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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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Ader: Photography Books Online
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photography Books Online | Total Sales (EUR) | 15,468.75 |
| Auction Date | January 17, 2023 - January 17, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,990.00 |
| Sale Number | #133437 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 18,680.00 |
| Total Lots | 179 | ||
| Sold Lots | 104 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 24,260.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 58.10% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 34,460.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 75 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | BARZILAY, FRÉDÉRIC (1917-2015) PIEYRE DE MANDIARGUES, ANDRÉ (1909-1991) | Les Corps Illuminés. |
1965 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 887.50 |
| 96 | KOUDELKA, JOSEF (1938) | Animal. |
1990 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 737.50 |
| 165 | ERWITT, ELLIOTT (1928) | Snaps. |
2001 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 625.00 |
| 169 | MAN RAY (1890-1976) | La photographie n'est pas l'art. 12 photographies. Avant-propos de André Breton. |
1937 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 537.50 |
| 118 | NORI, CLAUDE (1949) | Vacances à l'italienne. |
1987 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 117 | NORI, CLAUDE (1949) | Un été italien. |
2001 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 437.50 |
| 112 | MOLINIER, PIERRE (1900-1976) | Cent photographies érotiques. |
1979 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 57 | CHAMPASSAK, TIANE DOAN NA (1973) | 6 volumes, tous signés. Censored. |
2017 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 83 | GHIRRI, LUIGI (1943-1992) | Kodachrome. Texte de Piero Berengo Gardin. |
1978 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 109 | MASCLET, DANIEL (1892-1969) | Nus. La beauté de la femme. Album du premier salon international du nu photographique. Paris 1933. |
1933 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 176 | SAMMALLAHTI, PENTTI (1950) | Les oiseaux. |
2006 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 16 | POTONNIÉE, GEORGES | Cent ans de photographie 1839-1939. |
1940 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 66 | DESCAMPS, BERNARD (1947) | Au-delà des apparences. |
2022 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 50 | BRASSAÏ (GYULA HALÀSZ, DIT) (1899-1984) | Graffiti. |
1961 | EUR 180.00 - 250.00 | EUR 312.50 |
| 110 | MENDELSOHN, ERICH (1887-1953) | Russland. Europa. Amerika. Ein architektonischer Querschnitt. |
1929 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 287.50 |
| 160 | BASILICO, GABRIELE - DEPARDON, RAYMOND - ELKOURY, FOUAD - BURRI, RENÉ - KOUDELKA, JOSEF - FRANK, ROBERT | Beyrouth Centre Ville. |
1992 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 287.50 |
| 93 | KOLLAR, FRANÇOIS (1904-1979) | 25 Photos de Kollar. Remarques de V. Photiadès. |
1934 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 262.50 |
| 53 | BURRI, RENÉ (1933-2014) | Les Allemands. |
1963 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 250.00 |
| 108 | MAN RAY (Emmanuel RADNITSKY, dit) (1890-1976) | Kiki. Souvenirs. |
1929 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 218.75 |
| 148 | TUGGENER, JAKOB (1904-1988) | Fünfzig Jahre schweizerische Wagons-und Aufzügefabrik A.G. Schlieren Zürich 1899-1949. |
1950 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 212.50 |
| 99 | KRULL, GERMAINE (1897-1985) BUCOVICH, MARIO v. (1884-1947) | Paris. |
1928 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 173 | RONIS, WILLY (1910-2009) | Belleville-Ménilmontant. |
1954 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 5 | LEHNERT & LANDROCK - GRÖBER, KARL | Palästina. Arabien und Syrien. Baukunst - Landschaft - Volksleben. |
1925 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 187.50 |
| 144 | STRAND, PAUL (1890-1976) ROY, CLAUDE (1915-1997) [Signed] | La France de profil. |
1952 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 187.50 |
| 178 | TICHY, MIROSLAV (1926-2011) | Trois volumes. Quentin Bajac et divers. Miroslav Tichy. |
2008 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 175.00 |
![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.")
