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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.")
Freeman's | Hindman: Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 1,065,336.00 |
| Auction Date | May 08, 2025 - May 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 550,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #6330 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 795,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 258 | ||
| Sold Lots | 246 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 589,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 850,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 125.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | DABLON, Claude. | Lac Superieur et autres lieux ou sont les missions des peres de la Compagnie de Iesus comprises sous le nom d'Outaouacs. |
1672 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 89,400.00 |
| 90 | DARWIN, Charles. | On the Origin of Species |
1859 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 26 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. | In Our Time |
1925 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 41,600.00 |
| 93 | GOULD, John. | The Birds of Great Britain |
1862-1873 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 |
| 243 | AUDUBON, John James. | The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories |
1839- 1840-1844 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 |
| 255 | McKENNEY, Thomas L. and James HALL. | History of the Indian Tribes of North America |
1836; 1838; 1844 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 |
| 133 | CONFUCIUS. | Sinarum philosophus, sive scientia sinensis latine exposita. Edited by Prospero Intorcetta, Chretien Herdtrich, Francois de Rougemont, and Philippe Couplet. |
1687 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 28,800.00 |
| 2 | FOUJITA, Leonard Tsuguharu, artist. -- JOSEPH, Michael. | A Book of Cats being Twenty Drawings by Foujita |
1930 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 253 | HENNEPIN, Louis. | Description de la Louisiane, nouvellement decouverte au Sud'Ouest de la Nouvelle France. |
1683 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 239 | THEVENOT, Melchisedec. | Carte de la decouverte faite l'an dans l'Amerique Septentrionale. |
1681 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 |
| 221 | CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. | Partie Occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France ou Sont les Nations des Illinois, de Tracy, les Iroquois, et Plusieurs Autres Peuples; Avec la Louisiane Nouvellement Decouverte etc. |
1688 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 35 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. | Death in the Afternoon |
1932 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 3 | MATISSE, Henri, artist. -- RONSARD, Pierre de. | Florilege des amours. |
1948 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 44 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. MANN, Thomas. | Death in Venice |
1929 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 18 | DICKENS, Charles. | [Christmas Books]. |
1843-1848 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 60 | CAXTON, William. CHAUCER, Geoffrey. | Man of Law's Tale. Extracted from: The Canterbury Tales. |
1476 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 92 | GOULD, John. | A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America |
1844-1850 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 219 | CHAMPLAIN, Samuel De and Pierre DU VAL. | Le Canada Faict par le Sr de Champlain ou sont La Nouvelle France, La Nouvelle Angleterre, La Nouvelle Holande, La Nouvelle Suede, La Virginie &c. Avec les Nationes Voisines. |
ca 1664 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 95 | PLINY THE ELDER. | The Historie of the World. Commonly called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinus Secundus, Philemon Holland, translator |
1601 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 5 | The Whole Byble. That is the Holy Scripture of the Olde and Newe Testament Faythfully Translated into Englyshe by Myles Coverdale |
1550 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 | |
| 141 | DU HALDE, Jean-Baptiste. | A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the Kingdoms of Korea and Tibet. Translated from the French by Richard Brookes |
1738-1741 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 29 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. | Men Without Women |
1927 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 229 | KITCHIN, Thomas. | A General Atlas, Describing The Whole Universe. Being a Complete and New Collection of the Most Approved Maps Extant |
no date 1775-1790 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 10 | CHRISTIE, Agatha. | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd |
1926 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 28 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. | The Sun Also Rises |
1927 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
![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.")
![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.")