Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,049.97 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 21, 2026 - March 21, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 13,225.00 |
| Sale Number | #32126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 16,870.00 |
| Total Lots | 78 | ||
| Sold Lots | 78.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 13,225.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 16,870.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.94% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102065884 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 350.00 - 550.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 102049398 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Piranha, Amazonian Fish |
1657 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 269.23 | |
| 100464189 | Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt (1547-1622), 54th Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem |
1729 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 176.58 | |
| 102156059 | Paris, Antoine Verard, 1510, Danse Macabre | Printed Book of Hours on Vellum 20 painted initials gold hightened, 8 metalcuts, grim reaper |
1510 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 102068331 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 168.95 |
| 102183651 | Conrad Gesner | Vogelbuch |
1600 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 155.87 |
| 102050549 | Conrad Gesner - First Issue - Heron, bird - Hand coloured folio |
1557 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 152.60 | |
| 102112427 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) folio: Ornithology: Cockatoo, Macaws, Parrots, Parakeets |
1657 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 152.60 | |
| 102050728 | Aldrovandi; Fish: Surgeonfish, Tang - hand coloured folio |
1638 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 124.26 | |
| 102140741 | Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with large woodcut, Hellebore, terrestrial Orchid |
1543 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 122.08 | |
| 102065762 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102065806 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102068396 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 109.00 |
| 102089597 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Sea Urchins, Shells |
1657 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 103.55 | |
| 102141292 | Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with 2 large woodcuts, Marjoram, Rosenwurz |
1543 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 | |
| 102156260 | Salome presented with the head of St John the Baptist |
1511 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 | |
| 102155017 | Ulisse Aldrovandi | De Piscibus Libri V |
1638 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 88.29 |
| 102115156 | Conrad Lycosthenes | Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon |
1557 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 85.02 |
| 102050997 | Aldrovandi; Fish: Mackerel - hand coloured folio |
1638 | Not Available | EUR 82.84 | |
| 102049157 | Matthaus Merian (b1593) - hand col. folio: Whip Snakes, Horned Vipers |
1657 | Not Available | EUR 76.30 | |
| 102049678 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Wild Boer, Pigs, Peccaries |
1657 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 75.21 | |
| 102184981 | Conrad Gesner | Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum |
1555 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 71.94 |
| 102156641 | Man of Sorrows, Seated |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 70.85 | |
| 102184596 | Conrad Gesner | Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum |
1555 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 69.76 |
| 102113500 | Conrad Gesner - First Issue - Sandpiper, water birds - Folio with 2 hand coloured woodcuts |
1557 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 67.58 |
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Book of Hours.- Heures de nostre dame a l'usaige de Romme, Paris, Antoine Chappiel pour Germain Hardouin, [1504]. £6,000-8,000Forum, May 28: Colonna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, second edition, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1545. £15,000-20,000Forum, May 28: The Christ Child holding a crystal orb and surrounded by banderoles with devotional exhortations, on a leaf most probably from a Book of Hours, [Southern Netherlands, last decades of the fifteenth century]. £2,000-3,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Jackson (Shirley). The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Claude Fredericks, 1960. £2,000-3,000Forum, May 28: Lennon (John). In His Own Write, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, 1964. £3,000-4,000Forum, May 28: Doves Press.- Keats (John). [Poems], one of 200 copies on paper, Doves Press, 1914. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Rodrigues (João Barbosa). Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium, 2 vol., first and only edition, Brussels, 1903. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Newton (Sir Isaac). Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica…editio ultima, auctior et emendatior, Amsterdam, Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Kepler (Johannes). Ad Vitellionem paralipomena, wuibus astronomiae pars optica traditur, first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1604. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
