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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | VINTAGE CHILDRENS': 6 Titles: M C HOWARD: AMELIA THE PROMPT |
Not Available | GBP 12.20 | |||
| 200 | ENID BLYTON: | 7 Titles: STORYTIME BOOK |
London | 1964 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 201 | LATIN CHILDRENS': 4 Titles: A A MILNE: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER [BRIAN STAPLES]; LEWIS CARROLL: ALICE IN WONDERLAND [CLIVE HARCOURT CARRUTHERS]; ... |
Not Available | GBP 6.10 | |||
| 202 | FAIRY TALES: 7 Titles: GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES [Illustrated by Arthur Rackham] |
London | 1974 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | Not Sold | |
| 203 | VINTAGE CHILDRENS' 5 Titles: ROBINSON CRUSOETHE CLEVER CATS ETC - A PICTURE-BOOK FOR THE NURSERY |
London | ND | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 36.60 | |
| 204 | ENID BLYTON: | 4 Titles: FIVE GO TO MYSTERY MOOR |
London | 1954 | GBP 25.00 - 40.00 | GBP 24.40 |
| 205 | T S ELIOT AND NICOLAS BENTLEY (Illus): | OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS |
London | 1971 | Not Available | GBP 12.20 |
| 206 | ARTHUR RANSOME: | ARTHUR RANSOME: 7 Titles |
London | 1958 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 46.36 |
| 207 | COLT HENDERSON: | LONE RIDER'S RANCH |
London | 1958 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 208 | Various King Penguin titles |
GBP 20.00 - 25.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 209 | HELEN BANNERMAN: | PAT AND THE SPIDER - THE BITER BIT |
London | c1904 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 210 | Kipling Rudyard: | The Second Jungle Book |
New York | 1895 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | Not Sold |
| 211 | THE REV W AWDRY: | Various Thomas the Tank Engine titles |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 212 | VINTAGE CHILDREN'S: 3 Titles: KENNETH M WALKER AND GEOFFREY M BOUMPHREY: THE LOG OF THE ARK |
London | 1926 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 36.60 | |
| 213 | BEATRIX POTTER: | 6 Titles: THE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON |
London | 1930 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 24.40 |
| 214 | CICELY MARY BARKER: | THE BOOK OF THE FLOWER FAIRIES |
London | ND | Not Available | GBP 18.30 |
| 215 | MARY TOURTEL: | THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT THE LITTLE LOST BEAR |
London | ND | Not Available | GBP 39.04 |
| 216 | ROWENA FARRE: | SEAL MORNING |
London | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 217 | JOSEPHINE D PEARY: | THE SNOW BABY |
London | MDCCCCII [c1902] | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.84 |
| 218 | MITSUMASA ANNO: | 5 Titles: ANNO'S MEDIEVAL WORLD |
London | 1980 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | Not Sold |
| 219 | VINTAGE CHILDRENS': 7 Titles: GEORGI YUDIN: THE TALE OF MASTER EGOR |
Moscow | 1988 | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 9.76 | |
| 220 | HALDANE MACFALL AND LOVAT FRASER ET AL (Illus): | THE SPLENDID WAYFARING |
Simpkin | 1913 | Not Available | GBP 24.40 |
| 221 | FELIX THE CAT ANNUALS: 5 Editions |
1961 lacking spine | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 231.80 | ||
| 222 | The Children's Golden Library hardback novels |
Not Available | Not Sold | |||
| 223 | CHILDREN'S DECORATIVE CLOTH: 9 Titles ROBERT SOUTHEY: THE LIFE OF NELSON |
London | ND | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 18.30 |
![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.")
