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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.")
Bonhams: Father of the Modern Fairy Tale, Hans Christian Andersen from the Collection of Justin G. Schiller, 31573, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 29, 2025 - April 29, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Nye Eventyr og Historier - Anden Raekke Fjerde Samling. |
Copenhagen | 1866 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 77 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Kjendte og glemte Digte (1823-1867). |
Copenhagen | 1867 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 78 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. | Lykke-Peer. |
Copenhagen | 1870 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,152.00 |
| 79 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | H. C. Andersens Nye Eventyr og Historier. |
Copenhagen | 1870-1874. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 80 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Femten Eventyr og Historier. Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel, 1867. |
Copenhagen | 1867 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 81 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. PEDERSEN, VILHELM, ILLUSTRATOR. | H. C. Andersens Eventyr og Historier. |
Copenhagen | 1873 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 82 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. |
Copenhagen | 1868 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,816.00 |
| 83 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") to Mrs. [Steen] Bille |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,664.00 | ||
| 84 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. PEDERSEN, VILHELM, ILLUSTRATIONS. | Eventyr og Historier. Andet Bind. BOUND BEFORE: Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. Forste Samling. |
Copenhagen | 1873; 1869. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 85 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. PEDERSEN, VILHELM, ILLUSTRATIONS. | Lykke-Peer. |
Copenhagen | 1870 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 86 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in Danish to illustrator Lorenz Frolich pressing him for the promised drawings for "Godfather's Picture Book," |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 | ||
| 87 | FROLICH, LORENZ. 1820-1908. [ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875.] | Pen and ink and watercolor, "Bedstemoder fortaeller Historier," |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,408.00 | ||
| 88 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Eventyr og Historier ... Ny samling. |
Copenhagen | 1872 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 89 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Nye Eventyr og Historier. |
Copenhagen | 1858-1872. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 460.80 |
| 90 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Eventyr og Historier ... Ny samling. |
Copenhagen | 1872 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 91 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Neue Marchen und Geschichten. Funfte Folge. |
Leipzig | 1872 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 92 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. PEDERSEN, VILHELM, ILLUSTRATOR. | Eventyr og Historier. |
Copenhagen | 1873-1874. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 93 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | H. C. Andersens Nye eventyr og historier....Tredie Bind. |
Copenhagen | 1874 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 94 | ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875. | Gesammelte Historien. |
Leipzig | 1875 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 95 | [ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. 1805-1875.] POEM BY CARL SCHMIDT. | Et Minde om Eventyr og Historier af H.C. Andersen. |
Copenhagen | 1875 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 140.80 |
| 96 | Ved Hans Christian Andersens Jordefaerd i Vor Frue Kirke d. 11Aug. 1875 |
Copenhagen | 1875 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 435.20 | |
| 97 | Photographic portrait, gelatin silver print, bust in right profile, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,432.00 | |||
| 98 | J. KAYSER. C. 1813-1853. | Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen. Pencil on paper, oval, 220 x 150 mm, |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,408.00 | ||
| 99 | [HANSEN, GEORG EMIL. 1833-1891.] | H.C. Andersen. Glass plate photographic negative, being a portrait of Hans Christian Andersen, seated, |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 704.00 | ||
| 100 | OAKLEY, THORNTON. 1881-1953. | Pen-and-ink bust portrait of Hans Christian Andersen, signed below "T. Oakley 1938" for Scandinavia Beckons, |
1938 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 38.40 |
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![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.")
![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.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a6aadc9-e8db-4fb2-aa16-7f58eb74076a.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/bd397a02-a6b4-462a-b4de-cb43acf2f5aa.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1b950440-d6d6-4570-be13-7859d69353e9.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.")