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Zwiggelaar Auctions: Session 1: Children's Books, Manuscripts and Old Books, Literature, Amsterdam, Topography (Netherlands and Europe)

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Auction Name Session 1: Children's Books, Manuscripts and Old Books, Literature, Amsterdam, Topography (Netherlands and Europe) Total Sales (EUR) 201,594.69
Auction Date June 17, 2024 - June 17, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 85,780.00
Sale Number #31a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 167,150.00
Total Lots 542
Sold Lots 400 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 131,700.00
% of Lots Sold 73.80% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 253,610.00
Unsold Lots 142 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 79.49%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
170

DUTCH BOOK OF HOURS, SECOND HALF OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY

 2nd half 15th century EUR 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 15,816.00
175 IBRAHIM HAKKI ERZURUMI (1703-1780).

MARIFETNAME

 ca. 1840 EUR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 14,498.00
361

AL-CORANUS S. LEX ISLAMITICA MUHAMMEDIS, FILII ABDALLAE PSEUDOPROPHETAE,

 1694 EUR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,326.40
169

CORSINI, BARTOLOMEO(D. 1613). THIRTEEN LETTERS IN PEN ADDRESSED TO CORSINI

 1591-1599 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 5,272.00
135 VERNE, JULES.

CINQ SEMAINES EN BALLON

 n.d. 1863 EUR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 4,217.60
424 HOUTTUYN, M.

AFBEELDING VAN IN- EN UITLANDSCHE HOUTEN,

 1773-ca. 1785/1795 EUR 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 3,822.20
96

SCENES MARITIMES MISES EN ACTION, AVEC FIGURES COLORIEES ET DECOUPEES

 n.d. ca. 1840 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 3,163.20
418 WILLDENOW, C.L. & F. GOTTLIEB HAYNE.

ABBILDUNG DER DEUTSCHEN HOLZARTEN

 1815/ EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,163.20
161

VISITATION BOOK OF VARIOUS MONASTERIES

 1605-1742 EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,899.60
176 VERKERK PISTORIUS, P.W. (1804-1844).

BIJDRAGE TOT DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN JAPAN

 19th cent EUR 350.00 - 700.00 EUR 2,899.60
178

LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUED BY THE GEDEPUTEERDE STATEN VAN FRIESLANDT

1711 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 2,899.60
99

TAROT DE BESANCON

 ca. 1830 EUR 450.00 - 750.00 EUR 2,504.20
185

TWO LEAVES FROM THE LATIN VULGATE LECTERN BIBLE, OTTO EGE MANUSCRIPT 14

 late 13th or early 14th century EUR 800.00 - 1,600.00 EUR 2,372.40
495 VISSCHER.

AMSTELODAMI VETERIS ET NOVISSIMAE URBIS ACCURATISSIMA DELINEATIO.

1662-1664 EUR 400.00 - 800.00 EUR 2,372.40
466 DE HOOGHE/ VALK.

AMSTELODAMUM CUM SUIS POMOERIIS. 1674-1682

 1674-1682 EUR 700.00 - 1,400.00 EUR 2,240.60
484 SCHENK.

AMSTELAEDAMI NOVISSIMA DELINEATIO PER PETRUM SCHENK.

ca. 1680-1688 EUR 700.00 - 1,400.00 EUR 2,108.80
467 DE WIT.

AMSTELODAMI CELEBERRIMI HOLLANDIAE EMPORII DELINEATIO NOVA

 ca. 1694-1706 EUR 700.00 - 1,400.00 EUR 1,845.20
344 ORLERS, J.

LA GENEALOGIE DES ILLUSTRES COMTES DE NASSAU. NOUVELLEMENT IMPRIMEE

 1615 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 1,581.60
174

MANUSCRIPT CONTAINING NUM. COATS OF ARMS

 2nd half 17th cent first entry dated 1665 EUR 250.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,449.80
380

SURINAME. NOTIFICATIE, 10 NOVEMBER 1670

 1670 EUR 250.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,449.80
381

SURINAME. NOTIFICATIE, 27 JUNY 1678

 1678 EUR 250.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,449.80
549 GERNING, J.I. VON.

BESCHREIBUNG DER VIERUNDZWANZIG RHEINANSICHTEN

 1823 EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,449.80
432 GIUSTINIANI, P.

DELLE GUERRE DI FIANDRA, LIBRI VI

 1609 EUR 800.00 - 1,600.00 EUR 1,318.00
433 GROSS, A.G. VON.

HISTORISCH-MILITAIRISCHER ATLAS

 1808 EUR 300.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,252.10
462

BLAEU. AMSTELODAMI CELEBERRIMI HOLLANDIAE EMPORII DELINEATIO NOVA.

1649-1652 EUR 750.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,186.20
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