Christies: Photographs, 24333, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 17, 2026 - April 17, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | ANDRE KERTESZ (1894–1985) | 14th St. Poultry Market, New York, 1939 |
1939 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 52 | ANDRE KERTESZ (1894–1985) | Untitled (Wine Bottles with Spider Webs), 1928 |
1928 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 | |
| 53 | ANDRE KERTESZ (1894–1985) | Tonneaux de Vin, 1928 |
1928 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 54 | MAN RAY (1890–1976) | Rotary Demisphere (Precision Optics), c. 1925 |
c.1925, printed c. 1935 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 55 | ANDRE KERTESZ (1894–1985) | Mask on Rock, 1927 |
1927 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 | |
| 56 | MAN RAY (1890-1976) | Installation with Self-Portrait, c. 1950 |
c.1950 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 | |
| 57 | LASZLO MOHOLY–NAGY (1895–1946) | Untitled, 1929 |
1929 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 76,200.00 | |
| 58 | GYORGY KEPES (1906–2001) | Untitled, 1939 |
1939 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 | |
| 59 | MAN RAY (1890–1976) | Self-Portrait in the Studio 31 bis, rue Campagne Premiere, 1933-1935 |
1933-1935, printed 1950s | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 60 | CARL STRUWE (1898-1988) | Schuppen auf einem Schmetterlingsflugel, 1928 |
1928, printed 1950s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 61 | WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974) | Untitled (Photogram), 1933-1935 |
1933-1935 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 62 | BRASSAI (1899–1984) | Le Pont des Arts, Paris, c. 1934 |
c.1934 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 63 | BRASSAI (1899–1984) | Graffiti, c. 1930s |
c.1930s | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 64 | BRASSAI (1899–1984) | Two Ladies of the Evening, Boulevard Montparnasse, 1932 |
1932 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 | |
| 65 | BILL BRANDT (1904–1983) | Piccadilly Circus, c. 1934 |
c.1934 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 66 | WERNER DAVID FEIST (1909–1998) | Kurt Stolp with Pipe, 1929 |
1929 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 | |
| 67 | AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964) | The Architect Hans Heinz Luttgen and his Wife Dora, 1926 |
1926, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 68 | AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964) | The Notary, Cologne, 1924 |
1924, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 69 | AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964) | Court Usher, 1932 |
1932, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 | |
| 70 | AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964) | Farmer on His Way to Church, 1925 |
1925, printed 1990 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 | |
| 71 | BRASSAI (1899–1984) | La Fille au Billard Russe, 1932 |
1932, printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 | |
| 72 | BRASSAI (1899–1984) | Le Professeur D. sur les quais de la Seine, 1930s |
1930s, printed 1950s | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 73 | BRASSAI (1899–1984) | Fete Foraine - un couple, 1932-1933 |
1932-1933 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 | |
| 74 | CONSUELO KANAGA (1894–1978) | Profile of a Young Girl, from the Tennessee Series, 1948 |
1948 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 | |
| 75 | W. EUGENE SMITH (1918–1978) | The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 |
1946 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.