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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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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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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.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.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
![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.")
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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian Books | Total Sales (USD) | 21,823.55 |
| Auction Date | March 06, 2025 - March 06, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 16,785.00 |
| Sale Number | #121 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 18,070.00 |
| Total Lots | 326 | ||
| Sold Lots | 140 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 61,166.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 42.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 68,106.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 186 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 32.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Van der Walt (J.J.A.) & Vorster (P.J.) | PELARGONIUMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1977, 1981, 1988 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 2,741.60 |
| 4 | Selous (F.C.) | A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA. Author's presentation copy to James Jameson. 'Perhaps the most famous of all hunting books'. |
1881 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,173.50 |
| 5 | Campbell (Lieutenant Colin) | EIGHT MONTHS ON AN ARMOURED TRAIN (Presentation copy) |
1901 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,207.50 |
| 58 | Stanley (Henry Morton) | THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT |
1878 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 664.70 |
| 313 | HOSKINS (G. A.) | TRAVELS IN ETHIOPIA; ABOVE THE SECOND CATARACT OF THE NILE |
1835 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 598.00 |
| 112 | De Villiers J.C. (Kay) (Presentation copy) | HEALERS, HELPERS AND HOSPITALS |
2008 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 7 | Park (Mungo) | TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS OF AFRICA |
1799 | USD 350.00 - 450.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 11 | Dibdin (Thomas Frognall) | A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN FRANCE AND GERMANY |
1821 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 106 | Van Wyk Louw (N.P.) | RAKA |
1941 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 79 | Dyer, (R.A.) | THE CYCADS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1965 | USD 100.00 - 100.00 | USD 332.35 |
| 16 | Blixen-Finecke (Bror von) | AFRICAN HUNTER |
1937 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 62 | Massie (R.H.) | THE NATIVE TRIBES OF THE TRANSVAAL |
1905 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 109 | Van Wyk Louw (N.P.) | GESTALTES EN DIERE (Presentation copy to his daughter) |
1942 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 191 | Selous (Frederick Courteney) | TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH EAST AFRICA |
1893 | USD 250.00 - 180.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 18 | His Majesty's Stationery Office | AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND PORTUGAL ABOUT THE SOUTHERN AFRICA (1912-1920) - LOT OF 3 ITEMS |
1912-1920 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 222 | Hiley (Alan R.I.) and Hassell (John A.) Captains of Scouts in the Boer Army | THE MOBILE BOER |
1902 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 276.00 |
| 307 | de Lima (J. Suasso) | GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP (1825 Edition and Modern Facsimile Reprint) |
USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 258.75 | |
| 132 | Bosman (Herman Charles) | MAFEKING ROAD |
1947 | USD 800.00 - 100.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 305 | Watt (John Mitchell) & Breyer-Brandwijk (Maria Gerdina) | MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA (2nd Edition) |
1962 | USD 250.00 - 325.00 | USD 224.25 |
| 171 | Lange (Friedrich) | DEUTSCH-SUDWEST-AFRIKA |
1907 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 211.60 |
| 123 | [Flack (Peter) Editor:] | HUNTING THE AFRICAN BUFFALO |
2017 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 205.85 |
| 82 | Baines (Thomas) | THE VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER |
1969 | USD 220.00 - 220.00 | USD 201.25 |
| 32 | Newman (Kenneth) | BIRDLIFE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (1971) - De Luxe Collector's Edition |
1971 | USD 90.00 - 90.00 | USD 181.70 |
| 188 | Roosevelt (Theodore) | AFRICAN GAME TRAILS |
1910 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 172.50 |
| 126 | Golabchi (Hossein "Soudy") | OBSESSED! HUNTING MOUNTAIN GAME IN NORTH AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD |
2008 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 166.75 |
![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.")
![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.")