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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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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. -
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ALDE: Manuscripts and Autographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Manuscripts and Autographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 409,465.00 |
| Auction Date | April 02, 2025 - April 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 208,940.00 |
| Sale Number | #40225 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 271,150.00 |
| Total Lots | 352 | ||
| Sold Lots | 209 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 308,490.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.38% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 398,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 143 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 102.64% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | Arthur RIMBAUD (1854-1891). | P.A.S., Harar 22 octobre 1889 |
1889 | EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 25,000.00 |
| 305 | Mohandas Karamchand, Mahatma GANDHI (1869-1948). | L.A.S., signee en tete << From M. K. Gandhi >> et en fin << Old friend >>, Ahmedabad 17 juin 1916, a son ami Hermann Kallenbach |
1916 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 17,500.00 |
| 306 | Mohandas Karamchand, Mahatma GANDHI. | L.A.S. , signee en tete << From M. K. Gandhi >> et en fin << Old friend >>, Ahmedabad 6 aout [1916], a son ami Hermann Kallenbach |
1916 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 17,500.00 |
| 195 | [Arthur RIMBAUD]. MENELIK II (1844-1913) Roi des rois d'Ethiopie (1889-1913). | Lettre en son nom, Entotto 25 septembre 1889, a Arthur Rimbaud |
1889 | EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 15,000.00 |
| 185 | [Marcel PROUST (1871-1922)]. | Photographie, [vers 1875] |
1875 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 12,250.00 |
| 187 | [Marcel PROUST]. | Sachet de Fleurs & Fantaisies japonaises s'ouvrant dans l'eau, dans son enveloppe illustree d'origine. |
EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 10,250.00 | |
| 19 | Paul GAUGUIN (1848-1903). | L.A.S., [Pont-Aven, juin 1890], a Emile Schuffenecker |
1890 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 9,375.00 |
| 251 | Albert EINSTEIN (1879-1955). | P.A., [fevrier 1926] |
1926 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 8,125.00 |
| 11 | Gustave COURBET (1819-1877). | L.A.S., Jeudi [debut juillet 1871 ?], a Victor Considerant |
1871 ? | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,875.00 |
| 105 | Gustave FLAUBERT. | P.S. avec apostille autographe, cosignee par Michel LEVY, Paris 11 septembre 1862 |
1862 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 7 | Mary CASSATT (1841-1926). | 7 L.A.S., Bachivillers puis Septeuil [1891-1892] et s.d., a Albert Bartholome |
[1891-1892] et s.d. | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 134 | Jean-Francois de LA HARPE (1739-1803). | L.S., 1er juin 1778, a une comtesse |
1778 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,000.00 |
| 61 | Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY. | Manuscrit autographe pour A un diner d'athees |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,875.00 | |
| 69 | Charles BAUDELAIRE (1821-1867). | L.A.S. << Charles >>. [Bruxelles] Samedi 17 fevrier 1866, a sa mere Caroline Aupick |
1866 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,250.00 |
| 186 | Marcel PROUST (1871-1922). | L.A.S. << Marcel >>, [15 aout 1902], a sa mere |
1902 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,250.00 |
| 232 | Auguste de VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM. | Manuscrit autographe signe, Maitre Pied, [1889] |
EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,000.00 | |
| 332 | MARIE-THERESE-CHARLOTTE DE FRANCE (1778-1851) << Madame Royale >>, fille de Louis XVI et Marie-Antoinette, duchesse d'Angouleme. | Manuscrit autographe, Zaire |
EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,000.00 | |
| 180 | Gerard de NERVAL. | P.S. << Gerard Labrunie de Nerval >> avec apostille autographe, Paris 28 janvier 1851 |
1851 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,500.00 |
| 111 | [Gustave FLAUBERT]. | Meche de cheveux, liee d'un fil blanc, conservee par Louis COLET |
EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 4,000.00 | |
| 166 | Stephane MALLARME (1842-1898). | L.A.S. (monogramme), Paris Dimanche [20 avril 1896], a Pierre Louys |
1896 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 4,000.00 |
| 346 | SAINT-DOMINGUE. | Inventaire manuscrit d'une propriete au quartier de Maribaroux, 23 mars 1770 |
1770 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,000.00 |
| 1 | [Albert BARTHOLOME (1848-1928)]. | Environ 600 lettres, la plupart L.A.S., a lui adressees, 1892-1923. |
1892-1923. | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 44 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | Manuscrit autographe, Simon Mage |
EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 | |
| 53 | Guillaume APOLLINAIRE. | Manuscrit autographe, La plante, [1918] |
1918 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 107 | Gustave FLAUBERT. | L.A.S. << Gve >>, Croisset lundi soir 21 mai [1871], a Elisa SCHLESINGER |
1871 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
![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.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a6aadc9-e8db-4fb2-aa16-7f58eb74076a.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/bd397a02-a6b4-462a-b4de-cb43acf2f5aa.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1b950440-d6d6-4570-be13-7859d69353e9.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.")
![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.")
