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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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Venator and Hanstein: Modern and Contemporary Graphic Art, Modern Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary Graphic Art, Modern Books | Total Sales (EUR) | 399,533.40 |
| Auction Date | March 29, 2025 - March 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 350,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #180 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 350,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 503 | ||
| Sold Lots | 267 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 570,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 53.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 570,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 236 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1085 | Arnulf Rainer | Haute Coiffure |
1963 | EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 10,710.00 |
| 793 | RUPPRECHT GEIGER | Farbsequenzen |
1966 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 9,450.00 |
| 1320 | ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER | GUSTAV SCHIEFLER: Die Graphik Ernst Ludwig Kirchners. Band I bis 1916 / Band II 1917-1927. 2 Bde. |
1926-31 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 7,938.00 |
| 1101 | GERHARD RICHTER | Blattecke |
2014 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 7,560.00 |
| 832 | HAP GRIESHABER | Fruhling (Hirtin) |
1949 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 503 | JOSEF ALBERS | Ek Id (aus: Homage to the Square) |
1970 | EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 672 | OTTO DIX | Katze und Hahn |
1966 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 870 | DAVID HOCKNEY | The marriage |
1962 | EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 978 | EWALD MATARE | Liegende Kuh |
1934 (oder 1932 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 1052 | PABLO PICASSO | La Ronde de la Jeunesse |
1961 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,292.00 |
| 1027 | EMIL NOLDE | Segler und drei kleine Dampfer |
1910 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 1242 | ANDY WARHOL | Jean Cocteau |
1985 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 639 | MARC CHAGALL | Clown (Aus: Der Zirkus) |
1967 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,914.00 |
| 1069 | SERGE POLIAKOFF | Composition rouge et verte (Komposition in Rot und Grun) |
1962 | EUR 3,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 4,914.00 |
| 1382 | PABLO PICASSO; PIERRE REVERDY | Le chant des Morts. Poemes. Lithographies originales de Pablo Picasso. |
1948 | EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,914.00 |
| 794 | RUPPRECHT GEIGER | Ein Weg zur Farbe (Mappenwerk und Entwurfe) |
1977 | EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,536.00 |
| 970 | NEO RAUCH | Die Reise |
1989 | EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,536.00 |
| 1376 | MIRO, JOAN; MICHEL LEIRIS / FERNAND MOURLOT | Der Lithograph. (Deutsche Ubersetzung von Ursula Patzies und Georges D. Ruelle). Bd. I. (v. 4). |
1972 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,536.00 |
| 945 | ROY LICHTENSTEIN | As I opened fire |
1966 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,158.00 |
| 1323 | HEINRICH VOGELER | HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL: Der Kaiser und die Hexe. |
1900 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,158.00 |
| 1340 | MARC CHAGALL | FERNAND MOURLOT: Chagall Lithograph II: 1957-1962 |
1963 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,158.00 |
| 1391 | WALASSE TING | 1C/ Life / One Cent Life. Ed. by Sam Francis. |
1964 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,158.00 |
| 635 | MARC CHAGALL | Hochzeitsfest in der Grotte der Nymphen (Aus: Daphnis und Chloe) |
1961 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,780.00 |
| 971 | ZERO |
1966 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,780.00 | |
| 1054 | PABLO PICASSO | Aus: La Celestine |
1968 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,780.00 |
![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.")
