Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026

Besichtigung: Donnerstag, 19. November 2026 – Sonntag, 22. November 2026, 10:00 Uhr – 16:00 Uhr · Ablauf der Auktion

6.512 Lose

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[Great Britain]. George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820). AUTOGRAPH SIGNED APPOINTMENT LETTER

signed "George", to "Our Trusty and Welbeloved Hubert de Salve Gent", dated "Given at our Court at Saint James's the twentyfifth day of November 1795 in the twentysixth year of our reign", printed text, details filled out in pen and ink on paper, 1 leaf, recto only, w. 2 blindstamped paper seals and 1 engr. stamp on paper attached, vellum.

Schätzpreis 120 € – 150 €

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[House of Orange]. Beatrix, queen of the Netherlands (b.1938). Lot of 4 Christmas cards w. mounted col. photograph,

all signed in black pen, all w. the signature stamp of prince Claus, 1988, 1989, 1992 and 1993. - AND ±150 printed cards of gratitude by various members of the House of Orange and other royalty, i.a. princess Margriet and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven (4x signed in blue pen), princess Christina, her husband and children, princess of Wales (lady Diana), prince Rainier and Albert of Monaco. - AND 14 printed invitations from queen Wilhelmina to baron Snouckaert van Schauburg (1906-1927). - ADDED: printed ephemera related to the House of Orange, i.a. programs and booklets, incl. PROGRAMMA VOOR DE BEGRAFENIS VAN ZIJNE MAJESTEIT WILLEM II (printed by J. de Groot, Delft, 1849, without wr.) and E.J. VEENENDAAL, Oranje Boven (Harderwijk, 1874, orig. lithogr. wr. Rare).

Schätzpreis 150 € – 250 €

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[Jesuits]. Archdeacon, R. "Tractatus de Gratia". Vol. 2 and 3.

Manuscript, pen and ink, n.pl., 18th cent., 2 vols. (of 3?), XI,955; X,285,10,(3)p., contemp. unif. gilt calf. Idem. "Tractatus de Ecclesia". Vol. 2-4. Manuscript, pen and ink, n.pl., 18th cent., 3 vols (of 4), VIII,380; III,296; XVI,180p., contemp. unif. gilt calf, sm. 8vo.

Schätzpreis 70 € – 90 €

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[Judaica and hebraica]. (Psalm 121).

Pen and ink on paper, 1 leaf, 17x10 cm., 2nd half 18th cent. AND 4 other miscell. sm. manuscript documents and 1 printed quire from a book in Hebrew.

Schätzpreis 80 € – 100 €

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Lot

of 3 AUTOGRAPH SIGNED FOLDING LETTERS, 1x letterpress/ 1x manuscript/ 1x letterpress and manuscript, dated between "11 Maggio 1777" and "8 july 1834", pen and ink on paper, all 1 (fold.) leaf, 2-4p., recto only/ recto and verso.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Maastricht]. Lot

of ±70 manuscript official documents, 18th-early 19th cent., pen and ink, partly cordbound. ADDED: Crahay, L. Coutumes de la Ville de Maestricht. Brussels, F. Gobbaerts, 1876, (4),XCV,(1),526,(1)p., later hcl. w. (part of) orig. wr. paid down., 4to.

Schätzpreis 150 € – 250 €

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[Maritime history]. Insurance agreement and muster roll

for the ship "De Onderneming onder Hollandsche vlag daar Capitein op is Gotfried Lodewich Schönbeck (...) om te vaaren naar Madera". Two letterpress/ manuscript documents, dated Amsterdam, 5 and 10 December 1801, 1 leaf, recto and verso/ (2),(2 blank)p., folio, folded. AND 1 other: "Vragtlijst van het Schip Ceres Capitein Jan de Vries van Suriname in Texel binnen den 17 May 1803." Manuscript cargo list, 5,(1 blank) lvs., recto and verso, folded.

Schätzpreis 50 € – 70 €

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[Maritime history]. Ruyter, M. de (1607-1676) and Witt, C. de (1623-1672). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"C. de Witt" and "Michiel A. de Ruijter", addressed to "Ysbrand de Vries", manuscript by Cornelis de Witt, pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto only, 18,5x21 cm., dated "in 's Landts schip de Seven Provintien, ten Ancker leggende ontrent Quinenburgh den 25 Junij 1667", also signed "J. Andringa", w. attached paper seal.

Schätzpreis 10.000 € – 15.000 €

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[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, Northern Netherlands, ±1450, Middledutch text in black ink on vellum, rubricated, recto and verso, ±14,6x10,6 cm. (leaf), 10,4x6,1 cm. (text), 22 lines to each page, two 2-line initials in blue ink.

Schätzpreis 60 € – 80 €

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[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, France, 15th cent., Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera textualis, recto and verso, ±16,2x11,1 cm. (leaf), 9,9x6,2 cm. (text), 17 lines to each page, two 2-line foliate initials, ten 1-line initials, 9 foliate line-fillers.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, France, ±1480, Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera bourguinonne, recto and verso, ±15x12 cm. (leaf), 9x6 cm. (text), 17 lines to each page, 1 3-line foliate initial, recto and verso w. 1/4 border of leaves, flowers and fruits in colours and gold, framed. - AND 1 other framed leaf from a printed missal.

Schätzpreis 150 € – 250 €

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[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Breviary, Southern Netherlands/ Northern France, 14th cent., Latin text in black ink on vellum in 2 columns, littera textualis, rubricated, recto and verso, 18x13 cm. (leaf), 11,2x3,8 cm. (text per column), 30 lines, 4 2-line initials alternating in red and blue w. penwork flourishings extending into margins.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Medieval manuscripts]. Lot

of 6 manuscript leaves from a Book of Hours, Italy, 15th cent., Latin text in black and red ink on vellum, littera rotunda, all recto and verso, ±9,8x7,1 cm. (leaf), 5x3,6 cm. (text), 12 lines to each page, eleven 2-line initials on a red and blue field, heightened w. gold, 7 1-line initials in blue/ gold, in modern velvet binding, 12mo.

Schätzpreis 250 € – 350 €

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[Militaria]. "Recueil de Principes elémentaires sur l'art de la Guerre".

Manuscript, pen and ink on paper, ±1770, (2),175,(5)p., 22 fold. manuscript plates w. diagrams/ (fortification) plans etc. (pen and ink, pencil and watercolour), all signed "Chaulet D.[?]", contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, folio.

Schätzpreis 400 € – 600 €

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[Militaria]. Schenk van Nydeggen, M. (1540-1589). MANUSCRIPT LETTER

to "Eersame goede vrindt Henrick Feckens", pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto and verso, w. heading "Copie". ADDED: "De Gelegentheyt ende Belegeringhe van Schencken Schans". Engr. plan w. inset view, 27,5x36 cm., from I. COMMELIN, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw, prince van Orangien. Zyn leven en bedryf (Amst., 1651).

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Militaria]. Lot

of 6 Belgian and Dutch AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS, dated "Octobre 4 1830"-"31 mei 1831", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto (and verso), (1)-(4)p. (incl. address).

Schätzpreis 70 € – 90 €

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[Music]. Songbook

with antiphons and hymns for Candlemas, Feast of the Cross, Easter, Feast of Ascencion and a Requiem. Manuscript, German, early 18th cent. (1 leaf dated "1715, 26 octobris"), pen and brown ink, gouache, 83 lvs. w. scores throughout, w. decorated initials, incl. 6 (tiny) miniatures, bound in contemp./ sl. later calf w. 2 clasps and catches.

Schätzpreis 300 € – 500 €

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[Netherlands]. Holtrop, W. (1751-1835). Lot of 18

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS, all addressed to Willem Holtrop, dated between "Junij 1818 and "5 January 1848", pen and ink on paper, 1 (fold.) leaf, recto only/ recto and verso. AND 1 other: DE NAGEDACHTENIS VAN WIJLEN WILLEM HOLTROP (Amst., (1835), lithogr. frontisp. portrait by M. DESSAUR, contemp. boards).

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Oriental manuscripts]. (Islamic tutorials).

Javanese, prob. (late) 19th cent., 2 vols., pen and ink on thin vellum, both ±200 lvs., Arabic main text with notes in Javanese, rubricated in red, contemp. blindst. leather, 4to/ folio.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Oriental manuscripts]. Palm-leaf manuscript,

Cambodian, prob. late 19th/ early 20th cent., ±120 large rectangular palm lvs. w. engr. Pali/ Khmer script on both sides, cordbound between 2 wooden covers, 58x13x4,5 cm.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Oriental manuscripts]. Qur'an.

Javanese, dated(?) 1909, pen and ink on paper, ±300 lvs., Arabic text (1st leaf Javanese), rubricated in red, contemp. blindst. leather, 4to.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Oriental manuscripts. Qur'an]. Leaf from a Persian Qur'an.

19th cent., 10,5x6,5 cm. (text only), nasta'liq calligraphy in pen and black ink on recto and verso, w. sm. gold ornaments to separate the verses, w. a gold border around text and a medallion in margin, probably indicating the juz' (2x). AND a similar manuscript leaf, 19th cent. (calligraphy in pen and black ink on recto and verso, w. sm. painted gold ornaments to separate the verses, w. a gold border around text, 1x gold banner in the text w. floral decoration in white, blue and green and a medallion in margin. Margins frayed, soiled and spotted; sl. affecting the text. Prob. verses from Al-Baqarah and Ali 'Imran).

Schätzpreis 70 € – 90 €

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[Pompe van Meerdervoort family]. "Inventaris van de effecten behoorende aen den Boedel van Zalr. de Heer en Vrouwe van Meerdervoort, Beijde overleden in November 1680".

Manuscript inventory, ±1680, pen and ink, (51) lvs. (incl. 6 blank lvs.), pen and ink, contemp. limp vellum w. leather ties, folio. WITH loosely inserted three 18th cent. manuscript documents (2 concerning the Van Meerdervoort family), i.a. a list headed "7 Cavel", enumerating various goods with their values (i.a. "2 contre fijtsels van cornelis en johan de Witt met vergulde lijsten" and several other paintings) and a manuscript signed "Cornelia Vivien" (a final quittance with her cousins, dated "23. January 1722").

Schätzpreis 800 € – 1.000 €

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[Post Byzantine Greek manuscript]. Codex,

17th/18th cent.[?], pen and black and red ink on paper, (98) pages, 17 to 18 lines per page, bound in 20th cent. plain cl.

Schätzpreis 250 € – 350 €

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[Russia]. Lot

of 3 passports, letterpress and manuscript, Russian and German text, dated 1797-1798, 2 engr. coats of arms, 2 wax seals (1x crumbled), signed by the Russian ambassadors in London, Berlin and Warsaw. ADDED: 3 other passports, issued to the same, by the Dutch, British and French authorities.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[South Africa]. Mandela, N.R. (1918-2013). SIGNATURE

"Mandela" and "8.11.99", black ballpoint. - ON the htitle of: Idem. De lange weg naar de vrijheid. Autobiografie. Amst./ Antw., Contact, 1995, 580,(1)p., plates, orig. wr. (sl. dogeared). - WITH: a fold. election poster of the ANC.

Schätzpreis 300 € – 500 €

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[Warmond]. Manuscript deed of transport,

dated 12 May 1688, pen and ink on vellum, recto only, large wax seal attached, folded.

Schätzpreis 80 € – 100 €

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Abraham van St. Clara. Iets voor Allen, Zynde een Verhandeling en Verbeelding Van allerhande Standen, Studien, Konsten, Wetenschappen, Handwerken enz. Waar in derselver Oorsprong, Opkomst, Aardt, Eygenschap, Deugdt en Ondeugden, op een Geestige wyze beschreeven werdt. Dutch transl. J. le Long.

Amst., Janssoons van Waesberge (vol.1) and Jan Roman de Jonge (vol.2-4), 1736-1745, 4 vols., 1 engr. frontisp., portr. and 202 plates of professions after J. LUIKEN, modern unif. vellum w. mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

Schätzpreis 500 € – 700 €

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[Africa]. Bosman, W. Nauwkeurige beschryving van de Guinese goud- tand- en slave-kust. Nevens alle desselfs Landen, Koningryken, en Gemenebesten: Van de Zeeden der Inwoonders, hun Godsdienst, Regeering, Regtspleeging, Oorlogen, Trouwen, Begraven, enz. (...).

Amst., I. Stokmans, 1709, 2nd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (24),207,(1); 279,(29)p., engr. frontisp., 1 portrait, 2 fold. maps, 26 (fold.) plates, contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, 4to.

Schätzpreis 800 € – 1.000 €

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[Almanacs]. Almanach Op 't Schrikkel Jaar onses Heeren Jesu Christi, 1776.

Voorsien met Jaar-/ Paarden-/ Beesten- en Leermarkten. Als mede de Vacantien/ het varen der Trekschuyten en Beurtschepen/ het vertrek der Posten en Postwagens. Nevens de Maans Op- en Ondergang. Door Dirck Jansz. van Dam. Amst., Erfgen. van de Wed. C. Stichter, (1775), (24)p., printed in black and red, woodcut coat of arms of Amsterdam on title, contemp. paste paper wr., a.e.g., 12mo.

Schätzpreis 50 € – 70 €

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[Almanacs]. Comptoir Almanach Op 't Jaar onses Heeren Jezu Christi, 1727.

Voorsien met alle de Jaar, Paarden, Beesten en Leer-markten. Als mede de Vacantien, het varen der Trek-schuyten en Beurt-schepen, het Reysen der Posten en Boden, &c. Nevens de Maans Op en Ondergang, Door Jan Albertsz. van Dam. Amst., Erfgen: van de Wed: C. Stichter, (1726), 2 parts in 1 vol., (48); (15)p., large title-woodcut, 12 half-p. woodcut ills. to the months, 1 illustration at the end and num. tiny woodcuts indicating the change of the moon, printed in red and black, contemp. vellum, frontcover w. central image of Minerva and backcover w. central image of 3 tambours, both covers w. a profile view of Amsterdam below, an image of the Dutch lion and Minerva holding the coat of arms of Holland in the Dutch garden above, and flanked by the coat of arms of Gelderland, Zeeland and Friesland on the left and those of Utrecht, Overijssel and Groningen on the right.

Schätzpreis 300 € – 500 €

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[Almanacs]. d'Erv. Stichters Comptoir Almanach, Op 't Jaar ons Heeren Jesu Christi, 1776.

Voorsien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten- en Leer-markten. Als mede de Vacantien, het varen der Trekschuyten en Beurtschepen, het Reysen der Posten, &c. Nevens de Maans Op en Ondergang. Door Dirk Jansz. van Dam. Amst., Erfgen. Wed. C. Stichter, (1775), (20),(2),(50)p., frontisp. w. engr. Amsterdam coat of arms and the Amsterdam stock exchange ("bursa Amsterdamensis"), 12 woodcut ills. to the months, orig. green vellum wallet binding. w. black printed coat of arms of Amsterdam and "Anno 1776" on both covers, sm. 8vo.

Schätzpreis 150 € – 250 €

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[Almanacs]. d'Erv. Stichters Comptoir Almanach, Op 't Jaar ons Heeren Jesu Christi, 1791.

Voorsien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten- en Leer-markten. Als mede de Vacantien, het varen der Trekschuyten en Beurtschepen, het Reysen der Posten, &c. Nevens de Maans Op en Ondergang. Door Meyndert van Dam. Amst., Erfgen. Wed. C. Stichter, (1790), (20),(50)p., frontisp. w. engr. Amsterdam coat of arms and the Amsterdam stock exchange ("bursa Amsterdamensis"), 12 woodcut ills. to the months, orig. green vellum wallet binding. w. black printed coat of arms of Amsterdam and "Anno 1791" on both covers, sm. 8vo.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Almanacs]. d'Erv. Stichters Comptoir Almanach, Op 't Jaar ons Heeren Jesu Christi, 1797.

Voorsien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten- en Leer-markten. Als mede de Vacantien, het varen der Trekschuyten en Beurtschepen, het Reysen der Posten, etc. Ed. M. van Dam. Amst., heirs Widow C. Stichter, (1796), 2 parts in 1 vol., (20); (48),(52 blank)p., engr. frontisp. view of the "Bursa Amsterdamensis", woodcut coat of arms of Amsterdam on title-p., 12 ills. to the months, contemp. green vellum wallet binding w. the coat of arms of Amsterdam and "Anno 1797" stamped in black on both covers, sm. 8vo.

Schätzpreis 250 € – 350 €

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[Almanacs]. Gelder, J. de. Almanak, Voor den jare 1818. Aanwijzende alle de Jaarmarkten, Kermissen, Paarden- Beesten- en Leermarkten, in het Koningrijk der Nederlanden gehouden wordende; het op of ondergaan der maan.

The Hague, Drukkery van H. van Leeuwen for Amst., C.C.L. van Staden, (1817), (32),(16),(8 blank),32,(16)p., partly printed in black and red, woodcut title ill., 7 large ills., contemp. green vellum binding, frontcover w. ill. of a mermaid stamped in black and backcover w. ill. of a ship, 16mo.

Schätzpreis 100 € – 150 €

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[Almanacs]. Neuverbesserter genealogischer Sack- und Schreib-Calender, auf das Jahr 1790.

Stuttg., Herzogliche hohe Carlschule, 1789, title-p. w. woodengr. coat of arms of the duchy of WÜRTTEMBERG, (23)p. to the months and (bound before) 4 bone-coated paper lvs. specially prepared for the use of writing with a silverpoint, contemp. blindst. green vellum w. central image of two boys hung with flowers within dec. border, narrow 8vo.

Schätzpreis 70 € – 90 €

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[Almanacs]. Zaagmans Almanach Na de Nieuwe en Oude-stijl. Op het Jaer onses Heeren Jesu Christi 1679.

N.pl. (Amst.), G.J. Zaagman, 1676, (32)p., woodcut title-ill. of the Amsterdam exchange, heraldic woodcut on verso title-p., printed in black and red, 12 ills. to the months, 2 other ills., contemp. shagreen binding w. 2 silver clasps and catches, 7,5x4,5 cm. - BOUND WITH: Zaagmans Tijt-wyser Waer in men sien kan op wat uren de Veer-schepen en Treck-schuyten af varen moeten. N.pl. (Amst.), idem, n.d. (1679), (16)p., title-woodcut. - AND WITH: De Italiaensche Waer-segger Op 't Jaer ons Heeren Jesu Christi 1679. N.pl. (Amst.), "Gedrukt voor den Autheur", n.d. (1679), (16)p., title-woodcut and 2 ills.

Schätzpreis 800 € – 1.000 €