Catawiki B. V.: Autographs & Manuscripts Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs & Manuscripts Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 19,083.72 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 03, 2026 - June 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 20,045.00 |
| Sale Number | #60326b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 25,315.00 |
| Total Lots | 115 | ||
| Sold Lots | 102.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 22,745.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 28,615.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 66.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103768534 | Napoleon Ier | Napoleon Ier — IMPORTANTE LETTRE SIGNEE DE SA MAIN « NP » AU DUC DE FELTRE – GENERAL RAPP – DANTZIG |
1810 | EUR 3,200.00 - 3,600.00 | EUR 3,379.00 |
| 103681155 | Ottoman Empire |
N/A | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 1,592.49 | |
| 103995746 | Roman Dmowski (1864–1939) Polish politicain chief ideologue of the National Democracy | Important polish autograph signed letter mentioned Theodore Stanton & Andrew Carnegie |
1911 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 996.26 |
| 103994470 | Repubblica di Weimar, Berlino, Germania, decreto a firma del presidente Friedrich Ebert e | 3-8-1923 Berlino, Germania, nomina a cancelliere Gustav Stresemann (premio nobel) a cancelliere |
1923 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 891.62 |
| 103718225 | La cesta de pan — litografia firmada a mano por Salvador Dali + certificate |
1970 | EUR 850.00 - 950.00 | EUR 817.50 | |
| 104061682 | Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887) Polish novelist, journalist, historian, publisher, painter, and | Very important autograph signed letter as a profound and deeply philosophical primary source |
1871 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 708.50 |
| 103899339 | Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770–1861) legendary statesman political leader of Polish Emigration | Autograph signed letter to Polish historian Kazimierz Błociszewski (1823–1878) |
1854 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 693.24 |
| 104066502 | [Signed] Roy Lichtenstein | I know.... Brad |
1994 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 458.89 |
| 103957793 | Papa Leone XIII | Bolla papale con Sigillo Plumbeo - Manoscritto su Pergamena |
1883 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 446.90 |
| 104050781 | [Queen Elizabeth II - era] | Letter Inscribed in Blue Ink on Buckingham Palace Letterhead |
1972 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 104075483 | Guglielmo Marconi, padre delle telecomunicazioni | Carte autographe signee |
1934 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 333.54 |
| 104053586 | Felipe IV | Orden militar autografa de Felipe IV Guerra de Portugal |
1643 | EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 103919922 | Manoscritto | Regno d’Italia – Umberto II di Savoia Decreto luogotenenziale con firma autografa – 16 febbraio |
1946 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 104073214 | Manuscrito | Pasaporte a Jamaica desde Espana, con precioso escudo de armas. Caballero Orden Isabel la Catolica. |
1827 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 104071776 | Unknown | Quran - Chinese |
1790 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 265.96 |
| 104044867 | Jon Bon Jovi / Agnes Varda / Dave Stewart / David Cronenberg etc. — Carnet de 54 autographes |
1990 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 250.70 | |
| 104070428 | unknown | Quranic Manuscript Page - Seljuk Turkey |
1080 | Not Available | EUR 245.25 |
| 103900109 | Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810–1868), son of Napoleon I and Countess Maria Walewska. | Autograph signed letter about French theater director Raphael Felix, brother of Rahel |
1863 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 240.89 |
| 104014946 | Wanda Landowska (1879–1959) famous Polish and French harpsichordist and pianist | Autograph signed letter about playing Johann Sebastian Bach's famous “Chromatic Fantasia” |
1923 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 104065358 | [Signed] Erwin Olaf | Chessman V |
2013/1998 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 104055487 | Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages | Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy initial with burnished gold and colours |
1480/1450 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 223.45 |
| 104050447 | Carlos III | Coronel de Flandes nombramiento - Manuscrito original con Sello de Placa y firma "Yo El Rey" - 1764 |
1764 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 103982737 | [England - William & Mary era] | Original Manuscript Financial Account for Mourning of Queen Mary |
1697 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 190.75 |
| 104018407 | Ernest Charles Jones (1819–1869) English poet, novelist and Chartist, close political companion of | Historical find: Autograph signed working manuscript before publication, New Year's poem |
1848/1846 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 188.57 |
| 103994724 | Emile Zola (1840-1902) ecrivain et journaliste francais | Emile Zola – Lettre circulaire imprimee originale (1892) en tant que President de la SGDL |
1892 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 177.67 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000