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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
Duke's: Avenue Auctions, 40825, Dorchester
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520 | CIGARETTE CARDS: CARRERAS 'TURF', SOME UNCUT |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 521 | A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE JAZZ MAGAZINES |
1939, and later | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 13.00 | ||
| 522 | A COLLECTION OF THE ARYAN PATH MAGAZINE |
1940s and 1950s | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 26.00 | ||
| 523 | A COLLECTION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC EPHEMERA |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 524 | 'JAZZ MONTHLY' MAGAZINE 1955-71 |
1955-71 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 13.00 | ||
| 525 | JAZZ: 'PICKUP' MAGAZINE 1946-47, from volume 1, no.1 |
1946-47 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 526 | DEAN'S DIPLOMA SERIES CHILDREN'S BOOK |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 45.50 | |||
| 527 | J.K. ROWLING: | THREE FIRST EDITION HARRY POTTER BOOKS |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 26.00 | ||
| 528 | 'THE WORLD'S FAIR or CHILDRENS' PRIZE GIFT BOOK OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION' |
GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | GBP 104.00 | |||
| 529 | CHURCHILL, SIR W.S. - | TWO TITLES - 'THE SECOND WORLD WAR' AND 'A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEO |
1954 and 1956 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 195.00 | |
| 530 | BATTLE OF BRITAIN 50th ANNIVERSARY FLYPAST |
1990 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 531 | THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY PICTURES SERIES |
London, | 1885-1890 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 260.00 | |
| 532 | HARRY POTTER, SEVEN FIRST EDITIONS |
1998 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 117.00 | ||
| 533 | OVID | OVID'S METMORPHOSES; THOMAS FARNABY |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 78.00 | ||
| 534 | THE BEATLES, YELLOW SUBMARINE |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |||
| 535 | ALEXANDER HOSIE, | MANCHURIA, ITS PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND RECENT HISTORY |
London, | 1901 | GBP 40.00 - 0.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 536 | MARY SHELLEY, | FRANKENSTEIN |
London | 1888 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 416.00 |
| 537 | HUMBERT WOLFE, | PORTRAIT OF HEINE |
London, | 1930 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 538 | TWAIN, MARK: | TWO TITLES - 'THE INNOCENTS ABROAD' AND 'THE NEW PILGRIMS' PROGRESS' |
London, | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 539 | ALDOUS HUXLEY, | THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION |
London | 1954 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 286.00 |
| 540 | 'THE LYRIC' AN ESSAY BY JOHN DRINKWATER |
London | 1922 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 541 | CANTERI, GULIELMI: | 'LYCOPHRONIS CHALCIDENSIS' |
Geneva, | 1596, | GBP 250.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 542 | JEAN CALVIN: | LE PSAULTIER, Qui est LE LIVRE DES PSEAUMES de DAVID |
1558 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 156.00 | |
| 543 | JACK B YEATS: | THE TREASURE OF THE GARDEN |
London, | 1902 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 442.00 |
| 544 | A.A. MILNE: | NOW WE ARE SIX |
1927 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 117.00 |
![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.")
