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Fonsie Mealy’s
Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
18th June 2025Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde. -
Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000
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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
AntiquarianAuctions.com: Antiquarian Book Auction, 122, Constantia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 10, 2025 - April 10, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mining Town History | PILGRIM'S REST : A Pictorial History (1986) |
Pretoria | 1986 | USD 60.00 - 60.00 | USD 46.00 |
| 52 | Goldie (Fay) | LOST CITY OF THE KALAHARI (1963) - very interesting ELON MUSK association |
Cape Town | 1963 | USD 200.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 53 | Cohen (Louis) | REMINISCENCES OF KIMBERLEY (1911) |
London | 1911 | USD 140.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold |
| 54 | City Guide Book | THE CITY OF KIMBERLEY (1952) - Vintage Official Guide to South Africa's Historical Diamond-Mining City |
Cape Town | 1952 | USD 60.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold |
| 55 | Archaeology | ROCK-PAINTINGS IN AFRICA [1960] |
Claremont, Cape Town | [1960] | USD 70.00 - 70.00 | USD 48.30 |
| 56 | Le Gros Clark (W. E.) & Leakey (L. S. B.) | 1.) THE MIOCENE HOMINOIDEA OF EAST AFRICA & 2.) THE PLEISTOCENE FAUNA OF TWO BLUE NILE SITES |
London | 1951 | USD 140.00 - 140.00 | USD 151.80 |
| 57 | Chilvers (Hedley A.) | THE STORY OF DE BEERS (Signed) |
London | 1939 | USD 150.00 - 150.00 | USD 92.00 |
| 58 | Various | DR LOEVY'S CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL LABORATORY EPHEMERA 1897-99 |
USD 250.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 59 | Various | CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN DR. LOEVY'S LABORATORY AND GENERAL BADEN-POWELL - 1901 |
USD 250.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 60 | Van Warmelo (N.J.) | A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE BANTU TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA |
Pretoria | 1935 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 184.00 |
| 61 | Brenthurst Press | BRENTHURST ARCHIVES (4 Volumes) |
Johannesburg | 1994-1995 | USD 90.00 - 90.00 | USD 72.45 |
| 62 | Callaway (Godfrey) | PIONEERS IN PONDOLAND |
Lovedale | not stated (1938) | USD 70.00 - 70.00 | USD 46.00 |
| 63 | Baines (Thomas) | THOMAS BAINES - CENTRAL AFRICAN ARCHIVES PORTFOLIO |
Salisbury | 1956 | USD 750.00 - 750.00 | USD 690.00 |
| 64 | Du Plessis (J.) | THRICE THROUGH THE CONTINENT (1917) |
London | 1917 | USD 110.00 - 110.00 | Not Sold |
| 65 | [Coney (John) Engraver] | A SERIES OF FIFTY-SIX ETCHINGS (1833) |
London | 1833 | USD 600.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 66 | Forshaw (J.H.) & Abercrombie (Patrick) | COUNTY OF LONDON PLAN 1943 & Greater London Plan 1944 |
London | 1944, 1945 | USD 300.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 67 | Esterhuyse (J.H.) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA 1880-1894 |
Cape Town | 1968 | USD 70.00 - 70.00 | USD 46.00 |
| 68 | [Davis (S.) Et Al Editors:] | SOUTH WEST AFRICA ANNUAL 1948, 1959, 1964 |
Windhoek | 1948-1964 | USD 70.00 - 70.00 | USD 48.30 |
| 69 | Vallentin (Dr. Wilh.) | DER BURENKRIEG (2 Volumes) |
Leipzig | 1903 | USD 120.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 70 | Van der Westhuizen (Gert & Erika) | GUIDE TO THE ANGLO BOER WAR IN THE EASTERN TRANSVAAL |
Johannesburg | 2000 | USD 90.00 - 90.00 | Not Sold |
| 71 | Union Office of Census and Statistics | OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (1919) |
Pretoria | 1920 | USD 80.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 72 | Marx, (Karl) | CAPITAL |
London | 1908 | USD 90.00 - 90.00 | USD 74.75 |
| 73 | Van der Merwe, (Dr. P. J.) | DIE TREKBOER IN DIE GESKIEDENS VAN DIE KAAPKOLONIE (1657- 1842) |
Kaapstad | 1938 | USD 55.00 - 55.00 | Not Sold |
| 74 | Marais, (Eugene) | NAG - DRAMA IN VIER BEDRYWE (1937) |
Pretoria | 1937 | USD 65.00 - 65.00 | USD 94.30 |
| 75 | Theal (George McCall) | HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA |
Cape Town | 1964 | USD 130.00 - 130.00 | Not Sold |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
