Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 7,009.79 |
| Auction Date | August 24, 2025 - August 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 8,175.00 |
| Sale Number | #82425a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 48 | ||
| Sold Lots | 19 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 64,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 39.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 72,725.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 29 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 9.64% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96982126 | Agatha Christie (1891-1976) [Detective Novelist] | Fine Autograph Letter Signed "Agatha Mallowan" to Lady Stewart |
1966 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,700.00 | EUR 1,908.59 |
| 97025321 | Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) [Italian Composer of 'Tosca' and 'Boheme'] | Puccini refers to his work on 'Turandot' - "La Infame Principessa" |
1922 | EUR 1,050.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,002.80 |
| 97003127 | Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) [French Sculptor] | Autograph Letter Signed to 'Madame' |
1908 | EUR 600.00 - 700.00 | EUR 765.18 |
| 97003232 | Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) [French Sculptor] | Rodin thanking a colleague for a bronze cast |
1907 | EUR 600.00 - 700.00 | EUR 579.88 |
| 97024888 | Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) [Italian Composer) / Francesco Tamagno (1850-1905) [Italian Operatic] | Fine unsigned sepia photo by Pietro Tempestrini |
1900 | EUR 525.00 - 600.00 | EUR 501.40 |
| 96998975 | Edward VII (1841-1910) [King of Great Britain] | Fine clerk written Letter Signed 'Albert Edward' as Prince of Wales to Sir Frederick Young |
1883 | EUR 500.00 - 550.00 | EUR 376.05 |
| 96984509 | Gustave Dore (1832-1882) [French Illustrator, Etcher and Painter] | Autograph Letter Signed with initials, in French with translation, to 'My dear' |
1870 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 343.35 |
| 97003054 | Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) Consort of Elizabeth II | Christmas card signed and dated underneath photo |
1959 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 273.59 |
| 97022316 | Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) [French Composer] | Autograph Letter Signed to 'Madame' |
1888 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 97022379 | Charles Gounod (1818-1893) [French Composer] | Autograph Letter Signed to his father |
1880 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 170.04 |
| 97022568 | Charles Gounod (1818-1893) [French Composer] | Original Photo signed in London in 1872 |
1872 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 143.88 |
| 97022245 | Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) | Autograph letter signed and subscribed to 'Dear Monsieur and Friend', |
1895 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 97021684 | Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) [The Divine Sarah] | Unsigned cabinet photo by Nadar showing Sarah Bernhardt playing La Tosca by Victorien Sardou in 1887 |
1887 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 107.91 |
| 97021767 | Winston Churchill (1874-1965) | Winston Churchill at the signing of the Russo-Polish agreement |
1945 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 103.55 |
| 97022645 | Victor Hugo (1802-1885) | Fine Unsigned cabinet photo by Chalot & Co |
1875 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 87.20 |
| 97024142 | Victor Hugo (1802-1885) | Unsigned carte de visite photo by Pierre Petit --- First VH photo ever with a beard |
1874 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 87.20 |
| 97022860 | Victor Hugo (1802-1885) | Unsigned carte de visite photo by J. M. Lopez |
1880 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 79.57 |
| 97021903 | Winston Churchill (1874-1965) [Prime Minister] | Winston Churchill leaving London for the USA on his sixth peacetime visit |
1949 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 59.95 |
| 97022456 | Charles Gounod (1818-1893) [French Composer] | Fine Unsigned Russian carte de visite Portrait Photograph, by Wesenberg & Co. |
1870 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 59.95 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")