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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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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.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper | Total Sales (USD) | 54,998.75 |
Auction Date | April 19, 2025 - April 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 106,750.00 |
Sale Number | #41925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 201,700.00 |
Total Lots | 154 | ||
Sold Lots | 143 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 127,650.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 92.86% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 233,800.00 |
Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 23.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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90079 | Catlin | On Card, Ball Play |
circa 1875 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,335.00 |
90081 | Edward Curtis | Folio, Cheyenne Girl |
1911 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,415.00 |
90062 | Mortier | Map of the World |
circa 1700. | USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 2,070.00 |
90065 | Cellarius | Celestial Chart with the Constellations according to Christian Symbolism [Coeli Stellati Christiani Haemisphaerium Prius] |
1708 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,012.50 |
90089 | Mucha | Folio, Illustrations of Women. 22 |
1905 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,897.50 |
90090 | Mucha | Folio, Illustrations of Women. 29 |
1905 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,495.00 |
90020 | Schedel | View of Venice, Italy |
1493 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,380.00 |
90022 | Braun & Hogenberg | View of Milan, Italy |
1575 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 977.50 |
90082 | Edward Curtis | Folio, Bear's Teeth, Arikara |
1909 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 977.50 |
90150 | Gould | Great Argus Pheasant |
1850-1883. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 977.50 |
90091 | Mucha | Folio, Illustrations of Women. 39 |
1905 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 920.00 |
90039 | Gould | Australia, Great Grey Kangaroo |
1845-1863 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 862.50 |
90063 | Hevelius | Constellation Chart: Cancer |
1690 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 862.50 |
90078 | Karl Bodmer | Chief of the Blood-Indians, War-Chief of the Piekann Indians, Koutani Indian. 46 |
1839-1842 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 862.50 |
90080 | Edward Curtis | Folio, At the Ford, Cheyenne |
1911 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 862.50 |
90088 | Marc Chagall | Marc Chagall's Le Cirque d'Izes, Signed, 5 Lithographs by Chagall, 76 Heliogravure Photographs by Izis, |
1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 862.50 |
90154 | Gould | Pair of Parrakeet Lithographs |
1850-1883. | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 862.50 |
90035 | Laplace | The Favorite at Anchor in Manilla, Philippines [La Favorite au mouillage de Manille]. 29 |
1833-1835 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 805.00 |
90029 | David Roberts | Pyramids of Geezeh |
1842-1849 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 776.25 |
90085 | Foujita | Rare: Domestic Cat Illustration: Aholibah |
1930 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 747.50 |
90044 | Kohler & Weigel | Pair of Maps of Belgrade, Serbia |
1719 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 690.00 |
90034 | Laplace | Port of Singapore [Port de Singapour]. 27 |
1833-1835 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 661.25 |
90113 | Kiener | Kiener's ...Coquilles vivantes, Volume 9 with 66 Hand-colored Shell Engravings |
1834-1880 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 603.75 |
90139 | Audubon | Long-billed Curlew. 355 |
1840-1844. | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 603.75 |
90152 | Gould | Sonnerat's Jungle-fowl |
1850-1883. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 575.00 |