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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 Early Summer Auction: to include Noble Estates, Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Arts of the Islamic World
Auction Reports
Auction Name | The Early Summer Auction: to include Noble Estates, Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Arts of the Islamic World | Total Sales (GBP) | 34,887.46 |
Auction Date | May 02, 2025 - May 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 17,040.00 |
Sale Number | #50225 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 33,260.00 |
Total Lots | 33 | ||
Sold Lots | 20 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 25,440.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 60.61% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 47,560.00 |
Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.36% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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496 | Peter Beard (American, 1938-2020) | Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June 1960 |
GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 21,088.00 | |
500 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) with Pompeo Posar (Italian, 1921-2004) II |
GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,272.00 | ||
499 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) with Pompeo Posar (Italian, 1921-2004) I |
GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,295.00 | ||
477 | David Hockney | Two books with illustrations by David Hockney |
1970 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 1,252.10 |
418 | Islamic: A group of five silver Qur'ans |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 632.64 | ||
419 | To include: [a] A silver metal bakhoor incense burner. |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 632.64 | ||
288 | W. Purkiss (British, 19th Century) | Four prints of butterflies |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 461.30 | |
420 | Islamic: Three large Qur'an boxes with nacre inlay. Each containing a Qur'an. |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 461.30 | ||
483 | Alexander Pushkin (Russian, 1799-1837) with illustrations by Ivan Bilibin (Russian, 1876-1942) | The Tale of the Golden Cockerel |
1910 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 421.76 |
517 | Chinese 19th century | A folio of rice paper paintings, beautifully bound in distressed silk. Contains 12 works on paper. |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 395.40 | |
287 | Yvonne Skargon (British, 1931-2010) | Four botanical illustrations |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 237.24 | |
421 | Qajar A vanity box, with khatamkari marquetry decoration, lacquer finish and internal folding mirror and single drawer |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 184.52 | ||
482 | The Erotic Print Society, Paris Spring 1933, reproduction of the privately printed 1933 edition of Idylle Printanier attributed to Fedor Rojankowski |
1933 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 158.16 | |
489 | Francesco Clemente (Italian, b. 1952) | Pinxit |
1981 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 131.80 |
498 | 20th century | A female nude |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 131.80 | |
510 | Eberhard Westphal (German, 1934-1998) | Medial |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 39.54 | |
286 | after Hogarth | Three prints after Hogarth, together with two botanical drawings |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 26.36 | |
435 | Hart-Dyke hand painted coat of arms |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 26.36 | ||
506 | A group of four abstract prints of repeating geometric patterns: |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 26.36 | ||
291 | After Joshua Reynolds | Two engravings From the Fane collection |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 13.18 |