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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
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Koller Auctions: Photography - Online Only - bidstart 11/22
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photography - Online Only - bidstart 11/22 | Total Sales (CHF) | 191,917.00 |
| Auction Date | December 08, 2022 - December 08, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (CHF) | 118,010.00 |
| Sale Number | #ibid131b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (CHF) | 180,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 120 | ||
| Sold Lots | 67 | Low Estimate of All Lots (CHF) | 280,010.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 55.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (CHF) | 438,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 53 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 43.81% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5730 | NELLY (auch Elli Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari) | Athènes - 'Nicolska' dansant sur le Parthénon', 1929. |
1929 | CHF 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | CHF 38,750.00 |
| 5738 | MAN RAY | Nusch and Adyy, (c. 1938). |
CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CHF 12,500.00 | |
| 5802 | LEWIS BALTZ | Langstrasse', Zurich, 1997. Triptych. |
1997 | CHF 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | CHF 12,500.00 |
| 5751 | BERT STERN | Marilyn with Roses, 1962. 3 original photographs. |
1962, Printed later, 2011–2012. | CHF 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | CHF 11,250.00 |
| 5750 | BERT STERN | The Last Sitting', 1962. Portfolio with 10 original photographs. |
1962, Printed later. Numbered and signed in the image. New York, Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc., 1978. Image sizes approx. 48 × 48 to 52 × 48 cm, sheets 61.3 × 50.7 cm. (1) leaf, plates. Loose. Number 164 of 250 numbered copies (total edition o | CHF 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | CHF 10,250.00 |
| 5756 | MAN RAY | Nusch Eluard wearing Schiaparelli, 1936. |
1936 | CHF 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | CHF 9,000.00 |
| 5740 | HELMUT NEWTON | SUMO. Edited by June Newton. With 400 photographic illustrations. |
CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CHF 6,250.00 | |
| 5727 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS | Still life, yellow tomatoes', 1995. |
1995 | CHF 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | CHF 5,625.00 |
| 5712 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 1959. |
1959 | CHF 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | CHF 5,375.00 |
| 5726 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS | Summer still life', 1995. |
1995 | CHF 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | CHF 5,250.00 |
| 5729 | SHIRANA SHAHBAZI | Still life with flowers. From the series 'Flowers, Fruits & Portraits, 2009. |
2009 | CHF 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | CHF 4,875.00 |
| 5766 | RENÉ BURRI | Ernesto Che Guevara, Habana Cuba, 1963/ 2007'. |
1963/ 2007'., Printed later, dated 2007. | CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CHF 3,750.00 |
| 5783 | IRIS HUTEGGER | LS Nr 1712-233-2017. |
CHF 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | CHF 3,750.00 | |
| 5811 | ALVIN LANGDON COBURN. | London. With an introduction by Hilaire Belloc. With 20 mounted original photographs. |
CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CHF 3,625.00 | |
| 5702 | PAUL PFEIFFER | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (11), 2004. |
2004 | CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CHF 3,125.00 |
| 5725 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS | Leaf, 1995. |
1995 | CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CHF 3,125.00 |
| 5731 | RUTH BERNHARD | Sand Dune, 1967. |
1967, Printed later. Flush-mounted to matt. | CHF 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | CHF 2,750.00 |
| 5797 | PETER FISCHLI UND DAVID WEISS | Airports, 1990. With 1 loose signed and numbered original photograph and 40 illustrations. |
1990 | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 2,750.00 |
| 5742 | WILL MCBRIDE | Mike washing at Schloss Schule Salem, 1963'. |
1963', Printed later. | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 2,625.00 |
| 5752 | HIRO (d.i. Yasuhiro Wakabayashi) | Black Evening Dress in Flight, 1963. |
1963 | CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | CHF 2,500.00 |
| 5777 | ALBERT STEINER | Winterlandschaft bei St. Moritz', c. 1930. |
c. 1930. | CHF 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CHF 2,375.00 |
| 5789 | THOMAS RUFF | 07h 48m/ 70°, 1990. From the series 'Sterne', 1989–1992. |
1990, Printed later, dated 2003. | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 2,000.00 |
| 5784 | CÉCILE WICK. | Landschaft, 2005. |
2005 | CHF 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CHF 1,875.00 |
| 5785 | DARREN ALMOND | Fullmoon |
2012 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 1,875.00 |
| 5815 | ROBERT FRANK | Friendly Flower, New York 1953. |
CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 1,875.00 |
![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.")
