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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Autographs and Manuscripts	Total Sales (EUR)	10,341.92
Auction Date	June 30, 2025 - June 30, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	24,550.00
Sale Number	#63025a	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	31,825.00
Total Lots	138
Sold Lots	105.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	36,280.00
% of Lots Sold	76.09%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	48,960.00
Unsold Lots	33	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	21.12%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
96156856	unknown	Charter	1201	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,689.50
96194441	[Antoine Augustin Parmentier ; Manuscrit]	[Recueil d'Agriculture, 13 pages manuscrites redigees par Parmentier sur le pomme de terre]	1785	EUR 4,500.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 708.50
96188190	Sheikh Muhammad bin Ahmad Mayara Al-Maliki	Jurisprudence Maliki par le savant Muhammad ibn Ahmad Mayara al-Maliki	1690	EUR 550.00 - 700.00	EUR 490.50
96251151	Henri III	[Rare] Piece signee sur parchemin	1585	EUR 550.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 436.00
96256543	George Sand	Belle et longue lettre autographe	1836	EUR 325.00 - 500.00	EUR 360.79
96212301	sheikh Ali Ben Abdou-Lah Ben Nassir Ben Mohamed Arrasmouki	Le Fikh Malikite en region Souss ( Grand Atlas )	1700	EUR 270.00 - 300.00	EUR 294.30
95887570	Henri V de France Comte de Chambord - "Il y a encore des princes fortement attaches..."	Superbe & precieuse copie d'auteur d'une lettre au Pape Pie IX le 12 decembre	1866	EUR 350.00 - 400.00	EUR 272.50
96201286	Unknown artist	Religious hymn on Parchment	1500	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 223.45
96199866	Alexandre Dumas pere	Lettre autographe signee du Mont Saint Michel, vers Nyon, en Suisse a M Rissler	1850	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 218.00
96257882	[Eugenie de Montijo]	Manuscrits sur le vol des bijoux de l'Imperatrice	1870	EUR 220.00 - 500.00	EUR 218.00
96217793	Chronicle-The 3 Kingdoms-unknown Historian	China-Rise of the Warlords-Rebellion of the Yellow Turban-The Battle of Chibi, Manuscript on 38	1650/1620	EUR 325.00 - 400.00	EUR 208.19
96140525	Emile Zola	Carte de visite autographe adressee a Francis de Pressense - Medan par Villennes	1880	EUR 170.00 - 200.00	EUR 174.40
96142126	Empereur Napoleon III	Signature autographe	1848	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 174.40
96200036	Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Breviary illuminated calendar-leaf (May andJune) on vellum Italy initial with 2 initials	1450/1480	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 170.04
96143217	Georges Clemenceau	lettre autographe signee a Louis Blanc	1876	EUR 250.00 - 500.00	EUR 160.23
96232944	We Can Do It / Dorothy Trate	Dorothy Trate Autograph, Photo with Beckett COA	1944	EUR 120.00 - 170.00	EUR 152.60
96241099	Louis XV [secretaire]	lettres de cachet signee et contresignee par Phelypeaux	1723	EUR 375.00 - 450.00	EUR 146.06
96145386	Siegfried Wagner	carte autographe signee	1905	EUR 250.00 - 500.00	EUR 144.97
96267306	Autore sconosciuto	Pagina manoscritta	1400	EUR 220.00 - 260.00	EUR 144.97
96200096	Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages	Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy fragment initial with burnished gold and colours	1480/1450	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 142.79
95745497	Anoniem	[Tours - Rouen] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 15th century	1450	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 141.70
96219010	Huang Di-The Yellow Emperor	Astrology Manuscript, Comets, Moon & Planets, Star Map and Zodiac Signs, Tibet	1650/1680	EUR 225.00 - 275.00	EUR 141.70
96243621	ANONIMO.	Manoscritto Arabo della meta del XIX Secolo	1850	EUR 180.00 - 220.00	EUR 141.70
96218402	Jewish Historian & unknown Scribe ztsvq"l shhyh b	2 Medieval Masoretic Bible Manuscripts, Prehistory of Creation, Deer & Sheep Skin, Tiberias	1420/1380	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	EUR 131.89
96141236	Alphonse de Lamartine - "Je viens d'etre nomme a l'unanimite..." Le 9 Septembre 1834	Belle lettre autographe signee sur son election de depute	1834	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 119.90

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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