Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale | Total Sales (EUR) | 11,250.00 |
| Auction Date | June 18, 2025 - June 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,065.00 |
| Sale Number | #61825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,435.00 |
| Total Lots | 41 | ||
| Sold Lots | 32.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 20,070.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.05% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 27,770.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 40.51% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | Wisden (John) Wisden's Cricketers Almanack, Vols. 1 (1864) - Vol. 47 (1905) |
(1864) -(1905) | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,000.00 | |
| 558 | Louis le Brocquy, HRHA (1916-2012) | Study Towards an Image of Frederico Garcia Lorca, 1977 |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,187.50 | |
| 548 | Tate Adams, Irish / Australian (1922-2018) | Village in Mourne |
EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 937.50 | |
| 511 | Johnathan Knuttel, Irish (B. 1972) | Under the Sycamore Trees |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 850.00 | |
| 480 | The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, |
1909-1913 | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 750.00 | |
| 546 | Jack B. Yeats, RHA (1871-1957) | No Iron Bars a Cage, & Stone Walls do not a Prison Make |
EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 600.00 | |
| 839 | A set of four 18th Century coloured Engravings, depicting the Four Seasons, published 1794, Laurie & Whittle, London, each approx. 36cms x 26cms, in ebonised frames. (4) |
1794 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 600.00 | |
| 218 | Mucha (Alphonse) [1860-1939], also Gill (Eric) [1882-1940] | Engraved Woodblocks: An engraved steel Block depicting elegant lady, an engraved woodblock of Eve (from the Bible)and another depicting Fairie |
EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 450.00 | |
| 781 | Co. Tipperary: [R.I.C.] A 19th Century Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks Sign, with Crown surmounted and central Harp, with interwoven shamrocks, most original paint, approx. 41cms (16) high, as is. (1) |
EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 425.00 | ||
| 514 | Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) | Composition |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 375.00 | |
| 840 | After John Lavery, Irish (1856-1941) | Pere et Fille, and Girls in Sunlight, |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 375.00 | |
| 502 | Eamonn O'Doherty, Irish (1939-2011) | In Seed Hat, Nebraska |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 350.00 | |
| 540 | Sir William Orpen, KBE, RA, RI, RHA (1878-1931) | The Draughtsman and His Model, and The Breeze |
EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 250.00 | |
| 477 | Millais (J. Guille) | British Deer and Their Horns, |
1982 | EUR 75.00 - 125.00 | EUR 237.50 |
| 484 | With Attractive Hand Coloured Plates |
EUR 250.00 - 400.00 | EUR 225.00 | ||
| 545 | Eamonn O'Doherty, Irish (1939-2011) | Flowers in Window |
EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 162.50 | |
| 478 | Mosley (Charles)ed. | Burkes Peerage Baronetage, and Knightage, 3 vols. |
2003 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 137.50 |
| 485 | Bindings: Gibbon (Edward) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 12 vols. |
1823 | EUR 180.00 - 250.00 | EUR 137.50 | |
| 513 | Georges Braque, French (1882-1963) | The Bird |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 137.50 | |
| 501 | Eamonn O'Doherty, Irish (1939-2011) | Two Figures |
EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 542 | Patrick Hickey, Irish (1927-1998) | Fox, Cock and Caterpillar |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 518 | Peter Knuttel (1945-2023) | Ha'penny Bridge, & The Four Courts, Dublin |
EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 112.50 | |
| 557 | Alice Hanratty, Irish (b. 1939) | Birds |
EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 112.50 | |
| 481 | Catalogues: The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company |
1910 | EUR 80.00 - 130.00 | EUR 100.00 | |
| 466 | Advertisement: An Evening Mail Newsagents Wooden Advertisement Board |
EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 87.50 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
