Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Chatsworth Christmas Fine Arts and Antiques Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Chatsworth Christmas Fine Arts and Antiques Sale | Total Sales (EUR) | 20,750.00 |
| Auction Date | December 03, 2025 - December 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 14,410.00 |
| Sale Number | #120325 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 19,530.00 |
| Total Lots | 43 | ||
| Sold Lots | 41.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 15,290.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 20,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 100.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681 | Malton (James) [1761-1803] | a fine quality set of 25 hand coloured aquatint views of Dublin |
(1792-1793), | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,750.00 |
| 696 | E. Whittle - 19th Century English School | The Brown Family, at Calverleigh, group silhouette |
19th Century | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,500.00 |
| 583 | Pub Memorabilia: Co. Kilkenny - James Sullivan & Co. Ltd. (Kilkenny Brewery) Finest Pale Ales - |
n.d. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,375.00 | |
| 554 | Clark (W.G.) & Glover (J.)eds. | Fine Bindings: The Works of William Shakespeare, 9 vols., |
1863-1866 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,125.00 |
| 572 | Murphy (Arthur) | The Works of Cornelius Tacitus, 4 vols |
1793 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 937.50 |
| 479 | Sean Keating, PPRHA, HRA, HRSA (1889-1977) | Irish Free State Bacon |
EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 825.00 | |
| 559 | Somerville (E.O.E.) MFH | Slippers ABC of Fox Hunting, |
1903 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 675.00 |
| 573 | Universal History, Ancient Part, from the Earliest Account of Time, 21 vols. |
1747-1754, | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 650.00 | |
| 669 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) (1884-1967) | Carpet Beaters V. Bobbery Wallahs, |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 525.00 | |
| 673 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) 1884-1967 | Once Upon a Time |
EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 475.00 | |
| 562 | Walsh (W.)artist & Nelson (E.C.)cont. | An Irish Florilegium, (Reprint 2008) |
2008 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 450.00 |
| 563 | Sex (Susan) & Sayers (Brendan | ) Ireland's Wild Orchids |
2004, | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 450.00 |
| 571 | Bindings: A collection of approx. 85 varied leather bound volumes in English and French, |
EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 450.00 | ||
| 682 | After Francis Johnson, (1760-1829) & Samuel Brocas (1792-1847) | To the Right Honorable and Honorable Post Masters General of Ireland, this View of the Post Office in Sackville Street, Dublin |
March 1st, 1824, | EUR 350.00 - 420.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 665 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) 1884-1967 | The Timber Merchant |
EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 375.00 | |
| 671 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) (1884-1967) | Great Banks there was below the Fields |
EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 350.00 | |
| 672 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) 1884-1967 | Peshewar Vale, The Gent in the black coat 'Begced!! That would shtop them meard Fellars' |
EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 350.00 | |
| 567 | Waverley Novels, 47 vols. (ex 48, lacking Vol. 9) |
1829 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 350.00 | |
| 568 | Anglesea (M.)ed. [Parker (Richard Dunscombe)] | Birds of Ireland, |
1983 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 670 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) 1884-1967 | The Stone Faceder |
EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 325.00 | |
| 309 | 19th Century Japanese School | A pair of attractive coloured woodcuts of Geisha Girls, |
19th Century | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 312.50 |
| 664 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) 1884-1967 | Tally-Ho back |
EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 312.50 | |
| 561 | Nelson (E.C.)ed. Walsh (W.) illus & de Burca (E.) pub., | One of 150 Copies An Irish Flower Garden |
1997 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 312.50 |
| 557 | Kernoff (Harry) | 12 Woodcuts, lg. 4to |
n.d. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 300.00 |
| 663 | Charles Johnson Payne (Snaffles) 1884-1967 | Great Banks there was below in the Fields, Here ye are meelor sind him along at it. |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 237.50 |
