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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs & Manuscripts Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs & Manuscripts Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 11,664.09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 10, 2026 - June 10, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 17,725.00 |
| Sale Number | #61026b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 22,555.00 |
| Total Lots | 122 | ||
| Sold Lots | 96.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 23,155.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.69% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 29,220.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 26 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104224847 | Signe ; Napoleon Bonaparte | Arrete du Gouvernement francais |
1803 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,040.95 |
| 104103689 | Gustave Dore | Lettre autographe signee - Voyage en Ecosse & « L'affaire du Vase » |
1878 | EUR 450.00 - 500.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 104138164 | Edith Piaf | Programme Concert Suisse signe Edith Piaf |
1964 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 104241631 | Maximilien Ier [Empereur du Mexique] | Lettre autographe signee |
1858 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 104183039 | Fidel Castro signed photograph with official Prime Minister’s Office letter |
1969 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 381.50 | |
| 104244534 | Onbekende schrijver | Antiek Ethiopisch Koptisch manuscript |
1800 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 104199268 | Eleonora Duse (1858–1924) Great Italian actress | Autograph signed letter and two autograph cards |
1899/1890 | EUR 225.00 - 275.00 | EUR 329.18 |
| 103596270 | Mussolini Benito / Vittorio Emanuele III Savoy King of Italy | Italia - Autograph Decree |
1926 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 288.85 |
| 103630401 | Anoniem | Original Manuscript from a Latin Book of hours - [France - ca. 15th century] |
1450 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 285.58 |
| 104232204 | P. Leonard Gourdon | Extrait |
1858 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 104054907 | FRANCIS JAMMES [ manuscrit de 9 pages accompagne des epreuves corrigees ] | CHRONIQUES |
1927 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 268.14 |
| 104057304 | Cardinale Pecci | Lettera autografa firmata – ambiente di Gioacchino Pecci (futuro Papa Leone XIII) – a Tommaso |
1842 | EUR 250.00 - 280.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 101159607 | Jerome Bonaparte | lettre autographe signee a sa fille la Princesse Mathilde |
1843 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 223.45 |
| 104179233 | Spain Colony Chinese Worker Contract Chinese Ship List 418 names! | Spain Colony Chinese Slavery Document with Chinese Ship List Letters and Caligraphy 1857 |
1857 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 222.36 |
| 104150036 | Maison de Benac | Cahiers Manuscrit genealogique... noblesse francaise Heraldry |
1698 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 221.27 |
| 104099168 | Pretu religiosi etiopi | Manoscritto antico lingua ge'ez |
1900 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 104141048 | Ernest Renan, Pierre Loti, Camille Lemonnier, Paul Gavault, Paul Ginisty, Paul Reboux, Paul | Collection de 19 lettres et billets autographes signes d'ecrivains, dramaturges et compositeurs |
1904 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 190.75 |
| 104203730 | Moses Maimonides משה בן מימון Mosche ben Maimon | Sephardim, Mischne Tora מִשְׁנֶה תּוֹרָה, Prohibitions on Yom Kippur & Shabbat, Deer Skin, Cordoba |
1380/1350 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 104237749 | Alphonse Daudet | Lettre autographe signee - « les peuples savent que nous sommes amis » |
1887 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 104105542 | Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, Comte de Paris - Chateau d'Eu | Lettre autographe signee a Mr Vincent Vidal - Le portrait de notre plus jeune fille |
1879 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 175.49 |
| 104129549 | Chidusche Torat Mosche חידושי תורת משה | Mount Sinai & Victim laws, Torah & Antique Bible Manuscript with many crowns, Deer Parchment |
1380/1350 | Not Available | EUR 174.40 |
| 104241617 | Felix Youssoupoff, l'assassin de Raspoutine | Cheque au porteur signe - Paris |
1938 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 164.59 |
| 104242736 | Francesco I d'Este | lettre signee en partie codee au sujet de strategies militaires |
1659 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 164.59 |
| 104242763 | Manuscrito | Esclavos Espana colonial, ano 1859. Seguro sobre la vida de un esclavo. Habana, Cub*. |
1859 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 104245123 | President of Yugoslavia. Photograph signed |
1975 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 148.24 |
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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