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![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b074d0c9-0c77-4e80-a457-f59c4262ea72.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD")
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Discover Upcoming AuctionsSotheby’s, Dec. 9: Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria. "Epitome Cosmografica." With the 6 circular celestial and terrestrial charts. 7,000 – 10,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 9: Hurley, Frank. Collection of 69 photographs taken during Ernest Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. 80,000 – 120,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 10: Sendak, Maurice. Original artwork for the inaugural "New York is Book Country" poster, 1979. 300,000 – 600,00 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 10: [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD -
Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000. -
ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000. -
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 12,937.21 |
| Auction Date | September 01, 2024 - September 01, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 7,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #90124a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,095.00 |
| Total Lots | 68 | ||
| Sold Lots | 59 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 9,185.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.76% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 10,995.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 117.66% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87200317 | (Thomas Le Seur?) | Elementa Cosmographiae |
1749 | EUR 500.00 - 550.00 | EUR 2,447.05 |
| 86991819 | Antonio Arian | Manoscritto medievale famiglia veneziana Arian e maledizione |
1506/1343 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | EUR 1,663.34 |
| 86984937 | Doge Paolo Renier | Registro Tenuta nobiliare famiglia veneziana Renier |
1782 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 87378309 | [Manuscrit en chinois] | Une autorisation de laisser-passer |
1890 | Not Available | EUR 805.51 |
| 87452695 | Queen Elizabeth II | Letter from HM Queen Elizabeth II Inscribed in Blue Ink on Buckingham Palace Letterhead |
1977 | Not Available | EUR 654.00 |
| 87453615 | Prince Charles | Letter from Prince Charles Inscribed in Blue Ink on Prince of Wales Letterhead |
1969 | Not Available | EUR 425.10 |
| 87563401 | Don Manuel Latorre [catedratico de filosofia] / Vicente Sancho [mano y pluma] | Etica |
1776 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 424.01 |
| 87198763 | Storico Veneziano | Tesoro di San Marco, Venezia, Monetazione - XVIII secolo |
1800 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 397.85 |
| 87553825 | David Ben-Gurion | Signed photo card [The founder of the State of Israel] |
1973 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 87094637 | Atto notarile redatto per conto di re Ferdinando II d'Aragona circa la Repubblica di Venezia |
1473 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 316.10 | |
| 87419039 | Duca e Barone Giulio Cesare Colonna | Attestazione di Reliquia di San Lando |
1648 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 306.29 |
| 87444497 | Marsili family, (Marquis) Bologna | Genealogia Domus Nobilium de Marsilys Bononiensium |
1622 | EUR 375.00 - 425.00 | EUR 294.30 |
| 87138185 | Raynaldus Gavardius | Investitura medievale veneziana con sigillo |
1484 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 87354891 | Notaio De Manfredis | (Francesco Foscarini Doge) Accordo notarile tra varie parti, Venezia |
1449 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 87553869 | Menachem Begin | Signed card with a portrait card [sixth Prime Minister of Israel] |
1977 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 87554005 | Gamal Abdel Nasser | Jamal Abdel Nasser |
1969 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 87236425 | Ensemble 11 parchemins du 16e et 17e siecles, la plupart concernant Coutances en Normandie |
1580/1627 | Not Available | EUR 215.82 | |
| 85543107 | Collectif / Alph. Giroux | Liber Amicorum Manuscrit avec dessins |
1830 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 87386945 | Franciscus Colonna | compra vendita Rinascimento Venezia San Marcuola |
1557 | Not Available | EUR 152.60 |
| 87525163 | Abd ar-Rahman 'bd lrHmn ldkhil Emirate of Cordoba, Scholar | Quran Manuscript with beautiful golden medallions, Cordoba, al-Andalus Spain |
1620/1650 | Not Available | EUR 141.70 |
| 87379645 | FBI Director Egar Hoover (1895-1972) | Autograph signed letter to Special FBI-Agent C. R. Albright, Commendation for services in a |
1952 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 128.62 |
| 87395757 | King Constantine II of Greece | Signed, Queen Anne Marie, 2 Royal Photo Cards, Greek Royalty |
1988 | Not Available | EUR 119.90 |
| 87508045 | Doge of Venice Antonio Priuli (1548-1623) | Vellum Certification of the Doge of Venice signed by his secretary Agostono Dolce |
1623 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 110.09 |
| 81261805 | Anatole France et Valerie France | Belle lettre autographe signee a sa mere, apres son mariage |
1877 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 87546039 | [Revolution Francaise] General Joseph Sebastien Mayer | Conge de Reforme signe pour le Brigadier Bernier |
1795 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
