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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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Rago Arts and Auctions: Artists' Books and Ephemera from an Important Private Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Artists' Books and Ephemera from an Important Private Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 328,577.00 |
| Auction Date | March 15, 2023 - March 15, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 187,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #31523 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 270,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 295 | ||
| Sold Lots | 295 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 187,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 270,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 121.70% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489 | Christopher Wool | Black Book |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 | |
| 242 | Marcel Broodthaers | L'Ardoise magique (Magic Slate) |
1972 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
| 228 | John Baldessari | Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts) |
1973 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 344 | Louise Lawler | Ephemera |
1964 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 9,450.00 |
| 235 | Alighiero Boetti | Classifying the Thousand Longest Rivers in the World |
1977 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 372 | Bruce Nauman | Burning Small Fires |
1968 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,192.00 |
| 422 | Kiki Smith | Tidal (I See the Moon and the Moon Sees Me) |
1998 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,292.00 |
| 294 | Hanuman Books | Artists' books, forty-two |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 | |
| 322 | Martin Kippenberger | The Canary Searching for a Port in the Storm |
1991 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 272 | Peter Fischli and David Weiss | Will Happiness Find Me? and Record |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 4,788.00 | |
| 293 | Joanne Greenbaum | Book of paintings |
2015 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
| 349 | Sol Lewitt | Artist's books, eighteen |
1977 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
| 448 | After Andy Warhol | The Souper Dress |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,788.00 | |
| 362 | Brice Marden | Thirty-six Poems by Tu Fu |
1987 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,192.00 |
| 256 | William Copley and | SMS: A Collection of Multiples |
1968 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,032.00 |
| 393 | Jerónimo López Ramirez (Dr. Lakra) | Artist's book |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,032.00 | |
| 404 | Dieter Roth | Artist's books, twenty-three |
1976 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,032.00 |
| 487 | David Wojnarowicz and Paul Thek | Tongues of Flame and Processions |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 4,032.00 | |
| 455 | Lawrence Weiner | Aphorism of the Week: Arts Not a Game, It Has No Rules |
1997 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,780.00 |
| 340 | Barbara Kruger | Artist's books and ephemera |
1978 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,668.00 |
| 390 | Richard Prince | Inside World |
1989 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 239 | Louise Bourgeois | Red Room (Parents) Pillowcase |
2007 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,276.00 |
| 212 | Bas Jan Ader | Ephemera |
1971-1992 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
| 216 | Lawrence Alloway | Artists & Photographs |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,024.00 | |
| 263 | Robert Crumb | Comic books and ephemera |
1968-1997 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
![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.")
