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Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988.
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Bonhams, June 16-25: 15th-CENTURY TREATISE ON SYPHILIS. GRÜNPECK. 1496. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF BENIVIENI'S TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY. 1507. $12,000 - $18,000Bonhams, June 16-25: FRACASTORO. Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus. 1530. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK ON SKIN DISEASES. MERCURIALIS. De morbis cutaneis... 1572. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, June 16-25: BIDLOO. Anatomia humani corporis... 1685. $6,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF DOUGLASS'S EARLY AMERICAN WORK ON INNOCULATION AND SMALLPOX. 1722. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-25: LIND'S FIRST TREATISE ON SCURVY. 1753. $15,000 - $20,000Bonhams, June 16-25: RARE JENNER SIGNED CIRCULAR ON VACCINATION. 1821. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, June 16-25: MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BRIGHT. Reports of Medical Cases... 1827-1831. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, June 16-25: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PRESENTATION COPY TO HER MOTHER. 1860. $6,000 - $8,000Bonhams, June 16-25: LORENZO TRAVER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF BURNSIDE'S NORTH CAROLINA EXPEDITION. TRAVER, Lorenzo. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, June 16-25: ONE OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS ON DERMATOLOGY. HARDY. Clinique Photographique... 1868. $3,000 - $5,000
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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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Forum Auctions: Editions and Works on Paper 1500-2022
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Editions and Works on Paper 1500-2022 | Total Sales (GBP) | 89,982.88 |
| Auction Date | March 16, 2023 - March 16, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 58,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #2270 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 84,270.00 |
| Total Lots | 262 | ||
| Sold Lots | 141 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 168,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 53.82% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 239,190.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 121 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 37.62% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rembrandt van Rijn | The Descent from the Cross: Second Plate |
1633 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,198.40 |
| 133 | Mario Testino | Sienna Miller, Rome, 2007 |
2012 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 3,244.80 |
| 199 | Damien Hirst | Tatyu Betul. H10-5, from The Empresses |
2022 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,568.80 |
| 143 | Thomas Struth | Museo del Prado, Room 12, Madrid |
2009 | GBP 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,433.60 |
| 170 | Peter Doig | Untitled (Canoe) |
2008 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,163.20 |
| 17 | Rembrandt van Rijn | David at Prayer |
1652 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,099.20 |
| 217 | Andy Warhol after. | Mona Lisa (Sunday B. Morning) (set of three) |
2019 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,099.20 |
| 112 | Derek Boshier | Untitled I-VI |
1969 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,757.60 |
| 182 | Takashi Murakami | And Then X 3000 (Blue) |
2003 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,574.40 |
| 286 | The Connor Brothers | Thou Shall Not Be a Cunt |
2022 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,487.20 |
| 10 | Rembrandt van Rijn | A Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player and Family Receiving Alms |
1648 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,443.20 |
| 233 | JR | Trompe l'oeil, Death Valley, Billboard, March 4, 2017, 5:41 pm, California, USA |
2021 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,284.40 |
| 134 | Mario Testino | Natalia Vodianova, Cannes, 2007 |
2012 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,216.80 |
| 43 | Pablo Picasso | Picasso Lithographes I-IV (Cramer 55, 60, 77, 125) |
1949-64 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,170.00 |
| 132 | David Bailey | Legs and Hosepipe |
1980 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,149.20 |
| 1 | Albrecht Dürer | The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit, from: The Apocalypse [with 7 others] (8) |
circa 1497-98 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,115.20 |
| 30 | Fernand Léger after. | Deauville (Saphire E13) |
1950 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,081.60 |
| 174 | Harland Miller | Oui (from The French Letter Paintings) |
2021 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,081.60 |
| 9 | Rembrandt van Rijn | Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?) |
1641 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,049.60 |
| 212 | Andy Warhol after. | Marilyn Monroe (Sunday B. Morning) |
2012 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,049.60 |
| 293 | Shepard Fairey | Progress (Obama) |
2008 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,049.60 |
| 196 | Damien Hirst | H8-4. Forever |
2020 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 946.40 |
| 285 | The Connor Brothers | Fuck This Shit |
2022 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 946.40 |
| 141 | Ugo Rondinone | Stars |
2009 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 918.40 |
| 44 | Pablo Picasso | L'Ècuyère (Bloch 999; Mourlot 333) |
1960 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 878.80 |
![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.")
![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.")
