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![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. <i>Forus Feasa ar Éirinn.</i> €15,000 to €20,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c6be72f5-d9e0-45ec-9a8d-b6df7ba62e31.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. <i>Forus Feasa ar Éirinn.</i> €15,000 to €20,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). <i>The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country.</i> €3,000 to €4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a0c801e1-3019-451a-add6-0251a91f714b.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). <i>The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country.</i> €3,000 to €4,000.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Corner-stone Document of Irish Freedom: 1916 PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC. €100,000 to €150,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. Forus Feasa ar Éirinn. €15,000 to €20,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Irish Provincial Printed 18th Century Herbal. K'eogh (John). Botanalogia Universalis Hibernica, or, A General Irish Herbal, Calculated for this Kingdom… €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Somerville (E.OE.) The Discontented Little Elephant. Inscribed presentation copy. €700 to €1,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Broadside: “Great News from Dublin, Giving a True Account of the Seizing of a Ship coming from Ireland, with Fifty Commissions from the late King James…” €800 to €1,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Welch (Rbt.) Photographer: Six photographic prints of the Titanic. €800 to €1,200.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Modern Irish Masterpiece. O’Brien (Flann). At Swim-Two-Birds. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Newton (Sir Isaac). Opticks : or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Authors First Publication. Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems. €1,000 to €1,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Heaney (Seamus). Remembering Malibu. €3,500 to €5,000. -
![<b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/079d8567-8397-4add-975e-22b6520389b4.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.")
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1-15 October 2025Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000.Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000.Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000. -
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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Photographs: Under 1K
- Auction Date
- 09/09/2025 - 09/09/2025
- Sale Number
- #90925
- Total Lots
- 392
- Sold Lots
- 237
- Lots Sold
- 60.46%
- Unsold Lots
- 155
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 192,612.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 138,330.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 203,520.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 212,450.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 312,900.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 61.56%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330 | Sebastiao Salgado (1944) | Guatemala, 1978 |
1978 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,020.00 |
| 138 | Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992) | Lesina, 1982 |
1982 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,752.00 |
| 137 | Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992) | Lucerna, from "Vedute" series, 1973 |
1973 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,300.00 | EUR 3,350.00 |
| 136 | Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992) | Marina di Ravenna, 1974 |
1974 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,300.00 | EUR 2,948.00 |
| 27 | Letizia Battaglia (1935-2022) | Il giornalista Mario Francese ucciso dalla mafia, 1979 |
1979 | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,680.00 |
| 22 | Gabriele Basilico (1944-2013) | Milan, 1980s |
1980s | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,680.00 |
| 185 | Brassai (1899-1984) | Graffiti, from the 7th series "Death", 1930s/1940s |
1930s/1940s | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,680.00 |
| 331 | Sebastiao Salgado (1944) | Brazil, 1981 |
1981 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,546.00 |
| 148 | Mario Giacomelli (1925-2000) | Terra nostra, 1074/1975 |
1074/1975 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 2,546.00 |
| 81 | Charles Clifford (1819-1863) | Torre del Oro, Sevilla, 1862 |
1862 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,546.00 |
| 233 | Man Ray (1890-1976) | Femmes, 1934 |
1934 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,546.00 |
| 139 | Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992) | New York, Lucio Dalla, 1986 |
1986 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,412.00 |
| 145 | Mario Giacomelli (1925-2000) | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1975/1985 |
1975/1985 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 2,278.00 |
| 114 | Franco Fontana (1933) | Phoenix, 1979 |
1979 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 2,144.00 |
| 154 | Mario Giacomelli (1925-2000) | Untitled (Nude), 1969 |
1969 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,010.00 |
| 11 | Achille Ascani (1969) | Maregiunto, 2021 |
2021 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,010.00 |
| 21 | Gabriele Basilico (1944-2013) | Milan, 1980s |
1980s | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 1,876.00 |
| 346 | Vittorio Sella (1859-1943) | Monte Rosa, 1900s/1910s |
1900s/1910s | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,876.00 |
| 23 | Gabriele Basilico (1944-2013) | Milan, 1980s |
1980s | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,742.00 |
| 28 | Gianni Berengo Gardin (1930) | Untitled (St. Mark, Venice), 1960s |
1960s | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,742.00 |
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![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). <i>A Happy Pair,</i> 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7419d4f-f0bd-48bd-a771-60a5a7085dba.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). <i>A Happy Pair,</i> 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.")
