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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
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers: Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper, 41625, Norwich
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 16, 2025 - April 17, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | FOLIO SOCIETY: KATHARINE M BRIGGS: | FOLK TALES OF BRITAIN. 3 volume set |
London | 2011 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 46.36 |
| 175 | FOLIO SOCIETY: | ENGLISH HISTORY: 5 Titles: JOHN BYNG: RIDES ROUND BRITAIN |
1996 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 21.96 | |
| 176 | FOLIO SOCIETY: | RULERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD boxed set: ROBIN LANE FOX: ALEXANDER THE GREAT |
London | 1997 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 24.40 |
| 177 | FOLIO SOCIETY: GILBERT WHITE: | THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE |
London | 2009 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 178 | FOLIO SOCIETY: | 3 Titles: JULIAN S CORBETT: THE SEVEN YEARS WAR |
London | 2001 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 51.24 |
| 179 | FOLIO SOCIETY: THE BRONTE SISTERS | THE BRONTE SISTERS boxed set: AGNES GREY; THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL; JANE EYRE; THE PROFESSOR; SHIRLEY; VILLETTE; WUTHERING HEIGHTS |
London | 1991 | GBP 15.00 - 25.00 | GBP 18.30 |
| 180 | FOLIO SOCIETY: | 6 Titles: THE SILK ROAD; EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON; VITA SACKVILLE WEST: ST JOAN OF ARC etc |
GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 18.30 | ||
| 181 | FOLIO SOCIETY: ANTHONY TROLLOPE: | 12 Titles:THE KELLYS AND THE O'KELLYS; RALPH THE HEIR; ORLEY FARM; THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS; JOHN CALDIGATE; THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON; ... |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 182 | FOLIO SOCIETY: THOMAS HARDY | Six volume boxed set: THE TRUMPET MAJOR; FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD; UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE; TESS OF THE D'UBERVILLES; THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE; THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE |
London | 1985 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 24.40 |
| 183 | FOLIO SOCIETY: JANE AUSTEN | JANE AUSTEN boxed set: EMMA; NORTHANGER ABBEY; PERSUASION; MANSFIELD PARK; PRIDE AND PREJUDICE; SENSE AND SENSIBILITY; SHORTER WORKS |
London | 1975 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 48.80 |
| 184 | FOLIO SOCIETY: THOMAS HARDY | Three volumes boxed set: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES; A CHANGED MAN; LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES |
London | 1994 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 14.64 |
| 185 | FOLIO SOCIETY: THE BRONTE SISTERS | THE BRONTE SISTERS boxed set: AGNES GREY; THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL; JANE EYRE; THE PROFESSOR; SHIRLEY; VILLETTE; WUTHERING HEIGHTS |
London | 1991 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.84 |
| 186 | FOLIO SOCIETY: MERVYN PEAKE: | THE GORMENGHAST TRILOGY - TITUS GROAN / GOERMENGHAST / TITUS ALONE |
London | 1992 | GBP 40.00 - 50.00 | GBP 58.56 |
| 187 | FOLIO SOCIETY: | A collection of various titles (13) |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 188 | FOLIO SOCIETY: ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH (Ed): | PLUTARCH LIVESFour volume boxed set |
London | 2010 | GBP 20.00 - 25.00 | GBP 48.80 |
| 189 | FOLIO SOCIETY: POWYS MATHERS (Transl): | MARDRUS AND MATHERS: THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHTFour volume boxed set |
London | 1980 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 24.40 |
| 190 | DAPHNE DU MAURIER: | DON'T LOOK NOW AND OTHER STORIES |
London | 2007 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 91.50 |
| 191 | CONSTANCE GARNETT [Trans] and PETER STUART [Illus]: | THE COLLECTED STORIES OF NIKOLAI GOGOL |
London | 2009 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 134.20 |
| 192 | RONALD LATHAM [Trans]: | THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO |
London | 1973 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 146.40 |
| 193 | GEORGE BULL: | VENICE - THE MOST TRIUMPHANT CITY |
London | 1980 | Not Available | GBP 122.00 |
| 194 | FOLIO SOCIETY: | CHILDRENS': 4 Titles: PERRAULT'S FAIRY TALES [Illustrated by Edund Dulac] |
1998 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 97.60 | |
| 195 | FOLIO SOCIETY: J R R TOLKIEN: | THE SILMARILLION |
London | 1997 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 48.80 |
| 196 | KENNETH GRAHAME AND CHARLES VAN SANDWYK [Illus]: | THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS |
London | 2005 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 34.16 |
| 197 | TERRY PRATCHETT | TERRY PRATCHETT FIRSTS: 6 Titles: THE SHEPHERD'S CROWN |
London | 2015 | GBP 25.00 - 45.00 | GBP 42.70 |
| 198 | TERRY PRATCHETT: | I SHALL WEAR MIDNIGHT |
London | 2010 | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 14.64 |
![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.")
