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Rose City Book & Paper Fair
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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.
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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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
![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.")
![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.")
