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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,049.97 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 21, 2026 - March 21, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 13,225.00 |
| Sale Number | #32126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 16,870.00 |
| Total Lots | 78 | ||
| Sold Lots | 78.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 13,225.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 16,870.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.94% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102065884 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 350.00 - 550.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 102049398 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Piranha, Amazonian Fish |
1657 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 269.23 | |
| 100464189 | Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt (1547-1622), 54th Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem |
1729 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 176.58 | |
| 102156059 | Paris, Antoine Verard, 1510, Danse Macabre | Printed Book of Hours on Vellum 20 painted initials gold hightened, 8 metalcuts, grim reaper |
1510 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 102068331 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 168.95 |
| 102183651 | Conrad Gesner | Vogelbuch |
1600 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 155.87 |
| 102050549 | Conrad Gesner - First Issue - Heron, bird - Hand coloured folio |
1557 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 152.60 | |
| 102112427 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) folio: Ornithology: Cockatoo, Macaws, Parrots, Parakeets |
1657 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 152.60 | |
| 102050728 | Aldrovandi; Fish: Surgeonfish, Tang - hand coloured folio |
1638 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 124.26 | |
| 102140741 | Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with large woodcut, Hellebore, terrestrial Orchid |
1543 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 122.08 | |
| 102065762 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102065806 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102068396 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102089597 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Sea Urchins, Shells |
1657 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 103.55 | |
| 102141292 | Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with 2 large woodcuts, Marjoram, Rosenwurz |
1543 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 | |
| 102156260 | Salome presented with the head of St John the Baptist |
1511 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 | |
| 102155017 | Ulisse Aldrovandi | De Piscibus Libri V |
1638 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 88.29 |
| 102115156 | Conrad Lycosthenes | Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon |
1557 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 85.02 |
| 102050997 | Aldrovandi; Fish: Mackerel - hand coloured folio |
1638 | Not Available | EUR 82.84 | |
| 102049157 | Matthaus Merian (b1593) - hand col. folio: Whip Snakes, Horned Vipers |
1657 | Not Available | EUR 76.30 | |
| 102049678 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Wild Boer, Pigs, Peccaries |
1657 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 75.21 | |
| 102184981 | Conrad Gesner | Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum |
1555 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 71.94 |
| 102156641 | Man of Sorrows, Seated |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 70.85 | |
| 102184596 | Conrad Gesner | Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum |
1555 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 69.76 |
| 102113500 | Conrad Gesner - First Issue - Sandpiper, water birds - Folio with 2 hand coloured woodcuts |
1557 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 67.58 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950