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Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USDSotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USDSotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USDSotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USDSotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USDSotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBPSotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBPSotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR -
Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€ -
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000 -
Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
![Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc0b1dc0-f7c8-40b6-a5a6-870689484c07.jpg "<b>Gonnelli:</b> Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€")
![Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/033cf239-2b91-4588-aca2-50ad0a9c43b3.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Roberts (Henry, after). <i>Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ...,</i> [1784]. £500-800")
![Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ecbc3d4-52ef-41c5-8a8d-d4a158a51253.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> World. Ortelius (Abraham), <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> [1598]. £2,000-3,000")
![Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fcfb0b9a-4f59-4dc8-87fd-1dfdf90611dc.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Bible [English]. [<i>The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New...,</i> 1613]. £2,000-3,000")
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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 3,456.39 |
| Auction Date | March 09, 2025 - March 09, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 3,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #30925a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 5,270.00 |
| Total Lots | 47 | ||
| Sold Lots | 41 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 4,950.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.23% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 6,470.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 53.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93957594 | (French Atelier) | Manuscript; amazing illuminated Floreal Latin Manuscript, rare Medieval Leaf on Vellum - XV century |
1400 | Not Available | EUR 239.80 |
| 93933887 | Brugse Vrije Schepenen | Landoverdracht |
1541 | Not Available | EUR 225.63 |
| 94007617 | Jean-Jacques Vaisins | (Manuscrit) Supplement de l'explication de l'Ordonnance de 1667 selon l'usage du Parlement de |
1742 | EUR 220.00 - 300.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 93981146 | Friedrich Wilhelm I. (Preussen) | Lehnbrief uber Tornow fur Marco Ehrentreich von der Lutcken auf Pergament von Friedrich Wilhelm I. |
1713 | EUR 220.00 - 450.00 | EUR 212.55 |
| 94004330 | shanhu Shan Hu , xijiao Xi Jiao | Riesiger Chinesischer Scroll der Mythologie, Die Drei Reiche-Zhang Ren, Aufstand der Gelben Turbane |
1720/1780 | EUR 450.00 - 600.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 93973496 | Bible-Aaron ben Moshe ben Asher, Scripture Scholar | Progenitors of Israel- Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, Victim laws, Egypt, Deer Skin |
1370/1350 | EUR 160.00 - 350.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 93950841 | onbekend | Lontar palmblad boeken Java |
1800 | Not Available | EUR 172.22 |
| 93223202 | Anoniem | Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 15th century |
1450 | Not Available | EUR 120.99 |
| 93978788 | Anonyme | Manuscrit scatologique fin XVIIIeme-debut XIXeme : Sur le Caca |
1800 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 110.09 |
| 93936157 | Abd ar-Rahman 'bd lrHmn ldkhil Emirate of Cordoba, Scholar | Quran Manuscript with beautiful golden medallions, Cordoba, al-Andalus Spain |
1750/1720 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 93957486 | (French Atelier) | Manuscript; "Illuminated Medieval Latin Leaf on Vellum" - XV century |
1400 | Not Available | EUR 94.83 |
| 93974142 | Kajiwara Shozen Wei Yuan Xing Quan | Medizin-Handschrift, Anatomie [Knochen,Gelenke,Hufte,Hand,spinal etc.] Cun Zhen Huan Zhong Tu , Kojiki |
1560/1580 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 94.83 |
| 93957536 | (French Atelier) | Manuscript; Illuminated Medieval Leaf on Vellum, "Kalendarium July" - XV century |
1400 | Not Available | EUR 91.56 |
| 93931462 | Chungcheong-do do Dao , Grimoire-Totenbucher | Chinesische Handschrift, Joseon-Dynastie, Magisches Wissen, Liebe & Fruchtbarkeit, 14.Jhd. |
1350/1380 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 87.20 |
| 93973939 | Fukuda Chiyo-ni Fu Tian Qian Dai Ni Kaga no Chiyo Jia He Qian Dai Nu | "Die Morgenrote", Daimyo, Signaturen, Haiku-Dichtung mit Haiga-Versen |
1750/1730 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 82.84 |
| 93927243 | Seldschuken sljwqyn , Khan Alp Arslan, Wesir Nezam al-Molk | Koran Handschrift, Oghusischer Stamm der Kinik, Kreuzzuge, Konya Sultanat, 13.Jhd |
1250/1280 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 76.30 |
| 93935554 | Unknown | Set of 4 Sheets - Latin antiphonary on paper with initials in red and black - Italy - 1600s |
1600 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 76.30 |
| 93910709 | India | Qur'an - Bihar |
1425 | Not Available | EUR 75.21 |
| 93931486 | Murasaki Shikibu Zi Shi Bu | Genji Monogatari Yuan Shi Wu Yu , Die Geschichte vom Prinzen Genji, Verbannung der Konkubine Murasaki |
1590/1560 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 73.03 |
| 93936803 | Exodus, sh@mvot, Ancient Hebrew Family Tree-Chronicles | Cain and Abel-Descendants, History of creation, The Fall of Man, b@'reshiyt: Bereschit, Calf Skin |
1350/1400 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 68.67 |
| 93941960 | . | Album amicorum / The Netherlands |
1843 | Not Available | EUR 68.67 |
| 93998891 | Manuscrit d'un eleve (Emile Serres) | Cahier manuscrit / Cosmographie (Cahier scolaire du Lycee de Pau) |
1880 | Not Available | EUR 65.40 |
| 93520138 | Unknown | Qur'an |
1840 | Not Available | EUR 56.68 |
| 93974533 | Caliph al-Walid I lwlyd bn 'bd lmlk | Almohaden lmwHdwn, Quran Manuscript Al-Ma'ida, Sevilla, al-Andalus Spain |
1750/1780 | EUR 230.00 - 300.00 | EUR 56.68 |
| 93949758 | Order of Christ Cross (watermark) | Paiva Ribeiro family document, Porto, Portugal |
1821 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 49.05 |
