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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. -
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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
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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.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.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
![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.")
Heritage Auctions: Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction, 6316, Dallas
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 28, 2025 - March 28, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47051 | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Autograph Poem Signed. |
Boston | 1858 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 47052 | Francis Hopkinson | Francis Hopkinson Signed Deposition. |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1781 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 47053 | Francis Hopkinson | Francis Hopkinson Autograph Document Signed with British Naval Registry Document. |
no place | 1781 | USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 | USD 1,687.50 |
| 47054 | John Paul Jones | John Paul Jones Autograph Letter Signed. |
Paris | 1786 | USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 47055 | [Revolutionary War, Battles of Lexington and Concord]. Letter to Captain Morgan Lewis Thanking Him for His Protection. |
Massachusetts | 1775 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 47056 | [Revolutionary War]. Manuscript Warrant Issued to the Constable of Cambridge to Alert Citizens of an Assembly Discussing Matters of the Army and the State Constitution. |
Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1780 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 47057 | [Revolutionary War]. Partially Printed Certificate of Service. |
Pigeon Hill, Georgia | 1784 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 47058 | [Revolutionary War]. Retained Copy of a Letter by William Phillips, Regarding the Exchange of Prisoners. |
Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1778 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,312.50 | |
| 47059 | [Revolutionary War]. A Quaker's Petition to King George III Requesting Leniency for the Colonies. |
no place | 1774 | USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 47060 | Johann Rall | [Revolutionary War]. Johann Rall Document Signed. |
no place | 1776 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 47061 | John Sullivan | John Sullivan Autograph Document Signed with Rank. |
Providence, Rhode Island | 1778 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 47062 | Revolutionary War Letter regarding News of the War and Troop Movements. |
Continental Village, New York | 1777 | USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 47063 | Anthony Wayne | Anthony Wayne Autograph Letter Signed. |
White Marsh | 1777 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 47064 | [Revolutionary War]. Abstract of Wages for Captain Adam Wheeler's Men. |
no place | 1776 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 47065 | [George Washington]. | [George Washington]. Congressional Act Broadside for the Raising of a Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1794 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 47066 | Bound Volume of The Gazette of the United States. |
Philadelphia | 1792-1793 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 | |
| 47067 | [Alexander Hamilton]. George Clinton | [Alexander Hamilton]. George Clinton Signed Document Appointing Alexander Hamilton, William Floyd, et al. to the Confederation Congress, with a Second Appointment for John Morin Scott as Secretary of State for New York. |
New York. | 1782 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 9,062.50 |
| 47068 | [Constitutional Convention]. John | [Constitutional Convention]. John Sullivan Autograph Letters (2) Signed. |
Durham, New Hampshire | 1787 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 47069 | George Clinton | George Clinton Autograph Letter Signed. |
New York | 1809 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 47070 | Five Documents and Letters Related to the Manumission and Education of Andrew Dorsey. |
1809 | USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 | USD 3,000.00 | ||
| 47071 | Gilman Family | Gilman Family Archive. |
1662 to the late 19th century/early 20th century. | USD 2,800.00 - 4,200.00 | USD 4,750.00 | |
| 47072 | John Hancock | John Hancock Appointment Signed. |
Massachusetts | 1781 | USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 47073 | John Hancock | John Hancock Appointment Signed. |
Massachusetts | 1793 | USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 47074 | Patrick Henry | Patrick Henry Autograph Document Signed. |
[Virginia] | 1770 | USD 1,440.00 - 2,160.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 47075 | Henry Knox | Henry Knox Autograph Letter Signed. |
Philadelphia | 1791 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
![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.")
