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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.")
Sothebys: Arts of the Islamic World and India, L25220, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 575 | An illustration to a Gita Govinda series: A seated Krishna surrounded by dancing gopis, |
India, Rajasthan, Kota | circa 1720 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 | |
| 576 | A Princess Rewards Musical Performers, attributed to Muhammad Afzal, |
India, Mughal | circa 1735 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 | |
| 577 | An illustration to a ragamala: Madhumadhavi ragini, attributed to Faqirullah, |
India, Lucknow, Provincial Mughal | circa 1750 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 21,590.00 | |
| 578 | An illustration to a ragamala series: Gujari Ragini, |
India, Provincial Mughal, Farrukhabad | circa 1765 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 | |
| 579 | An illustration to a ragamala series: Bangal Ragini, |
India, Provincial Mughal, Farrukhabad | circa 1765 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 165,100.00 | |
| 580 | An illustration to a ragamala series: Gujari Ragini, |
India, Mughal, Delhi | circa 1790, with earlier 17th century borders | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 | |
| 581 | An illustration to a ragamala series: Asavari Ragini, |
India, Mughal, Delhi | circa 1790, with earlier 17th century borders | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 31,750.00 | |
| 582 | Two ladies on a terrace, India, Provincial Mughal, circa 1800; A nobleman with two ladies; Ladies in a garden (verso with illustration of a red-headed vulture), |
India, Kishangarh, early 20th century; India | 19th century | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 | |
| 583 | An illustration to a ragamala series: Kakubha ragini; Two illustrations to a ragamala series: Pancham raga and Malasri ragini, |
India, Rajasthan; India, Rajasthan | 19th century; 18th century | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,445.00 | |
| 584 | Four Bhagavata Illustrations, |
India, Bundelkhand, Panna and Orchha | circa 1687 and circa 1660-70 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,556.00 | |
| 585 | An illustration from a Jatmala series; Krishna hunting deer |
India, Bundelkhand, Panna; ,India, Rajasthan, probably Kota | circa 1720-30; 19th century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 1,651.00 | |
| 586 | A Maratha nobleman at a Shaivite shrine, |
India, Deccan, | late 18th century | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 587 | An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series: The armies of Krishna and Balarama setting the Gomantaka mountain on fire, |
Nepal | circa 1775 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 | |
| 588 | An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series: Palace of the demon king Banasura, |
Nepal | circa 1775 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | |
| 589 | An equestrian portrait of Thakur Jaivan Singh, India, Marwar, early 19th century; A seated portrait of Raja Amar Singh of Shahpura; A portrait of Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh II of Jaipur |
India, Rajasthan; India, Rajasthan | 19th century; 19th century | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 1,905.00 | |
| 591 | An illustration from a Six Seasons manuscript, Maharana Sajjan Singh on horseback in his palace garden, |
India, Mewar | circa 1880 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 21,590.00 | |
| 592 | An illustration from a Six Seasons manuscript, Maharana Sajjan Singh in his palace, |
India, Mewar | circa 1880 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 21,590.00 | |
| 593 | A nobleman seated on a terrace with attendants, |
India, Rajasthan, Bundi or Uniara, | late 19th/early 20th century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,985.00 | |
| 594 | A young Raja Anirudh Chand playing Holi with his courtiers on a terrace, |
India, Kangra, | early 19th century | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 | |
| 595 | The young Raja Sansar Chand out riding with companions, attributed to the Guler artist Khushala, |
India, Kangra, | 1777 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 | |
| 596 | Raja Sansar Chand and his son Anirudh Chand worshipping images of Shiva and Parvati, attributed to the Guler artist Khushala, |
India, Kangra | circa 1795 | GBP 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | GBP 31,750.00 | |
| 597 | An illustration from a Shivapurana series: Sati casts herself into the fire to avenge the insult to her husband Shiva, |
India, Kangra | circa 1820 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 114,300.00 | |
| 598 | An illustrated folio from a Mahabharata series, India, Jaipur, 19th century; The goddess Kali standing on Shiva, |
India, Jaipur | 19th century | GBP 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | |
| 599 | An enthroned Ganesha facing Saraswati seated on a white hamsa, |
India, Patna or Murshidabad | 19th century | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | |
| 600 | Two attendants at a Devi temple; Devotees at a Krishna shrine; A tantric diagram |
, India, Udaipur; India, Kota; India, Rajasthan | 19th century; 19th century | GBP 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
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![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.")
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![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.")
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