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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs and Cameras | Total Sales (EUR) | 11,943.68 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 20, 2026 - April 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 8,330.00 |
| Sale Number | #174330 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 12,110.00 |
| Total Lots | 120 | ||
| Sold Lots | 56.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 48,490.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 46.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 65,660.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 64 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 18.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Rockefeller Center - Marcel Paul |
1930-1940 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,112.00 | |
| 160B | Ernst Haas (1921-1986) | The Cross. New York city |
1966, printed 1992 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,190.40 |
| 121 | France, Opal Coast, Berck-sur-Mer, fishing and miscellaneous |
1870-1900 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 896.00 | |
| 105 | Emile FRECHON (1848-1921; attributed to) | France, rural setting, sailors, women, families and miscellaneous |
1900 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 806.40 |
| 131 | Isabel Munoz (born 1951) | Villalonga, 'Tango' series |
c. 1990 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 576.00 |
| 83 | John Beasley GREENE (1832-1856) | The Sphinx of Giza, Egypt |
c. 1853-1855 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 512.00 |
| 82 | John Beasley GREENE (1832-1856) | Egypt |
c. 1853-1855 | EUR 450.00 - 600.00 | EUR 384.00 |
| 85 | John Beasley GREENE (1832-1856) | Nubia |
c. 1853-1855 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 384.00 |
| 150 | Nicolas Moscara (1957) | Robert Badinter, speech on the abolition of the death penalty |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 371.20 |
| 87 | Adrien Finot | A. Finot Photographies 9 |
c. 1890-1895 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 320.00 |
| 84 | John Beasley GREENE (1832-1856) | The ruins of Luxor, Egypt |
c. 1853-1855 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 268.80 |
| 110 | Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) | Walking horse |
c. 1887 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 256.00 |
| 193 | G. L. Hemeret; J. BAroche | Set of around fifty silver prints; Johnny Hallyday, une fulgurante carriere |
c. 1940-70 | EUR 70.00 - 100.00 | EUR 236.80 |
| 80B | Nadar; Paul Nadar; Leon Gaumont | NADAR set |
c. 1890; 1930 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 192.00 |
| 101 | France, West Indies, Martinique and various |
1880-1900 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 192.00 | |
| 108 | Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) | Goat with carriage |
c. 1887 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 192.00 |
| 115 | A. Braun; Brun; Tairraz Cie; P. Rossier; Leon Bloch; R. Lesser Cie | Set of stereoscopic photographs with stereoscopic viewer |
1860-1890 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 192.00 |
| 116 | E. Baldus; A. Braun; Dumas Photographe; J. A.; Visconti Chartier Successeur; Von E. Pflang; Th. Creifelds; J. H. Schonscheidt; E. Neurdein | Set of stereoscopic photographs |
1860-1890 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 192.00 |
| 132 | Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) | Paris |
c. 1950 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 172.80 |
| 136 | Bernard Descamps (born 1947) | Sahara |
c. 1980 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 166.40 |
| 137 | DUFOTO ROMA | Portrait of Brigitte Bardot in Venice |
c. 1958 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 166.40 |
| 140 | Pierre Auradon (1900-1988) | Versailles, the Grand Canal, basin, sculptures, gardens, etc. |
c. 1950 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 166.40 |
| 81 | Italy, Florence, Rome, Vatican, Pantheon, forum, arenas and miscellaneous |
c. 1860-80 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 140.80 | |
| 111 | Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) | The lion and the lioness |
c. 1887 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 140.80 |
| 120 | Set of two albums entitled "Cartes Postales" |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 128.00 |
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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.