Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 14,302.98 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 22,155.00 |
| Sale Number | #22526a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 28,030.00 |
| Total Lots | 131 | ||
| Sold Lots | 114.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 26,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.02% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 33,145.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 43.15% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101408023 | Papa Pio VI | Pope Pio VI - Manuscript - Bolla Pontefica - 1788 |
1788 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,090.00 |
| 101255920 | Napoleon Ier | Brevet signe en tant que premier consul |
1804 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 101436966 | KERMABON, ADELIE-MARIE | Livre d'Heures manuscrit enlumine du 19e siecle |
1890 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 817.50 |
| 101131827 | Che Guevara | Battlefield Letter -Laguna Baja -Camaguey-Last Tunas -Unpublished |
1958 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 681.25 |
| 101372862 | Pablo Picasso | carte postale signee representant une de ses oeuvres |
1966 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 655.09 |
| 101371521 | Queen Elizabeth II | Signed Christmas Card |
2000 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 600.59 |
| 101193764 | Qur'an | Late 18th-19th c. Arabic handwritten Qur'anic majmu'ah (substantial Qur'an manuscript) - Sahel/West |
1800 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 101373292 | Jacqueline Picasso | carte autographe signee |
1959 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 101279819 | REGNO D'ITALIA E CAPO DEL GOVERNO | ANTE WW2 1929 RELAZIONE AL RE D'ITALIA BENITO MUSSOLINI MINISTRO DELLA GUERRA |
1929 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 403.30 |
| 101323661 | Carlos II | Firma Carlos II Manuscrito |
1674 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 370.60 |
| 101450108 | [Signed] Gerhard Richter | Abstraktes Bild 726 |
2012 | EUR 325.00 - 375.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 101374716 | Spain Colony Chinese Worker Contract Chinese Letters signature | Spain Colony Chinese Slavery Document with Chinese Letters and Caligraphy 1850 |
1850 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 310.65 |
| 101388943 | Mario Montessori (1898 -- 1982) | IT: Archivio Mario Montessori (1946) -- Lettera Inedita: Referendum Italia, Esilio Savoia e "Il |
1946 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 261.60 |
| 101426256 | Imprimerie Royale | Lettre d'attribution de la medaille de chevalier royal et militaire de Saint-Louis |
1818 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 100748069 | Jean Cocteau | Poeme autographe - "Rondel du dernier faune" issu du Prince frivole |
1909 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 101433096 | Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna & Fidel Castro Ruz | Diploma Voluntary Work Signed Autograph Che Guevara and Fidel Castro 1961 |
1961 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 101269349 | Louis XV, roi de France & Louis d'Orleans duc de Chartres | Rare lettre signee par les deux - nomination de lieutenant |
1723 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 101286368 | LOUIS XVI | lettre manuscrite signee Louis - Breteuil - Archeveque |
1784 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 101400220 | CLEMENT XIV Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio GANGANELLI | Rare Bulle papale manuscrite signee |
1771 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 101370831 | [England - King Charles III era] | Signed Christmas Card as Prince of Wales |
2002 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 190.75 |
| 101258568 | Inconnu | Recueil manuscrit unique de pharmacie -- Environ 120 pages de formules et preparations medicales |
1850 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 101435606 | Colonel Remy | Lot de 50 Documents Lettres, Cartes et Livres, dont editions originales, dedicaces et signes par |
1960 | EUR 325.00 - 375.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 101287557 | Max JACOB | poeme autographe - Retour |
1900 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 101258942 | Reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1721-1767) | Autograph signed letter to his cousin, Christian Gunther III (1736-1794), with best wisches |
1759 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 101388869 | Papa Urbano VIII | Bolla papale,Urbano VIII, Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini (Firenze, 5 aprile 1568 -- Roma, 29 luglio 1644) |
1624 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
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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.