Catawiki B. V.: Autographs & Manuscripts Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs & Manuscripts Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 14,765.14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 22, 2026 - July 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 10,245.00 |
| Sale Number | #72226b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 13,670.00 |
| Total Lots | 99 | ||
| Sold Lots | 87.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 13,035.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 16,990.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105210807 | Joachim Lelewel (1786–1861) legendary Polish revolutionary leader, historian, and politician | Autograph signed letter to the Writer Kazimierz Błeszyński (Polish Great Emigration) |
1853 | EUR 325.00 - 400.00 | EUR 6,654.45 |
| 105235651 | Quran | Quran Frontpiece Middle-East Safavid |
1580 | EUR 160.00 - 200.00 | EUR 615.85 |
| 105113002 | Manuscrito | Ano 1728. Cobranza de Indias. Licencia poderes. Madrid, Espana. |
1728 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 479.60 |
| 105250815 | - | Middle-East Illuminated Manuscript Folio with Equestrian Battle Scene – Hand-Painted Miniature – |
1650 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 459.98 |
| 105164255 | Collas Pierre et Alexis | Lot de 850 documents du Marchand Collat-Bailly (1819 a 1886)/Correspondances/Achats et Ventes de |
1819 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 105157131 | 1750 | Coran manuscrit , manuscrit Arab , art islamique , Ottoman |
1750 | Not Available | EUR 359.70 |
| 105135486 | Maurice MAETERLINCK | Lettre magnifique sur "Serres chaudes" |
1899 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 105211760 | Il Clackson Vesuvio | Archivio1928-1929 - avanguardie napoletane il clackson e vesuvio futurismo e circumvisionismo |
1928 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 267.05 |
| 105277570 | [England - Queen Elizabeth II era] | Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip Signed Christmas Card |
1994 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 105266470 | Papa Benedetto XIV | Rara Bolla / Dispensa Papale su Pergamena - Anno |
1747 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 186.39 |
| 105267848 | nd | Manoscritto seicentesco in italiano 178 pagine |
1660 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 178.76 |
| 105238985 | Jalal al-Din Rumi | The Mathnawi (Arabic: مثنوي) |
1724 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 105262433 | Unknown | Quran - India (Bihar) |
1425 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 105139877 | Francois Pompon (1855-1933) [sculpteur francais] | Les membres du salon d'automne 25e au grand-palais Paris 1932 signature de F Pompon |
1932 | Not Available | EUR 166.77 |
| 105233119 | Bel ensemble de 11 cartes de visite autographes - Debauve, Marquet, Bouguereau, Bonnat, Besnard | Beaux-Arts, Peinture, Sculpture, Institutions artistiques - (XIXe - XXe siecles) |
1900 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 158.05 |
| 105145493 | Ana del Castillo | Censos y lindes — Legajo notarial , 1566, D. Felipe ll. Real Cancilleria de Granada. |
1566 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 155.87 |
| 105219695 | Nourrit, Lavater, etc. | Manuscrit Chiromancie Physiognomie Onomatologie |
1871 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 143.88 |
| 105264345 | Signed, King Paul of Greece, | Royal Decree (Black Mourning Frame - Death of King George II ) |
1947 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 105265229 | Signed, King Paul of Greece, Athens | Royal Decree |
1947 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 105261586 | Sa'adi of Shiraz | Kashmiri Kulliyat |
1815 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 137.34 |
| 105195070 | Voltaire | Alzire ou les Americains tragedie [copie manuscrite d'epoque] |
1759 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 125.35 |
| 105205453 | Unknown | Qur'an - Herat |
1460 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 122.08 |
| 105257856 | [Commonwealth Period - era] | 17th Century Jersey "Contrat de l'Heritage" Document in Norman-French |
1658 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 120.99 |
| 105263229 | Chinese Qur'an | Quran Chapter Bi-folio |
1760 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 120.99 |
| 105277836 | [England - Queen Elizabeth II era] | Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card |
1974 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 110.09 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000