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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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Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 25,908.21 |
| Auction Date | March 31, 2025 - March 31, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 27,030.00 |
| Sale Number | #33125b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 41,630.00 |
| Total Lots | 98 | ||
| Sold Lots | 82 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 38,010.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 66,930.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 38.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94391351 | Johannes Gerson | Tercia pars operum Johannis de Gerson |
1494 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,900.00 | EUR 2,455.77 |
| 94413993 | jodocus d'Erfurt, Matteo D'Afflictis, Johannes Cruceus, Lattanzio | Vocabolarium utriusque juris e raccolta di altri 5 testi giuridici de 1530-1533-1536 in un solo |
1536/1530 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 1,907.50 |
| 94378322 | G. Battista Della Porta | Fisonomia dell'Hvomo |
1610 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,662.25 |
| 93510025 | Aristotele | de Physico Auditu |
1544 | EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,199.00 |
| 94327581 | Kircherus, A (Kircherius) | Toonneel van China |
1668 | EUR 1,300.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 1,199.00 |
| 94361085 | Girolamo Baccelli | L'Odissea di Omero |
1582 | EUR 450.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,076.92 |
| 93746115 | Joost van den Vondel | [EMBEMATA] Toonneel des menschelyken levens [EN] Vorstelijcke Warande Der Dieren [EN] Helden Godes |
1698/1717 | EUR 700.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 872.00 |
| 94368415 | Girolamo Fabrizio (Hieronymus Fabricius) | Wund-Artznei |
1672 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 784.80 |
| 94288670 | Girolamo Albrizzi | Historia di Trieste |
1698 | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 94376296 | Finella | De duodecim signis coelestibus |
1650 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 719.40 |
| 94350619 | Cherubini | Magnum Bullarium Romanum |
1692/1697 | EUR 750.00 - 1,400.00 | EUR 708.50 |
| 94347434 | Hesiode | Hesiodi Ascraei poetae vetustissimi... |
1544 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 659.45 |
| 94413098 | Bartoli | Del modo di misurare le distantie |
1589 | EUR 900.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 654.00 |
| 94423487 | Accursio | Institutiones Iustiniani |
1557 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 94405261 | Nicolas Vignier | Rerum Burgundionum chronicon: in quo etiam rerum Gallicarum tempora accurate demonstrantur: In quo |
1575 | EUR 900.00 - 1,300.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 94438103 | Descartes Rene (Cartesio). | Renati Des Cartes Meditationes de Prima Philosophia |
1678 | EUR 550.00 - 800.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 94457210 | Pindare - Sappho, Anacreon, Alcee de Mytilene, Stesichore, etc. | Pindari - Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia |
1566 | EUR 170.00 - 550.00 | EUR 512.30 |
| 94377541 | Honorato Niquet | Physiognomia Humana |
1648 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 491.59 |
| 94333659 | Maxime de TYR. | 2 textes : Maximi Tyrii philosophi platonici Sermones sive Disputationes XLI. Graece nunc primum |
1557 | EUR 275.00 - 500.00 | EUR 471.97 |
| 94298205 | Nicolaes de Clerck | Toneel der keyseren en coningen van Christenrijk met 62 gravures |
1615 | EUR 275.00 - 350.00 | EUR 441.45 |
| 93965162 | Rocca | Imprese, Stratagemi et Errori Militari |
1568 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 332.45 |
| 94399396 | [Plutarque] ; Dario Tiberti ; Jerome de Marnef | Epitome Vitarum Plutarchi, hoc est virorum tam apud Graecos quam Latinos illustrium res gestae |
1567 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 316.10 |
| 94432154 | Justinus | Giustino |
1548 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 292.12 |
| 94369554 | D. Roisecco | Afbeelding van t'oude Romen [met 128 cierlijke kopere Platen] |
1661 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 272.50 |
| 94398776 | [Ciceron] ; Gabriel Du Preau ; Gilles (ou Egide) Beys | Flores, et sententiae scribendique formulae illustriores, ex Marci Tulii Ciceronis epistolis |
1577 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 261.60 |
![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.")
