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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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Winter Associates: January 2023 Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | January 2023 Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 25,696.00 |
| Auction Date | January 16, 2023 - January 16, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 11,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #11623 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 22,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 64 | ||
| Sold Lots | 61 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 12,850.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.31% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 23,725.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 108.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | Walt Disney movie celluloid from Fantasia (released 1940) |
1940 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,944.00 | |
| 98 | Tolstoi, L. N. | BOOKS: Tolstoi, L. N. Complete Works Of: |
1904 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 164 | Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963) | Le Banc de Pierre ou Au Jardin, 1908 |
1908 | USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,152.00 |
| 18 | Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883 - 1957) | Morning at Okayama Castle 1955 |
1955 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 37 | Toshi Yoshida (Japanese 1911 - 1995) | Kilimanjaro Morning 1984 |
1984 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 108 | Dickens, Charles | BOOKS: Dickens, Charles, Works of: |
(ca. 1890) | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 22 | Hasui Kawase (Japanese 1883 - 1957) | Rainy Season at Ryoshimachi, Shinagawa circa 1945 |
circa 1945 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 832.00 |
| 103 | Bronte, Charlotte, Emily and Anne | BOOKS: Bronte, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, The Works of: |
1893 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 832.00 |
| 173 | Pierre August Renoir | "La Fleuve Scamandre (1re Planche)", first plate, c. 1900 |
c. 1900 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 228 | Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935) | Old Lace (A Cos Cob View), 1915 |
1915 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 14 | Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese, 1907-1997) | two framed modern Japanese woodblock prints |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 608.00 | |
| 121 | Browning, Robert, | BOOKS: Browning, Robert, Works Of: |
1912 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 608.00 |
| 115 | Moliere, Jean Baptiste; Byron, Lord. | BOOKS: Thirty two assorted volumes including Moliere, Jean Baptiste. The Plays of; Byron, Lord. Works of: |
1907; 1832 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 576.00 |
| 176 | Pierre Gatier (French, 1878 - 1944) | L' hiver, 1910 |
1910 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 544.00 |
| 231 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) | La Vielle Aux Loques, etching, from "Twelve Etchings From Nature", depicts portrait of an older woman seated in the light of an open doorway and bent over her work |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 512.00 | |
| 181 | Manuel Robbe (French, 1872-1936) | Place Pigalle, c. 1925 |
c. 1925 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 105 | Stevenson, Robert Louis. | BOOKS: Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Works of: |
1911 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 448.00 |
| 119 | Melville, Herman | BOOKS: Melville, Herman, The Works of: |
1922 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 448.00 |
| 304 | Roger Crossgrove (American, 1921 - 2016) | four framed gelatin silver prints, three of male nude with wheel, one of two seated male nudes |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 448.00 | |
| 44 | Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911 - 1995) | Monument Valley, circa 1971 |
circa 1971 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 416.00 |
| 160 | Anders Leonard Zorn (Swedish/American 1860 - 1920) | etching on green paper, depicts nude figure on shore |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 416.00 | |
| 204 | David Young Cameron | Two framed cathedral etchings including one by David Young Cameron, second with illegible signature |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 384.00 | |
| 50 | Two Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877 - 1945) | both "Pomegranate and Parrot" circa 1930's |
circa 1930's | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 352.00 |
| 112 | Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877 - 1945) | Crow on Cherry Blossom, circa 1920's, a black crow perches on a blossoming cherry tree branch, with artist seal below tail feathers, framed and matted behind glass, wear co... |
circa 1920's | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 352.00 |
| 28 | Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883 - 1957) | woodblock print, full moon over a riverside fishing village |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 320.00 |
![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.")
