Catawiki B. V.: Autographs & Manuscripts Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs & Manuscripts Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,371.52 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 17, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 7,830.00 |
| Sale Number | #51726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,620.00 |
| Total Lots | 30 | ||
| Sold Lots | 25.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 18,605.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 23,695.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 22.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103654896 | Ernesto Che Guevara | Manuscrito original integramente escrito y firmado por Ernesto “Che” Guevara |
1958 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | EUR 1,090.00 |
| 103589949 | Signed & framed Photograph |
N/A | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | EUR 872.00 | |
| 103577972 | Photography |
1958 | EUR 550.00 - 650.00 | EUR 545.00 | |
| 103653888 | Excepcional fotografia original de epoca de S.M. el Rey Alfonso XIII, con dedicatoria autografa |
1925 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 359.70 | |
| 103534666 | Louis-Philippe Ier | Lettre officielle signee par le dernier roi de France |
1836 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 337.90 |
| 103582506 | Retrato firmado |
N/A | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 327.00 | |
| 103654733 | Juan Lopez de Velasco (1530-1598) / Felipe II rey de Espana (1527-1598) | Carta de Felipe II |
1594 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 311.74 |
| 103679200 | Ella Fitzgerald und Oscar Peterson | Eigenhandige Unterschriften |
1988 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 263.78 |
| 103649892 | Fabiola y Balduino de Belgica I |
1983 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 218.00 | |
| 103653973 | Fotografia original firmada |
N/A | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 218.00 | |
| 103655788 | Fotografia Oficial de la Casa Real Espanola |
1988 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 164.59 | |
| 103678416 | Juliette Greco | Eigenhandige Zeichnung und Unterschrift mit Maxi-Foto |
1966 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 103645161 | Signed & framed Photograph |
1977 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 104.64 | |
| 103704521 | Firmado a mano por el Rey Juan Carlos y Dona Sofia — Fotografias de los Reyes de Espana |
1970 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 89.38 | |
| 103644180 | Photographie artistique signee par Brigitte Bardot |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 87.20 | |
| 103628492 | Anonimowy artysta (malarz dworski lub rzemieślnik) ze skryptorium perskiego | Oryginalna miniatura perska, XVIII w. – dwustronna karta z rękopisu z traktatem gramatycznym |
1770 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 55.59 |
| 103645022 | Signed & framed Photograph |
1977 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 49.05 | |
| 103678806 | Ljuba Welitsch - Opernsangerin | Eigenhandige Unterschrift auf Maxi-Foto als "Donna Anna" |
1952 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 39.24 |
| 103679357 | Harry Belafonte | Eigenhandige Unterschrift auf Maxi-Foto |
1968 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 37.06 |
| 103644866 | Lech Walesa - Fruherer Staatsprasident von Polen | Eigenhandige Unterschrift und Foto |
1994 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 33.79 |
| 103644547 | Anton Franciscus Pieck | Eigenhandige Unterschrift und Kunstdruck |
1999 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 27.25 |
| 103644048 | Genevieve de Galard Terraube (1925-2024) - Engel von Dien Bien Phu | Eigenhandige Unterschrift und Maxi-Foto |
1956 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 8.72 |
| 103678643 | Marian Anderson - Opernsangerin | Eigenhandige Unterschrift und Maxi-Foto |
1956 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 8.72 |
| 103679043 | Chaim Topol - Fiddler on the Roof | Eigenhandige Unterschrift und Foto |
1998 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 2.18 |
| 103644329 | Arnold Jan d’Ailly - der "Fliegende Burgermeister von Amsterdam" | Eigenhandige Unterschrift und Foto |
1954 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 1.09 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.