• Fonsie Mealy’s
    Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
    18th June 2025
    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: 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 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
  • Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, 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 2025
    Forum, 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.
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Heritage Auctions: Spring US Currency Obsolete Banknotes

Auction Reports

Auction Name Spring US Currency Obsolete Banknotes Total Sales (USD) 269,632.40
Auction Date April 27, 2025 - April 27, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 173,800.00
Sale Number #62392 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 260,700.00
Total Lots 488
Sold Lots 478 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 178,080.00
% of Lots Sold 97.95% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 267,120.00
Unsold Lots 10 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 100.94%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
94361

(Anderson), TX- Grimes County $3 May 9, 186? Medlar UNL PMG Choice Fine 15.

186? USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 4,560.00
94399

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $500 Apr. 25, 1839 Cr. A9 Medlar 29 PMG Fine 12.

1839 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,560.00
94453

(Montague), TX- Montague County 50C/ Jan. 4, 1864 Medlar 2 PMG Fine 12.

1864 USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 4,560.00
94465

(Sherman), TX- Grayson County 15C/ April 29, 1863 Medlar UNL PMG Fine 12.

1863 USD 360.00 - 540.00 USD 4,320.00
94471

Waxahachie, TX- Ellis County $2 Apr. 8, 1863 Medlar 5 PMG Very Fine 20 Net.

1863 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,320.00
94409

Burnet, TX- Treasurer of Burnet County $1 Dec. 3, 1862 Medlar 3 PMG Very Fine 20 NET.

1862 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 4,080.00
94404

Austin, TX- County of Travis $1.50 May 25, 1863 Medlar 161 PMG Very Fine 20 Net.

1863 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 3,600.00
94413

Denton, TX- Treasurer of Denton County $1 Sep. 10, 1862 Medlar 2 PMG Very Fine 20.

1862 USD 440.00 - 660.00 USD 2,880.00
94415

Gatesville, TX- Coryell County 50C/ Sep. 1, 1862 Medlar 1 PCGS Apparent Fine 12.

1862 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 2,880.00
94468

Waco, TX- Unknown Issuer 50C/ Aug. 20, 1862 Medlar 7 Remainder PMG Uncirculated 62.

1862 USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 2,880.00
94348

Columbia, SC- State of South Carolina $20 Mar. 2, 1872 Cr. 7 PCGS Banknote Superb Gem Unc 69 PPQ.

1872 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 2,400.00
94422

Houston, TX- Government of Texas $1 Apr. 1, 183? (Faded) Cr. H14 Medlar 54 PMG Fine 12.

183? USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,160.00
94116

Dalton, GA- Cherokee Insurance and Banking Co. $2 Sep. 1, 1854 G4 PMG Very Fine 20.

1854 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 2,040.00
94420

Houston, TX- Republic of Texas $20 Cr. H5 Medlar 33 PMG Very Good 10 Net.

USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 2,040.00
94193

Brest, MI- Monroe & Ypsilanti Rail Road Company $3 Nov. 1, 1838 G6 Lee BRE 2-3 PCGS Banknote Very Fine 25 Details.

1838 USD 720.00 - 1,080.00 USD 1,860.00
94123

Hawkinsville, GA- Bank of Hawkinsville $5 183__ G24(?) Proof PCGS Very Choice New 64.

183__ USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,800.00
94437

Houston, TX- Government of Texas $50 Jan. 27, 1839 Cr. H21A Medlar 68 PCGS Banknote About Unc 55 PPQ.

1839 USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 1,680.00
94423

Houston, TX- Government of Texas $3 Faded Cr. H15A Medlar 57 PMG Very Good 10 Net.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,620.00
94141

St. Mary's, GA- Bank of St. Mary's $100 Nov. 16, 1846 UNL PCGS Apparent Very Fine 25.

1846 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,560.00
94367

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $2 July 1, 1841 Cr. A2 Medlar 22 PMG Choice About Unc 58.

1841 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,560.00
94421

Houston, TX- Republic of Texas $1 Faded Cr. H23 Medlar 48 PMG Very Good 8 Net.

USD 720.00 - 1,080.00 USD 1,560.00
94460

Paris, TX- Lamar County 50C/ Oct. 8, 1862 Medlar 5 PMG Fine 12.

1862 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,560.00
94464

San Marcos, TX- Hays County 50C/ Sep. 1, 1862 Medlar 2 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1862 USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 1,560.00
94321

Philadelphia, PA- Bank of the United States (3rd) (PA Charter), Payable in New York $2,000 Post Note Dec. 15, 1840 G102 PMG About Uncirculated 53 EPQ.

1840 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,500.00
94323

Philadelphia, PA- Bank of the United States (3rd) (PA Charter), Payable in New York $3,000 Post Note Dec. 15, 1840 G104 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ.

1840 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,440.00
  • Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
  • Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.
    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.
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
  • Rose City Book & Paper Fair
    June 14-15, 2025
    1000 NE Multnomah, Portland
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  • Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988.
  • ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [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.
    ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.
    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.
    ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Øiesvold Collection
    June 14, 2025
    SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: HIERONYMUS MÜNTZER (1437 – 1508): (Northern and Central Europe) No title recto. Nuremberg, 1493.
    SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SIGISMUND VON HERBERSTEIN (1486 – 1566): «Commentari della Moscovia et partmente della Russia.» Venice, 1550.
    SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: 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.
    SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.