Auction 84, 19-22 May 2026

5 326 lots

Lots

Lot 1983MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

CANCELLED

CANCELLED

Lot 1985MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[House of Orange]. Willem III, King of The Netherlands (1817-1890). Manuscript letter

SIGNED "Willem Erf Prins van Oranje", dated "14 July 1840", pen and ink, 1 leaf, 1p. Sophie Frederike Mathilde von Württemberg, Queen of the Netherlands (1818-1877). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Sophia", to "Dear Lady Augusta", dated "Hague, Christmas Eve 1866", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, (4)p.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €Adjugé 170 €

Lot 1988MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[House of Orange]. Willem V, Prince and Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (1748-1806). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"G. Pr. d'Orange", to "Monsieur" [unidentified], dated "Loo ce 1 Aout 1770", pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto only, folded. = I.a. expressing his opinion on the necessity to treat the Elector of Cologne with care, in the context of "entretenir un Regiment dans les Etats au service de la Republique". AND 3 others similar, dated 1766/ 1773 (2x), i.a. on having arrived safely in Middelburg and on the position of Lieutenant colonel of the regiment stationed in Hulst ("Ik zal gaerne favorabel denken aen den Lt. Col. Logan Wanneer de Vacature te Hulst zal exteeren, door overlijden van den Lt. Col. Bodel").

Estimation 300 € – 500 €

Lot 1993MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Italy. Bologna]. University degree.

Manuscript in Latin on vellum, dated "Bononiae (...) die xxii Mensis Octobris, sub Anno à Nativitate Domini MDCCVI", (5),(1 blank) lvs., 21,8x16 cm., pen and ink, heightened with gold, recto only (first leaf)/ recto and verso, full-p. col. miniature in gouache, banderole in red, blue and gold and 2 large initials in red and gold, contemp. paper wr.

Estimation 400 € – 600 €Adjugé 475 €

Lot 1997MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Literature]. Faulkner, William (1897-1962). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"Bill", to "Dear Ben [Wasson]", undated (possibly November 1930), pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto only. - TIPPED ON the first blank of: Idem. These 13. Stories/ New York, Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931, 1st ed., (10),358p., orig. cl. These 13 in first edition, first issue (w. the incorrect page number "280" instead of "208" for the story "Hair" in the list of contents), one of 299 copies numb. and SIGNED by the author, untrimmed, silver painted top edge. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVII.

Estimation 3 000 € – 4 000 €Adjugé 4 000 €

Lot 1998MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Literature]. Hesse, H. AUTOGRAPH POSTCARD SIGNED

to Kitty de Josselin de Jong ("Liebe Kitty"), dated [postmark: Bern] "2. Juli 47", pen and ink, recto and verso (recto address only).

Estimation 150 € – 250 €Adjugé 170 €

Lot 2001MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

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.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €

Lot 2002MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. (Book of Hours).

Manuscript in Latin on vellum, Northern France (Paris), 2nd half 15th cent., (1 blank),(88) lvs., red and black ink, littera bourguignonne, 15 lines to the page, leaves measuring ±14,5x10,5 cm., rubricated in red and blue ink, 5 lvs. w. borders and w. 4-line initials w. flowers, leaves and fruits in colours and gold in outer margin, contemp. red velvet binding over wooden boards, a.e.g.

Estimation 1 500 € – 2 500 €Adjugé 2 000 €

Lot 2003MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, France, ±1410-1420, Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera textualis, rubricated, recto and verso, ±21x14,1 cm. (leaf), 9,9x6,5 cm. (text), 16 lines to each page, three 2-line foliate initials, four 1-line foliate initials, 7 foliate line-fillers, recto and verso w. 3/4 border of leaves, flowers and fruits in colours and gold.

Estimation 200 € – 300 €Adjugé 400 €

Lot 2004MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, Northern Netherlands, first half 15th cent., Middledutch text in black ink on vellum, littera textualis, rubricated, recto and verso, 13,5x9,6 cm. (leaf), 8x6 cm. (text), 15 lines to each page, one 3-line initial in blue and pink ink, heightened w. white and gold, pen flourishing in black, heightened w. gold extending into lower margin and with small flowers. - AND another leaf from a Book of Hours (France. 15th cent., French in black ink on vellum, 12x8 cm. (leaf).

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2005MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[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.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €

Lot 2006MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, France, ±1450, manuscript in Latin, black ink on vellum, recto and verso, 14,3x10,2 cm. (leaf), 8x6 cm. (text), three 2-line dentelle intials, ten 1-line intials alternating in red blue and gold. - ADDED 2 other manuscripts i.a. a leaf from Vulgate manuscript (pen and black and red ink on paper, formerly folded, recto and verso, (4)p., early 15th cent. Browned and stained; paper brittle and cut short (with loss of words)).

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2007MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, France, ±1480, Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera textualis, recto and verso, ±17,5x12 cm. (leaf), 9x6 cm. (text), 14 lines to each page, nine 1-line foliate initials, 4 foliate line-fillers, recto and verso w. 1/4 border of leaves, flowers and fruits in colours and gold.

Estimation 120 € – 150 €Adjugé 130 €

Lot 2008MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Breviary, Northern France, ±1450, Latin text in black ink on vellum in 2 columns, rubricated, recto and verso, 18x12,5 cm. (leaf), 11,2x3,9 cm. (text per column), 27 lines, 6 2-line initials alternating in red and blue. - AND 3 others, i.a. 2 incunable leaves (both Latin text, ±1470 and ±1495 (1x a fragment)).

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2009MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a "Paris Bible", Northern Europe, 13th cent., Latin text in 2 columns in black and red ink, gothic hand, on thin vellum, recto and verso, 20x14 cm. (leaf), 14x4,5 cm. (column), 61 lines. ADDED: a leaf from a Dutch incunable.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 250 €

Lot 2010MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Medieval manuscripts. Miniatures]. (Saint James the Greater).

Miniature in colours and gold, 4,5x3,8 cm., on verso of a leaf from a Book of Hours, Southern Netherlands, ±1485, Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera textualis, rubricated, ±16x11,4 cm. (leaf), ±9,3x5,9 cm (text), 17 lines to the page, 3/4 vegetal border in colours and gold and two 2-line foliate initials.

Estimation 700 € – 900 €Adjugé 750 €

Lot 2012MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Militaria]. Daendels, H.W. (1762-1818). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"Daendels", to "Republicaen Cazal Lieutt. de Genie au Engelen", dated "14 frimaire, 3e Année Republic" (1799), pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, (4)p. (incl. address), with attached red wax seal. = Letter with "Armée du Nord" and "Egalité, fraternité, liberté" written at the top, sent roughly a year after the second coup against the radical Unitarians, in which the patriotic Deandels played a major role. This took place around the time the Batavian revolution had just came to an end. Daendels writes to the French Lieutenant among other things: "Si les volontaires bataliers sont arrivés et que la Compagnie est formée, tu remettant au Capture de la Compagnie la direction des Bateaux, qui sont dejá a Crevecoeur que je fais venir d'ici; le rendant responsable, qu'aucun bateau ne agret l'egare." AND 1 other manuscript document directed to baron Goswin J.A. de Stassart, dated "30 Dec.re 1815".

Estimation 300 € – 500 €

Lot 2014MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Militaria]. Dussen, Adriaan van der (1586-1653). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

"A.v.D." to "Hooch wel ghebooren ende ghenadiger Herr" [unidentified], dated "5 october 1630 in Brussel", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, (2)p. ADDED: "Belägerung der Statt Grevelingen". Engr. battle plan, 29,3x37,7 cm., from M. MERIAN, Theatrum Europaeum, ±1645.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 2015MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[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).

Estimation 120 € – 150 €

Lot 2016MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Militaria]. Lot

of 13 AUTOGRAPH/ TYPESCRIPT SIGNED LETTERS and DOCUMENTS, dated "1823-"1874", mostly pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto (and verso), (1)-(4)p. (incl. address).

Estimation 100 € – 150 €

Lot 2017MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Militaria]. Lot

of 13 military AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS and ORDINANCES, dated "23 May 1806"-"29 Mars 1815", pen and ink, mostly 1 fold. leaf, recto (and verso), (4)p. (incl. address), mostly w. engraved letterhead (w. i.a. "Empire Français" or "Liberté/ Égalité"), partly w. engr. vignette.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €Adjugé 150 €

Lot 2021MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Music]. "Lieder-Buch".

N.pl., 1873, German (and French) text, pen and ink, 646,(5)p., contemp. hcalf.

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 50 €

Lot 2022MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Music]. Mengelberg, Willem (1871-1951). Two

SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS with extensive AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION to "Annie Woud", both 23,5x17 cm. (or vice versa), both dated, resp. "5. 6. en 8 mei 1938" and "mei 1938". 2. A photogr. portrait of Mengelberg with the following autograph signed dedication in pen and white ink: "Aan de zoo begaafde Zangeres Annie Woud, met hartelijke dank voor hare artistieke medewerking bij de 8ste Sinfonie van Mahler in Amsterdam mei 1938 [signed]." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIX.

Estimation 200 € – 300 €

Lot 2023MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Music]. Rettich, Willem (1892-1988). "Meidoorn (Helma Kool) voor zangstem en piano".

AUTOGRAPH SCORE SIGNED "W. Rettich op.47, No.4", pen and bluish ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, (4)p. = This version is set in G-major. Idem. "Meidoorn (Helma Kool) voor een vrouwenstem en piano van Willem Rettich op.45, no.3". MANUSCRIPT SCORE, pen and black ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, (4)p. Idem. "Nixe (Clara Eggink) voor een vrouwenstem en piano van Willem Rettich. op.45, no. 4." MANUSCRIPT SCORE, written by a copyist, pen and black ink, 1 fold. leaf, (4)p. - AND a whiteprint copy of IDEM, "Zomernacht (Frans Bastiaanse) voor twee zangstemmen en piano (...), op.44 No.3" (2 leaves, recto only, (2)p.). - ADDED: 3 AUTOGRAPH SIGNED SCORES for 5 songs for piano and voice, by B. TIDEMAN-WIJERS (i.a. "Gesang der Gräser"/ "Der Schnee zerrinnt", "Weinacht" and "Twee Kerstliederen").

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2024MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Music]. Wilms, J.W. (1772-1847). "Vier Liederen van F.J. Kerkhoven." For piano and voice,

MANUSCRIPT SCORE, pen and ink, ±1820, (5)p. (incl. title-p.). - BOUND WITH 4 other manuscript mid-19th cent. songs: 2x anonymous (possibly by F.J. Kerkhoven) and two songs by Wm. SUNDORFF (both on texts by F.J. Kerkhoven). Hol, R. (1825-1904). "Hoffnung. Lied von Fr. Schiller". Song for piano and voice. MANUSCRIPT SCORE, pen and ink, ±1860, (6)p. (incl. title-p.). - ADDED: 3 other manuscripts, including C. VAN ERVEN DORENS, "Intermezzo voor Strijkorkest" (the full score and the complete(?) score in 17 loose parts (6x vl1, 4x vl2, 3x vla, 2x vlc, 1x fl, 1x vlc/ bass and piano)).

Estimation 150 € – 250 €

Lot 2025MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Music]. Woud, Annie (1901-1989).

Personal archive of the contralto Annie Woud, comprising num. newspaper clippings with reviews of her concerts around the world (partly mounted in albums), concert programmes, stereoplates of her portraits, photogr. portraits, a few drafts of letters, the programme for the concert given on January 5 1937 on occasion of the marriage of Princess Juliana to Prince Bernard, in which Annie Woud was one of the soloists, her personal entrance ticket for the "Plechtige beëdiging en inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Juliana op Maandag 6 September 1948 in de Nieuwe Kerk te Amsterdam" and a facsimile of Schubert's song "Der Schiffer" given to her (calligraphed in pen and ink:) "in dankbarer Erinnerung an die liebenswürdige Mitwirkung bei dem Konzert am 15. Mai 1929 der Wiener Männergesang Verein".

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 50 €

Lot 2026MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Music. Woud, Annie (1901-1989)]. "Handtekeningen van allen, die hebben bijgedragen aan het

[Music. Woud, Annie (1901-1989)]. "Handtekeningen van allen, die hebben bijgedragen aan het geschenk, de zangeres Annie Woud aangeboden bij haar afscheidsconcert op 17 dec. te Haarlem. 1956." Album with 154 mounted signatures, Haarlem, 1956, calligraphed title in brown, red and grey pen and ink, gilt red morocco, t.e.g. AND 2 other manuscript albums, i.a. an album offered by all her pupils to mrs Anna Schuil-Hol (the singing tutor of Annie Woud and many others) on occasion of her sixtieth birthday (n.pl., 1932, (4) lvs w. signatures of her pupils, (8)(introductory)p., (17)p. (with observations of her lessons by her pupils), orig. cl.).

Estimation 60 € – 80 €Adjugé 120 €

Lot 2028MANUSCRIPTS, 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".

Estimation 30 € – 50 €

Lot 2030MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Manuscript letter

subject to bodeloon, dated "1596", from "Dirrixlandt" to "Ooltgenspladt", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, with attached remnants of a red paper seal.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 2033MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Netherlands]. Lot

of 15 financial documents, late 18th-19th cent., mostly Dutch.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 2034MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Noordzeekanaal]. Amsterdamsche Kanaal-Maatschappij./ Rijkswaterstaat. Archive,

consisting of financial and administrative manuscript and letterpress (filled in by hand records), manuscript and lithogr. maps and plans (incl. stafkaarten), for the greater part dated (±1872-1930), mainly loose, various sizes.

Estimation 400 € – 600 €Adjugé 400 €

Lot 2036MANUSCRIPTS, 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.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €Adjugé 550 €

Lot 2037MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

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

Aceh, 19th cent., 308 manuscript lvs., text in black and red ink, within rectangular borders in black and red ink and partly with (handcol.) medallions in pen and ink in blank margins, 8 richly illuminated leaves in pen and black, red, orange and yellow ink, roundel verse markers, later vellum around limp goatskin frontwrapper (backwrapper absent), 33x24 cm.

Estimation 6 500 € – 7 500 €Adjugé 6 500 €

Lot 2038MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Overveen]. (Notarial deed).

One leaf w. attached paper seal and traces of wax seal, pen and ink, dated 7 February 1811, framed.

Estimation 40 € – 60 €Adjugé 40 €

Lot 2039MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Poesie albums]. "Poesie".

Dated 1866-1881, ±25 manuscript lvs. and a numb. of blank lvs., 1 watercolour (monogrammed "JCH" and dated "16 Dec. 1878"), several loosely inserted sm. drawings and manuscript lvs, contemp. gilt and blindst. mor., t.e.g. - AND 2 others, containing chromolithogr. ills. and mounted chromos.

Estimation 30 € – 50 €

Lot 2040MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Poesie albums]. Lot

of 3 "poesie albums" and 2 sm. booklets (without binding), dated 1883-1926, manuscript entries, several mounted chromolithogr. scraps and a few drawings, various orig. bindings.

Estimation 40 € – 60 €

Lot 2041MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

[Postal history]. Collection

of ±50 fold. addressed and stamped letters, French, 1st half 19th cent., a few w. traces of wax seals.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €Adjugé 70 €