Bubb Kuyper

Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025

6643 lotes

Lote 2941MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Great Britain]. Cornwallis, William (1772-1843). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"Your most affectionate son William Cornwallis yours", to "My dear mother", dated "Portsmouth March third 1795", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, (4)p., w. attached red wax seal. ADDED: 2 miscell. envelopes with i.a. crowned Royal Agriculture Society of England stamp and red wax seal attached (to "John Moore" in Warwick, 1846).

Estimación 100 € – 150 €

Lote 2942MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Groningen]. Lot

of 5 manuscript documents, 1715-1801, pen and ink on vellum (5x), 4 (large) wax seals attached, various sizes, folded. AND an extensive inventory of the estate of Anna Adriana de Marees van Swinderen (Gron., 1862, pen and brown ink, (47),(3 blank) lvs., recto and verso, contemp. boards, 4to. Partly waterst. in lower outer corner).

Estimación 100 € – 150 €Remate 150 €

Lote 2943MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Haarlem and surroundings]. Manuscript document

for the sale of "Hofstede Sparrenhout", pen and ink on vellum, 1 fold. leaf, recto only, dated "7 October 1676", w. 3 attached wax seals kept in orig. tin boxes.

Estimación 300 € – 500 €

Lote 2944MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Haarlem and surroundings]. Lot

of 37 manuscript documents regarding various properties in the Grote Houtstraat, 1642-1855, pen and ink on vellum (15x) and paper (22x), 6 wax seals and 21 paper seals attached, various sizes, mostly folded.

Estimación 200 € – 300 €Remate 210 €

Lote 2945MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Haarlem and surroundings]. Lot

of 57 manuscript documents regarding various properties in i.a. the Koningsstraat, Grote Houtstraat and Warmoesstraat, 1614-1913, pen and ink on vellum (5x) and paper (52x), 6 wax seals and 10 paper seals attached, various sizes, mostly folded.

Estimación 100 € – 150 €Remate 100 €

Lote 2947MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[House of Orange]. Nassau-Ouwerkerk, Willem Maurits van (1679-1753). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"G.M. Comte de Nassau", to "Monsieur" [unidentified], dated "Londre 26 Sept. 1746", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, 4p. Nassau-Ouwerkerk, Maurits van (1679-1753). Manuscript letter SIGNED "W.M. grave van Nassau", to "Collonel van den Clooster in Guarnisoen. Tot Groningen",dated "s. Hage den 7. Maart 1750", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, 2p. (incl. address), w. remnants of wax seal.

Estimación 100 € – 150 €Remate 160 €

Lote 2948MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[House of Orange]. "Verzameling Oorspronkelijke Brieven van de Friesche Stadhouderlijke Vorsten en Vorstinnen uit de Huizen van Oranje en Nassau, tusschen de jaren 1688 en 1716 geschreven aan den heer E. Frieswijk, lid der gedeputeerde Staten van Friesland en Burgemeester der stad Sneek"

. Lot of 13 manuscript letters by various members of the Frisian branch of the Nassau family to Edo Frieswijk, pen and ink, dated between 12 July 1688 and 2 August 1714, all signed in pen and ink.

Estimación 2000 € – 3000 €

Lote 2949MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[House of Orange]. Willem Frederik Karel van Oranje-Nassau (1797-1881). Lot of 8

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS signed "Frederik Pr. der Nederlanden", to "C. van der Vijver", dated between "9 November 1825" and "29 Maart 1840", all pen and ink, each 1 fold. leaf, recto only. AND 4 others: a letter of gratitude by prince and stadtholder WILLIAM V OF ORANGE-NASSAU to the mayor of Edam Pieter Pont in 1774 on the birth of his 2nd son; a small note by prince WILLIAM OF ORANGE-NASSAU (eldest son of king Willlam III), wishing the officers of the regiment 'Grenadiers en Jagers' well on the "First Aceh expedition" in 1873 and thanking them for the toast on his father's health; a letter, dated 1758 by W.J. GRAVE VAN HOGENDORP to princess Anna of Hannover (wife and widow of stadholder William IV) asking assistance against hunters in the employment of 'heer van Roon' who trespass on his estate Rustenburg; a letter by the secretary S.M.S DE RANITZ of queen-regent princess Emma, dated febr. 1896, in which he announces that the queen-regent does not want to become a patroness of the Roman catholic society 'Johannes de Dooper' from Utrecht.

Estimación 250 € – 350 €Remate 300 €

Lote 2951MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Law]. Lot

of 73 manuscript legal documents, 1585-1708, pen and ink on paper,

Estimación 250 € – 350 €Remate 275 €

Lote 2953MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Bifolium

from Augustinus, De civitate Dei, prob. France, 14th cent., Latin text in black ink on vellum in 3 columns (and part of a 4th), 2 decorated initials in red and black, rubricated in red, 47,5x34 cm. (leaf), framed.

Estimación 300 € – 500 €Remate 300 €

Lote 2954MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. (Book of Hours).

Manuscript in Latin on vellum, Southern Netherlands (Bruges?), 15th cent., (1 blank),(87) lvs., red and black ink, littera textualis formata, 16 lines to the page, leaves measuring ±13x9 cm., rubricated in red ink, large foliate initials in colours and gold, each surrounded by marginal pen flourishes, heightened with colours and gold, depicting birds, flowers, branches and fruits, rich pen-flourishes alternating in red and blue in outer margins, contemp. calf, sm. 8vo.

Estimación 5000 € – 7000 €Remate 6000 €

Lote 2955MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Calendar leaf

from a Book of Hours, Northern Netherlands (Haarlem), ±1470, Middledutch text in black ink on vellum, rubricated, recto and verso, 12,7x9,6 cm. (leaf), 7,5x6 cm. (text), 17 lines to each page, one 2-line initial in blue ink, w. penwork flourishes extending into left margin on recto (so-called Holland style, most probably Haarlem).

Estimación 150 € – 250 €Remate 325 €

Lote 2957MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, Northern France, ±1495-1500, Latin text in sepia ink on vellum, littera textualis, rubricated, recto and verso, ±12,5x9 cm. (leaf), 8x6 cm. (text), 14 lines to both pages, each side w. 2-line initial heightened w. gold on blue and brown ground w. white details.

Estimación 50 € – 70 €Remate 110 €

Lote 2958MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Lot

of 9 (sections of) lvs. from a Latin liturgical manuscript, 15th/ 16th cent., Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera textualis, all recto and verso, ±26x18,5 cm. (text), 32 lines to the page, four 3-6-line initials in blue w. red penwork (1x heightened w. gold), num. 2-line initials in red and blue.

Estimación 80 € – 100 €Remate 210 €

Lote 2959MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts. Miniatures]. (Archbishop).

Initial "I", coloured tempera on vellum, 5,4x10,1 cm., cut from a Gradual, late 13th - early 14th cent.(?), Bologna(?).

Estimación 400 € – 600 €Remate 550 €

Lote 2963MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Hoff, J. van (19th cent.). AUTOGRAPH LETTER

SIGNED "J.H. Hoff", to "Weledele Gestrenge Heer, de heer Janssen, Secretaris adviseur bij het Departement voor de zaken der hervormde here Dienst", dated "Oirschot, den 26 November 1832", pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto and verso, 4p., with attached blindst. wax seal, stamped "Veldpost Nov. 3".

Estimación 60 € – 80 €

Lote 2965MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

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

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS, all adressed to Willem Holtrop, dated between "Junij 1818 and "5 January 1848", pen and ink on paper, 1 (fold.) leaf, recto only/ recto and verso.

Estimación 150 € – 250 €

Lote 2966MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Loon, G. van (1683-1758). Four

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS, all adressed to Gerard van Loon, dated between "3 Julij 1745" and "17 Meij 1749", (1); (2); (2); (4)p., pen and ink on paper.

Estimación 100 € – 150 €Remate 100 €

Lote 2967MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Notarial document,

pen and ink on vellum, Dutch text, 16th cent., recto only, folded.

Estimación 40 € – 60 €

Lote 2968MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Sonoy, D. (1529-1597). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"Diedrik Sonoy", to "Hermen vander Meer", dated "XVI Martij LXXIII" [16 March 1573], pen and ink on paper, 1 leaf, recto only, w. orig. fold. envelope w. black wax seal. AND 2 others, i.a. a MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED, dated "Delft den IXen November 1574", signed by notary "Wermboldus Nerdeng" for William of Orange, on sending more troops to the "noorder quartier".

Estimación 150 € – 250 €Remate 250 €

Lote 2969MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. "Verzameling van origineele Naamteekeningen van verschillende Personen die alle leden van Gekommitteerde Raden zijn geweest, of de daarnaaste vermelde bedieningen hebben bekleed op het tijdstip van het Jaartal, hetwelk er voor is gesteld. Aldus vereënigd naar den rang der Steden en met Biographische aanteekeningen verrijkt door den ondergeteekende (...)"

Collection of 328 signatures, mostly on paper, some on vellum, 16th-19th cent., all cut out and tipped onto (mostly recto of) 77 laid paper lvs., each w. 19th cent. caption about each individual, also incl. scattered laid down cut-out engr. plates showing plans and coats-of arms, bound in 19th cent. hroan w. paper ticket mounted on frontcover, 4to.

Estimación 1000 € – 1500 €

Lote 2970MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Vijver, C. van der (1784-1855). Lot of 17

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS, all adressed to "C. van der Vijver", dated between "31 Mey 1819" and "5 January 1848", pen and ink on paper, all 1 (fold.) leaf, recto only/ recto and verso. ADDED: a letter of condolence by singer Catharina Brouwer, married to Jan Steven van Esveldt Holtrop, to unknown recipients.

Estimación 150 € – 250 €

Lote 2971MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Lot

of ±40 miscellaneous manuscript documents, 17th-early 19th cent. (mostly 18th cent.), i.a. letters, filled-in and signed letterpress documents, accounts and cut-out signatures, various sizes.

Estimación 100 € – 150 €Remate 850 €

Lote 2972MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Oriental manuscripts]. Persian manuscript leaf

, 17th-18th cent., 12,5x7 cm. (text only), nasta'liq calligraphy in pen and black ink, w. delicate gold and col. gouache floral borders around text, surrounded by gold floral motif. ADDED: 1 other Persian manuscript leaf, 17-18th(?) cent., 11,5x5,5 cm. (text only), calligraphy in pen and black ink, w. gold and col. gouache borders, on recto and verso, w. col. gouache calligraphic ornament in textblock on recto, text surrounded by sprinkled goldleaf (mounted under passepartout, num. tiny wormholes).

Estimación 250 € – 350 €Remate 250 €

Lote 2973MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Oriental manuscripts]. Surat al-mulk makkiya.

N.pl., n.d. (late 19th/ early 20th cent.), (73) lvs, pen and black ink, contemp. leather. AND 1 other 20th cent. Persian manuscript, text unread (contents loosening and sl. wormholed throughout).

Estimación 100 € – 150 €Remate 100 €

Lote 2974MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Oriental manuscripts]. Lot

of 5 manuscripts, 19th/ 20th cent., pen and (all but one) black ink on paper/ vellum, various sizes (between ±6x4 and 49x15 cm.), leporello/ no binding.

Estimación 60 € – 80 €Remate 60 €

Lote 2975MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Oriental manuscripts. Qur'an]. (Prayers and invocations from the Qur'an and Sunna for protection and wellbeing).

calligraphic manuscript in black Naskh script on polished paper, 19th cent., 133 unnumb. lvs., 13 lines to each page, surrounded by gold borders within black ink borderlines, gold roundel verse markers, opening leaf w. richly gilt cartouche w. floral decoration in various colours on blue ground within quintuple borders in various colours, bound in contemp. richly gilt calf, a.e.g.

Estimación 300 € – 500 €Remate 300 €

Lote 2976MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Oriental manuscripts. Qur'an]. Qur'an.

Qajar Qur'an, calligraphic manuscript in black Naskh script on polished paper, 18th-19th cent., 321 unnumb. lvs., 15 lines to each page, surrounded by gold borders within black ink borderlines, gold roundel verse markers, sura headings written in white thuluth within gold cusped cartouches set within polychrome panels, set within gold rules, blank margins with beautiful intricate polychrome illuminated medallions, opening bifolio calligraphed script within elaborate illuminated borders with floral decorations in colours and gold and with gold sprinkled in outer borders, contemp. leather w. rich gilding on both covers, 18x12 cm.

Estimación 2000 € – 3000 €Remate 9500 €

Lote 2977MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Oriental manuscripts. Qur'an]. Qur'an.

Qajar Qur'an, calligraphic manuscript in black Naskh script on polished paper, early 19th cent., ±170 lvs., 21 lines to each page surrounded by gold and black framing lines, gold painted headings between verses w. manuscript text in red ink, opening 2 surah within elaborate illuminated borders w. floral decorations in colours and gold, contemp. leatherbacked lacquered paste paper boards w. elaborate gilt floral decoration on both covers and with an attractive drawing of a flowering narcissus on each pastedown, 12,1x7 cm.

Estimación 800 € – 1000 €

Lote 2978MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Oriental manuscripts. Qur'an]. (Qur'an).

Early 19th cent. Arabic Qur'an calligraphed in nastaliq script, 309 lvs. of oriental light brown polished paper, 17,1x11,5 cm., 15 lines to the page in black and some red ink w. gold dots, all pages within gold frame (11,3x6,4 cm.) w. black and red framing lines, first 2 and last page illuminated w. geometrical and floral decorated borders in colours and gold, divisional headings in white ink on gold ground, num. mainly floral medallions in blank margin in colours and gold, contemp. gilt and blindst. panelled leather binding w. flap.

Estimación 250 € – 350 €Remate 250 €

Lote 2979MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[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).

Estimación 70 € – 90 €

Lote 2980MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Palestine]. "Contract of Lease".

Three letterpress and manuscript documents concerning the rental of three properties in Jaffa, dated between Feb. 13th and Feb. 22nd 1934, fold. letterpress leaf, filled-out in black ink and pen, English and Arabic text, all three with mounted stamps. - AND with 4 related letterpress and manuscript documents.

Estimación 80 € – 100 €Remate 80 €

Lote 2983MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Spain]. Collection

of 24 (autograph/ manuscript) letters signed, dated between 1834-1858, most tipped onto paper mount, occas. w. later identification. ADDED: 6 other unrelated (autograph/ manuscript signed) letters by i.a. CONTE LUIGI CARLO GIUSEPPE MARIA CONTE DELL' AQUILA (signed "Luigi") and KING FERDINAND II King of Naples (signed "Ferdinando").

Estimación 250 € – 350 €Remate 375 €

Lote 2984MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Spain]. Seoane, Antonio (1790-1862). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"Antonio Seoane", to Ricardo Federico de la Saussaye", dated "Mad.d 27 Oct.e 842", 1 leaf, recto only, tipped onto paper mount. AND 4 other letters by 19th cent. Spanish generals, 3x to the same, 1x to an unidentified recipient: two letters by Captain General De la Concha (captain general of Cuba) (dated "Zaragoza 5 de Nov.br de 1843" and part of an undated letter, both to De la Saussaye), a letter by General Cordova (dated illegibly) and a short note to an unidentified recipient (dated "Hoy 18. Setiembre").

Estimación 50 € – 70 €Remate 50 €

Lote 2990OLD and RARE BOOKS

Aa, P. vander (ed.).

Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën, Mitsgaders andere Gewesten, ter eerster Ontdekking (...) gedaan (...). Leyden, P. vander Aa, 1706-1707, 15 parts in 4 vols., 19 engr. title-vignettes (2 variations), 17 fold. maps, 63 fold. plates, contemp. unif. vellum.

Estimación 1000 € – 1500 €Remate 1500 €

Lote 2992OLD and RARE BOOKS

[Africa]. Le Vaillant, F.

Reize in de binnenlanden van Afrika, langs de Kaap de Goede Hoop, in de jaaren MDCCLXXX tot MDCCLXXXV. Dutch transl. J.D. Pasteur. Leyden/ Amst., Honkoop and Allart, 1791-1798, 5 vols., 1 large fold. engr. map, 33 (of 34) (fold.) plates/ views (6 plates printed in bistre), 19th cent. unif. gilt hcalf.

Estimación 200 € – 300 €Remate 210 €

Lote 2993OLD and RARE BOOKS

[Africa]. Shaw, T. Reizen en Aanmerkingen, Door en Over Barbaryen en het Ooste (...). Uit het Engelsch vertaald door P. Boddaert (...) met Aanteekeningen van den Vertaler S. Rau, M. Tydeman, C. Saxe. Vol.1.

Utr., J. van Schoonhoven en Comp., 1773 [= Amst., De Compagnie, 1780 (vol.1)], 1 vol. (of 2), XXIV,XX,382p., engr. title-page, 8 (fold.) maps w. handcol. borders, 6 (fold.) plates, vignettes, ills., later hleather, 4to.

Estimación 70 € – 90 €Remate 70 €

Lote 2997OLD and RARE BOOKS

[Aldus]. Statius, P.P. Sylvarum libri V. Achilleidos libri II. Thebaidos libri XII. Orthographia et flexus dictionum graecarum omnium apud Statium cum accentib. et generib. ex varijs utriusque linguae authoribus.

Venice, in aedibus Aldi, et Andreae soceri, 1519, 294,(2) lvs., woodcut printer's mark on title-p. and verso final leaf, 18th-cent. gilt panelled calf, spine divided in 6 compartments w. gilt suns and red mor. letterpiece.

Estimación 400 € – 600 €Remate 700 €