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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs & Manuscripts Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs & Manuscripts Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,452.18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 26, 2026 - April 26, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 7,920.00 |
| Sale Number | #42626e | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,675.00 |
| Total Lots | 37 | ||
| Sold Lots | 30.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 11,020.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 13,325.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 40.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102866703 | Emile Zola | Manuscrit autographe l'Attaque du Moulin |
1893 | EUR 850.00 - 950.00 | EUR 817.50 |
| 102729271 | Guy de MAUPASSANT | Belle lettre autographe au sujet de l'impression de NOTRE COEUR |
1890 | EUR 800.00 - 900.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 102727923 | Victor HUGO | Belle lettre autographe signee EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE |
1878 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 102728206 | Marquis de LAFAYETTE (Gilbert du Motier) | Precieuse lettre autographe signee un an avant sa mort a Charles Forbes Rene de Montalembert |
1833 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 103098209 | Victor HUGO | Quelques lignes signees a une dame / sous cadre |
1878 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 103099025 | Paul VERLAINE | Recu autographe signe pour "LES UNS ET LES AUTRES" |
1891 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 250.70 |
| 102865622 | Grace de Monaco (Grace Kelly) et Prince Rainier III de Monaco | Magnifique Photo avec autographes + enveloppe du palais Princier |
1968 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 102729083 | LOUIS PHILIPPE Roi des Francais | Convocation a l'ouverture de la chambre des deputes 26 Mars |
1839 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 190.75 |
| 102866721 | Alphonse de Lamartine | Belle lithographie encadree signee par Lamartine et par Levy |
1863 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 103091713 | LOUIS PHILIPPE Roi des Francais | Parchemin de dispense d'alliance avec sceau royal en cire RARE |
1833 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 102864863 | Jean COCTEAU | Magnifique Carte Photo avec autographe |
1945 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 102730230 | Michel SIMON | Belle lettre autographe signee du grand acteur |
1942 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 135.16 |
| 102727309 | Jean COCTEAU | Lettre autographe signee / autorise les droits TV de l'AIGLE |
1962 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102865192 | Eugene IONESCO | Lettre tapuscrite et autographe signee a Fernand Fabre |
1976 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102866072 | Leon GAMBETTA | Lettre autographe signee il denonce au Prefet de Police 8 fonctionnaires hostiles a la republique |
1878 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 103100064 | COLETTE Sidonie-Gabrielle | lettre autographe "La Mie-Chaume ? [...] moi je n'ai pas d'imagination |
1935 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 101.37 |
| 102865063 | Jean COCTEAU | Lettre autographe signee / son article sur Pierre LOUYS + enveloppe et article |
1961 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 99.19 |
| 102728608 | COLETTE Sidonie-Gabrielle | Lettre autographe a CURNONSKI |
1917 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 |
| 102729984 | Paul VALERY | Belle lettre autographe signee au FIGARO discours academie francaise + Carte de visite |
1926 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 |
| 103099934 | COLETTE Sidonie-Gabrielle | Lettre autographe a CURNONSKI sur un ton de reproches |
1917 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 61.04 |
| 102729680 | Paul VALERY | Belle lettre autographe signee a Edouard DUJARDIN |
1923 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 59.95 |
| 102865374 | Tony CURTIS | Magnifique Carte Photo de l'acteur de Legende avec autographe |
1954 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 57.77 |
| 102866318 | Madame de CUSTINE (1770-1826) | Lettre autographe signee — elle adresse ses condoleances a Edouard Deshauchamp |
1824 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 54.50 |
| 102865519 | Kirk DOUGLAS | Magnifique Photo argentique de l'acteur de Legende avec autographe |
1975 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 43.60 |
| 102863431 | Chambre des Deputes | Lot d'une trentraine de lettres autographes signees de deputes du XIX eme |
1890 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 38.15 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.