Johan Nieuhof Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Johan Nieuhof Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 24, 2024
Johan Nieuhof, (1618-1672), Tuncham, Kiangsi, Kuchig, and Namhvn, four hand colored copper plate engravings
Est: $400 - $600
Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672) Tuncham, Kiangsi, Kuchig, and Namhvn four hand colored copper plate engravings depicting various cities in China, all gilt-framed. 22 1/2 x 27 inches.
Link Auction Galleries
Jul. 17, 2024
NIEUHOF, Johan (1618-1672). Legatio Batavica ad magnum Tartariae chamum Sungteium, modernum Sinae imperatorem. Amsterdam: Van Meurs, 1668.
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
A copy in excellent condition, with clearly printed plates, of the first Latin edition of the account of Nieuhof's travels to China between 1655 and 1657, in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company), with the aim of convincing the Qing Emperor to open trade relations. The publisher Van Meurs commissioned almost 150 engravings based on Nieuhof's original sketches, illustrating the work with images of the Chinese people, architecture and infrastructure, cities and landscapes, flora and fauna. This important iconography of China influenced the European taste for chinoiserie in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Folio, (306 x 200 mm). Engraved frontispiece, title-page with vignette depicting Prudence, 1 large folding map 'Carte du Voyage', 35 engraved double-page plates, numerous illustrations in the text, in very good internal condition (missing engraved portraits of the author and dedicatee as in almost all copies, probably never bound in). Contemporary binding in Dutch-style stiff vellum, manuscript title to spine. (1)
Wannenes Art Auctions
Jul. 17, 2024
NIEUHOF, Johan (1618-1672). Gedenkwaerdige zee en lant reize...landschappen van West en Oostindien. Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1682.
Est: €500 - €800
Scarce first edition, unfortunately lacking the geographical maps, of this description of the Dutch colonial territories in South-East Asia and South America by Johan Nieuhof, who travelled to Brazil from 1640 to 1649 before held a post in Batavia, present-day Jakarta, serving the West India Company from 1667 to 1670. The first volume on the East Indies illustrates with picturesque images towns and villages, the habits of the natives, exotic animals, and the customs of the Dutch settlers. The second work covers the world and missionary history of Brazil since its discovery by the Portuguese. Compared to the bibliography, our volume has reversed the order of the two parts. 2 parts in one volume, Folio, (318 x 200mm). Part I: 'Gedenkweerdige brasilaense' with 1 portrait of the author, 1 coat of arms, 1 double-page plate and 2 engraved plates outside the text, 9 illustrations in the text (missing title page and map of Brazil). Part II: 'Oostindien', typographical title page, 42 plates of which 26 double page, 24 illustrations in the text (missing 2 maps (pages 7, 107, 117) slightly browned). Contemporary full vellum binding, title lettered to spine in manuscript. Provenance: 'ex libris Quinti Scilii', eighteenth-century Roman antiquarian. (1)
Wannenes Art Auctions
Apr. 27, 2024
LEGATIO BATAVICA AD MAGNUM TARTARIAE CHAMUM SUNGTEIUM, MODERNUM SINAE IMPERATOREM.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Folio: [10]-184-172-[8] pp. (some min. browning and staining). - First Latin edition of this account of the embassy of the Dutch East-India Company to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China by the Dutch traveler J. Nieuhof (1618-1672), authoritative Western writer on China. Ill. with an engr. title, a large fold. map, 35 fold. pl. and 109 engr. pl. in-text depicting cities, plant and animal life in and around China. Nieuhof wrote this first-hand account as a chronicler of the Dutch embassy in China. He set off with a team of contemporary scientists in order to study the country and its culture as well as negotiate trade. Nieuhof was specifically asked to illustrate the cities, palaces, temples, rivers and others in their true to nature form. - Ref. STCN. - Landwehr (VOC) 542. - Tiele II:801. - Cordier (Sinica) 2346/7. - Prov. George Rose (armorial bookpl.).
Arenberg Auctions
Mar. 09, 2024
Johan Nieuhof, "Hocsieu with its suburbs / Hocsieu met de voor Stadt", Ansicht der Hafenstadt Fuzhou, Kupferstich von 1671, gerahmt, selten!
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Johan Nieuhof, "Hocsieu with its suburbs / Hocsieu met de voor Stadt", Ansicht der Hafenstadt Fuzhou, Kupferstich von 1671, gerahmt, selten! Johan Nieuhof (Joan Nieuhoff), 1618 Uelsen- 1672 Madagaskar, Blick auf die Stadt Fuzhou (Hocksiew) (Provinz Fujian, China), bez. in Englisch und Holländisch, 28,5 x 71 cm, mittig Falte, aus: "Journey to China", London, 1671, hinter P.p. und Glas gerahmt Johan Nieuhof, "Hocsieu with its suburbs / Hocsieu met de voor Stadt", view of the harbour city of Fuzhou, copper engraving from 1671, framed, rare! Johan Nieuhof (Joan Nieuhoff), 1618 Uelsen- 1672 Madagascar, View of the city of Fuzhou (Hocksiew) (Fujian province, China), inscribed in English and Dutch, 28.5 x 71 cm, fold in the centre, from: "Journey to China", London, 1671, framed behind passepartout and glass
K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg
Jul. 16, 2022
Prints, Johan Nieuhof
Est: $200 - $400
(lot of 5) Johan Nieuhof (Dutch, 1618-1672), Chinese Landscape Scenes, engravings with hand coloring, unsigned, overall (largest mat): 15"h x 20"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 18, 2022
Prints, Johan Nieuhof
Est: $400 - $600
(lot of 5) Johan Nieuhof (Dutch, 1618-1672), Chinese Landscape Scenes, engravings with hand coloring, unsigned, overall (largest mat): 15"h x 20"w
Clars Auctions
May. 05, 2022
NIEUHOF (JOHAN).
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
L'Ambassade de la Compagnie orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'empereur de la Chine, ou Grand Cam de Tartarie, faite par Pierre de Goyer et Jacob de Keyser. Leyde, Jacob de Meurs, 1665. 2 parties en un volume in-folio, vélin rigide, traces de lacs, tranches jaspées (Reliure hollandaise de l'époque). Première édition française, traduite par Jean Le Carpentier et publiée en même temps que l'originale hollandaise. Elle comporte la même illustration gravée en taille-douce : un frontispice, un portrait de Colbert, une carte de Chine repliée, 34 planches hors texte à double page et 108 vignettes dans le texte. La seconde partie, imprimée sous pagination séparée, est intitulée Description générale de l'Empire de la Chine. Johan Nieuhoff, né en 1630, disparu à Madagascar en 1672, avait abandonné l'Allemagne pour se mettre au service de la Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales. Il devint le chroniqueur et le dessinateur de la première ambassade hollandaise en Chine. Dos refait, réparation dans le blanc du titre, quelques rousseurs et mouillures, carte légèrement brunie. Cordier, Sinica, 2345 – Lust, n°534 – Chadenat, n°140 – Löwendahl, nº127.
Alde
Oct. 09, 2021
L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'empereur de la Chine ou grand cam de Tartarie [...].
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Folio: [16 incl. front.]-290, [2]-134-[1-1 bl.] pp. (some occ. minor spotting or soiling; folding map missing). - First edition of the French translation of this great travel account by J. Nieuhof (1618-1672), appearing the same year as the original in Dutch. Engr. ill.: title (the Emperor, seated with a globe looking down on a convicted criminal), title vign., full-page portr. of J.B. Colbert, headpiece and initial on dedication to Colbert, 34 double-page plates (views of Chinese cities, i.a. the Forbidden City) and 110 large pl. in text (villages, ceremonies, costumes, plants, animals, ...). Without the folding map of China. The 1st part gives an account of the travels through the Chinese provinces and cities, the 2nd part is about the natural world of the country, and the practices and habits of the Chinese people. The mission sparked the Dutch trade relations with China. Between 1655 and 1657, Nieuhof traversed the country with the merchants de Goyer and de Keyzer. Their reception there was quite reserved and the commercial outcome rather limited. But Nieuhof's book was an immediate success, largely because of the impressive illustrations of this little known part of the world, after drawings by the author and compiled by his brother Hendrik. Title in red and black. - Ref. Tiele 801 (note). - Landwehr (VOC) 540. - Cordier (Sinica) 2345. - STCN (i.a. BL). - Prov. Ms. entry dated 1738 on front pastedown.
Arenberg Auctions
Sep. 13, 2020
Johan Nieuhof 1665; hand tinted Etching of Canton
Est: $200 - $400
Johan Nieuhof's Travels 1665; hand tinted Etching titled in the plate to banner in the sky, "The City of Quang-Chew-Fu or Canton" and "Plate 8.No5.Page 9". Matted and shrink-wrapped with a label dating the engraving by G. Child to 1780. Visible height of art 7 inches (17.8 cm.) X visible width of art 11 1/4 inches (28.5 cm.).
Eddie's Auction
Dec. 12, 2018
2 Hand Colored Prints of Asian Animals, c.1665.
Est: $10 - $10,000
2 Hand colored Prints of Asian Animals, c.1665. Johan Nieuhof (Dutch, 1618-1672). From "Het Gezantschap der Neerlandtsche..." (An early publication on travels in China). Published by Pierre de GOYER & Jacob de KEYSER, Amsterdam. Features the "Vogel Louwa" and the "Reinoceros."
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Sep. 18, 2018
Johan Nieuhof: Het Gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie [...]. 1665. 1st ed.
Est: kr30,000 - kr30,001
Johan Nieuhof: Het gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China [...]. Amsterdam: By Jacob van Meurs 1665. 1st ed. Folio. Title printed in red and black. With engraved frontispiece, portrait of the author, map, 2 coats of arms woodcuts and 34 folded engravings + 109 engravings in text. With stamp and old name on title-page. A few repairs, a few red underlinings in text. Bound in cont. full vellum.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Feb. 11, 2017
Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672) Early Engraving China
Est: $75 - $150
Early copper plate engraving [Vannvngam] China by Johann Nieuhoff. Image size 180 mm x 315 mm, sheet size 305 mm x 355 mm. Unframed, loose and not mounted or glued-down. Overall good to very good. Auction Gallery Notes: Condition: If the auctioneer does not provide a statement of condition in the items description it does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email to the auction gallery. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a guarantee. Please review all details within photos when making your own condition conclusion. Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Payment: Details on making payment are provided in an invoice from the seller that will be sent within 24 hours following the completion of the auction. The buyer is responsible for paying the seller directly after winning the item. The seller accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and wire transfer. Any invoice totaling over $7500 will require a wire transfer. Payment is due within 4 days following receipt of the invoice. Shipping: The buyer is responsible for paying all shipping costs. At the time you make payment for your item, the auction gallery staff will discuss shipping details with you. The seller ships via USPS Priority Mail (Media Mail for books) and Priority Mail Express international only. They require insurance on all packages. The seller does charge a nominal handling fee for packaging materials and time. The seller will do its best to package all shipments in-house but reserves the right to forward your item to an outside shipper if the item is to large or fragile. The sellers preferred outside shipper is: The UPS Store. 1314 S. Grand Boulevard, Suite #2. Spokane, WA 99202. 509-747-2922 phone. 509-747-4224 fax.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Oct. 05, 2016
Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672) - Thirteen copper engravings - Views of Chinese towns and cities from his "Journey to China", First Dutch edition 1665, each 7.75ins (19.685cm) x 12.25ins (31.115cm), (unframed and in silk covered folio)
Est: £200 - £300
Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672) - Thirteen copper engravings - Views of Chinese towns and cities from his "Journey to China", First Dutch edition 1665, each 7.75ins (19.685cm) x 12.25ins (31.115cm), (unframed and in silk covered folio)
Canterbury Auction Galleries