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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.
Sloane Street Auctions: The Spring Fine Art Auction: To include Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Fine Estate Contents
Auction Reports
Auction Name | The Spring Fine Art Auction: To include Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Fine Estate Contents | Total Sales (GBP) | 26,768.58 |
Auction Date | March 28, 2025 - March 28, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 11,250.00 |
Sale Number | #32825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 18,850.00 |
Total Lots | 44 | ||
Sold Lots | 32 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 13,950.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 72.73% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 23,650.00 |
Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 113.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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570A | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), | Danse a la Campagne |
c.1890 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,613.00 |
571 | Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954), | Visage |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,295.00 | |
592 | A set of five framed Qur'anic leaves |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,899.60 | ||
586 | E. Diiney & Silman Ben Ibrihim | The Life of Mohammad |
1918 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,504.20 |
558 | A set of 7 cigar certificates |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,845.20 | ||
569 | Tracey Emin (British, b. 1963), | If I Could Just Go Back and Start Again |
2005 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,713.40 |
580 | Albert Irvin (British, 1922-2015), | A collection of 9 screen prints in colour |
1993-2014 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,120.30 |
719 | Beryl Cook (British, 1926-2008), | Four silkscreens |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,054.40 | |
651 | a lot of 3, Ian Fleming, James Bond first editions |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 659.00 | ||
540 | Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), | Le Dormeur |
1942 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 593.10 |
353 | Raymond JAK" Jackson | Original satirical cartoon - Lloyds of London Tuesday 27th May 1986 |
1986 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 553.56 |
722 | Beryl Cook (British, 1926-2008), | Beryl Cook (British, 1926-2008), Four prints |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 527.20 | |
373 | British, 18th Century, A pair of botanical hand coloured engravings of Narcissus flowers |
18th Century | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 500.84 | |
550 | William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764), | A Harlot's Progress |
1822 Baldwin, Cradock and Joy edition | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 421.76 |
584 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), | Gala |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 421.76 | |
554 | William Hogarth (British 1697-1764), | Humours of an Election |
published c. 1795 by J. Boydell | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 395.40 |
734 | Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), | La Jongleuse |
1960 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 395.40 |
510 | Brian Fielding (British, 1933-1987), | A set of three colour screen prints from the Rav series |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 369.04 | |
562 | Jack Gallery, New York, Jean Cocteau |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 329.50 | ||
563 | Galerie Maeght, Kandinsky, Periode Parisienne 1934-1944 |
1969 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 329.50 | |
582 | Albert Irvin, (British, 1922-2015), | Two screenprints in colour |
1991, 1990 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 289.96 |
504 | Mario Dubsky (British, 1939-1985), | Noon |
1972 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 263.60 |
455 | 19th century, Three hand-coloured prints of Russian cities |
19th century | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 237.24 | |
568 | After Andy Warhol (American 1928-1987), | Marilyn (burgundy) |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 237.24 | |
552 | Arthur Briscoe (British, 1873-1943), | Flooded Decks and The Seine Net |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 224.06 |