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Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 -
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![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d55bdd84-749f-463d-8dbb-b699758ef469.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/543a84e0-0b4b-4ad5-87d2-5a608e848ef0.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4dff8ca9-d113-4251-ae8e-ae25228f7956.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0ddc823f-dd6d-4282-8aba-978d6ee7abbe.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.")
Forum Auctions
A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th NovemberForum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.Forum Auctions
A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th NovemberForum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000. -
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 6,678.43 |
| Auction Date | September 15, 2024 - September 15, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 4,975.00 |
| Sale Number | #91524a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 6,660.00 |
| Total Lots | 74 | ||
| Sold Lots | 69 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 5,845.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 7,685.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87840565 | Klosterarbeit, Antiphonar | Antiphonarium |
1700 | EUR 450.00 - 700.00 | EUR 442.54 |
| 87893341 | Queen Elizabeth II | Letter from HM Queen Elizabeth II Inscribed in Blue Ink on Buckingham Palace Letterhead |
1972 | Not Available | EUR 370.60 |
| 87997743 | Anoniem (18e eeuw) | Rhetoricae Compendium |
1746 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 87893745 | Prince Charles | Letter from Prince Charles on Buckingham Palace Letterhead |
1987 | Not Available | EUR 327.00 |
| 88007015 | Montgomery | Hand Written Letter by Field Marshall Montgomery |
1950 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 87895467 | Antonio Dandolo Veneziano | Disavventure di un Nobile rovinato dalla moglie inedito |
1700 | EUR 300.00 - 375.00 | EUR 294.30 |
| 88008705 | Two illuminated leaves [bifolium] manuscript - ca. 14th Century | Book of Hours |
1400 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 256.15 |
| 87895487 | Giacomo Fontana | Atto di Vendita a Meduna con Disegno Acquerellato |
1672 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 253.97 |
| 86958719 | Manuscrit en espagnol | Vizcaynia con sello mayor del senorio de Don Domingo de Larrea |
1754 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 86110567 | Notaio Veneziano | Documento Venezia - eredita nobildonna Giulia Gritti - famiglia dogale |
1603 | Not Available | EUR 224.54 |
| 87984153 | Napoleon III | Order Of du Lion Neerlandais Croix |
1867 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 87030161 | Jalal al-Din Rumi | The Mathnawi (Arabic: mthnwy) or (Persian: mthnwy) |
1724 | Not Available | EUR 213.64 |
| 86925617 | Hafez | Diwan |
1708 | Not Available | EUR 175.49 |
| 85954653 | Francesco Graziani | Asta pubblico incanto, Rialto, Venezia |
1652 | Not Available | EUR 164.59 |
| 85833393 | Frederic Passy (1822-1912), economiste et homme politique francais | Autograph letter and a card of the first winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Very Rare! |
1908 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 87895593 | Doge Alvise Pisani | Bolla Dogale su flotta militare e truppe veneziane |
1735 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 158.05 |
| 87895529 | Notaio Veneto Beatianus | Controversia tra nobile veneziano e famiglia popolare |
1651 | Not Available | EUR 134.07 |
| 87774423 | Procurative di Palazzo Ducale | Francesco Molin (Venezia, 21 aprile 1575 -- Venezia, 27 febbraio 1655) Bolla dogale |
1650 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 87892139 | (Notar Michele Pescina?) | (Regno di Napoli, 1643), manoscritto notarile, ... Regnante Ser.mo, ... Don Philippo de Austria, Dei |
1643 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 130.80 |
| 87113149 | [Compagnie de Jesus] | Fractatus de Virtutibus Morabilus |
1700 | Not Available | EUR 119.90 |
| 87899571 | Antonio Bonsi | Republic of Florence -- Signed letter -- Raising of army in Tuscany by Pope |
1529 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 87947267 | Patanjali [Einsiedler-Asket] | Mischwesen-Weltschlange Shesha, Tibetische Monche, sehr fruhes buddhistisches Kloster-Manuskript, |
1300/1320 | EUR 300.00 - 650.00 | EUR 110.09 |
| 87853503 | Moghul del XVIII secolo | Miniatura Originale Moghul su Carta |
1720 | Not Available | EUR 109.00 |
| 87954159 | Walter Ulbricht | Leader of DDR (East Germany) 1960-1973 |
1963 | Not Available | EUR 107.91 |
| 87754683 | Daimyo & War-Lords, Originale BUSHIDO-Ehrencodex-Handschriften | Ninja-Krieger-Haiku & Samurai-Waka, Original-Signaturen und Adels-Siegel, Schwert-Adel, Kyoto |
1380/1350 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 103.55 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/45a90570-7486-4199-91da-bd2e9a044380.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478")
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/99566626-91f5-42da-8f8c-05fae35b4c67.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491")
