |
| 100693302 | Cornelisz Hooft | Neederlandsche Histoorien |
1642 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 991.90 |
| 100697264 | Valerio Flacco | Argonauticon |
1503 | EUR 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 982.09 |
| 100695019 | Horozco y Covarrubias | Emblemas Morales |
1604 | EUR 1,300.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 964.65 |
| 100695138 | AA. VV. | Cose Maravigliose ... di Roma |
1600 | EUR 900.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 948.30 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.