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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
Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30 | Total Sales (EUR) | 13,712.20 |
| Auction Date | January 09, 2023 - January 09, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 7,610.00 |
| Sale Number | #10923 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,770.00 |
| Total Lots | 69 | ||
| Sold Lots | 60 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 10,785.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.96% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 13,430.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 102.10% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65425725 | Perse / Francesco Stelluti / Frederigo Cesi/ Accademia dei Lincei | Persio tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato da Francesco Stelluti Accad. Linceo ( abeilles Ape) |
1630 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,963.09 |
| 64654333 | Adam Volckmann | Neu-verbesserte Notariat-Kunst, Oder Hand- und Formularbuch - De Arte Et Officio Notariatus |
1655 | EUR 800.00 - 900.00 | EUR 817.50 |
| 65451165 | Jean-Baptiste Tavernier / Jan Luiken / Jan Hendrik Glazemaker | De zes reizen van de heer J. Bapt. Tavernier, Baron van Aubonne (deel 2 en 3) |
1682 | Not Available | EUR 708.50 |
| 65470357 | Jean Jacques Boissard | Divinatione & Magicis Praestigiis |
1606 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 673.62 |
| 65486647 | Sénèque | Les epistres de Seneque traduites par Mre François Malherbe |
1637 | Not Available | EUR 523.20 |
| 65550983 | Vognole / Egnazio Danti | Le due regole della prospettiua prattica di Vignola, con i commentari da Egnatio Danti. Bologna |
1682 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 519.93 |
| 65448295 | H. Doedyns | Haegse Mercurius behelsende vermakelijke, satyrique, galante, stigtelijke, politique, academische |
1699/1697 | EUR 420.00 - 470.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 65541403 | Johan van Beverwyck, Jacob Cats | Wercken der genees-konst: Schat der gesontheyt, Schat der ongesontheyt, heel-konste |
1672 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 65320191 | Bussieres | Historia francica a monarchia condita |
1688 | Not Available | EUR 425.10 |
| 65425379 | M. Jean Liebaut | Quatre Livres des Secrets de Médecine et de la Philosophie Chimique |
1628 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 65514437 | Isaac La Peyrère | Praeadamitae Systema theologicum, ex praeadamitarum hypothesi + Refutatio compendiosa erronei |
1655 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 65090633 | John of Damascus | Antique Partly Russian old believer slavonic Book of Hours - 18th C. |
1700 | EUR 390.00 - 430.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 65528235 | Eusebius van Caesarea | Praeparatio Evangelica |
1628 | Not Available | EUR 371.69 |
| 65524117 | Eusebius van Caesarea | De demonstratione Evangelica libri decem |
1628 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 359.70 |
| 65471717 | Jean de Beaulieu | La géométrie françoise ou la Pratique aisée pour apprendre sans maistre l'arpentage... mesures |
1676 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 65541009 | Joost van den Vondel | Poëzy of verscheide gedichten |
1682 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 65477893 | Sénèque / Velasco y Acebedo | El Sabio en la pobreza, comentarios estoycos, y historicos a Seneca. Madrid |
1671 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 310.65 |
| 64965225 | Johann Müller | Historia Beatissimae Virginis Glacensis.Beschreibung, wunderthätigen Maria-Bild zu Glatz (Schlesien) |
1690 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 218.00 |
| 65501995 | Allesandro Tassoni | Annotazioni Spora il Vocabolario degli Accademici Della Crusca Opera Postuma |
1698 | EUR 250.00 - 400.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 65512141 | Limojon De Saint Didier (Alexandre Toussaint) | La Ville et la Republique de Venise |
1680 | EUR 180.00 - 200.00 | EUR 207.10 |
| 65481239 | Dwingelo, Wtenbogaert e.a. | Zeven pamfletten over Bestandstwisten |
1613/1621 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 201.65 |
| 65517259 | Petrus Beyerlinck Opmeer / Laurentius Beyerlinck | Opus Chronographicum Orbis Universi a Mundi exordio usque ad annum M.DC.XI. |
1611 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 197.29 |
| 65550259 | Isaac La Peyrère ; Philippe le Prieur | Praedamitae [suivi de] in Librum Praedamitarum in confutatur Nuperus Scripror... |
1656/1655 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 152.60 |
| 65452409 | Tobias van Domselaer, D. / Romeyn de Hooghe | Het ontroerde Nederlandt door de wapenen des konings van Vrankryk, dat is Een waarachtigh verhaal |
1674 | Not Available | EUR 148.24 |
| 65398351 | Johann und Heinrich Sternen | Außlegung des gantzen Psalters Davids des königlichen Propheten |
1643 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 142.79 |
![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.")
