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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Reports

Auction Name Autographs and Manuscripts Total Sales (EUR) 14,631.00
Auction Date February 04, 2026 - February 04, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 24,310.00
Sale Number #20426a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 30,800.00
Total Lots 142
Sold Lots 131.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 26,270.00
% of Lots Sold 92.25% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 33,250.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 44.00%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100853040 Napoleon Ier

Napoleon Ier - Brevet de Capitaine signe en tant que premier consul

1804 EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 EUR 1,400.00
100726930 Robert Surcouf [corsaire francais] (1773-1827)

Lettre Signee Robert Surcouf a St Malo (du 19 juillet 1821)

1821 EUR 350.00 - 400.00 EUR 754.00
100838264 Signed-unpublished-Che Guevara

Letter addressed to fellow-officers and soldiers form the La Cabana Fortress March 18

1959 EUR 425.00 - 500.00 EUR 561.00
100849571 Urbano VIII

Bula papal manuscrita de Urbano VIII - Sello de plomo y cordon intactos

1624 EUR 350.00 - 400.00 EUR 560.00
100748851 Written and Signed by Che

Very Unusual Work Schedule July 14

1964 EUR 425.00 - 500.00 EUR 521.00
100646602 Amanuense Miniaturista Anonimo

Pergamena, Antifonario, Manoscritto, Vangelo, Corale, Cattedrale

1550 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 458.00
100800277 RE D'ITALIA E CAPO DEL GOVERNO

WW2 1933 DECRETO VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA E BENITO MUSSOLINI CAPO DEL GOVERNO

1933 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 370.00
100455771 Anoniem

[Nederlands] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 14th century

1490 Not Available EUR 358.00
100789560 [theatre]

collection de plus 110 lettres autographes signees d'acteurs de la fin du XIXe et du debut XXe

1900 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 332.00
97074098 Marcel Pagnol

Lettre autographe signee au sujet de son divorce

1940 EUR 400.00 - 475.00 EUR 320.00
100832883 N/A

Acte notarie du 15e siecle

1442 EUR 350.00 - 400.00 EUR 300.00
100728816 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Attestato con autografo di Guglielmo Marconi

1932 EUR 325.00 - 375.00 EUR 290.00
98477543 Manuscript

Illuminated Book of Hours page from Delft

1440 Not Available EUR 283.00
100882866 Spain Colony African Woman Worker Contract Rent

Spain Colony Slavery Document with Africa Woman Rent 1 Month 12 escudos 1866

1866 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 280.00
100828810 Fernandez

Fundacion del Convento de la Encarnacion de Mondonedo

1639/1631 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 250.00
100748371 Jean Cocteau

Poeme autographe "Lettre de la jeune fille de province a la jeune fille de Paris" issu du Prince

1909 EUR 220.00 - 250.00 EUR 234.00
100831878 Reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1721-1767)

Autograph signed letter to his cousin, Christian Gunther III (1736-1794), with best wisches for the

1758 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 224.00
100790324 Henry Irving [Dracula]

8 lettres signees adressees a Jules Claretie

1890 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 220.00
100882816 Spain Colony Chinese Worker Contract Chinese Letters signature

Spain Colony Chinese Slavery Document with Chinese Letters and Caligraphy 1857

1857 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 220.00
100734908 Jean Cocteau

Poeme autographe - "Sonnet des roses" issu du Prince frivole

1909 EUR 220.00 - 250.00 EUR 200.00
100712374 Gherardo Muzio e Pietro Stagno

GIORNALE NAUTICO MANOSCRITTO, GENOVA, 1872-78. RARISSIMO

1872 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 186.00
100854601 Bible

Antique Manuscript Bible Fragment From Yemen Handwritten on Deer Parchment

1700 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 185.00
100748275 Jean Cocteau

Poeme autographe - "Le sonnet des quatre noms" issu du Prince frivole

1909 EUR 220.00 - 250.00 EUR 177.00
100778739 Unknown

Qur'an - Herat

1460 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 160.00
100796066 Unknown

Illuminated Persian Manuscript (complete)

1780 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 157.00
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.