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Auction Name Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 66,511.75
Auction Date February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 71,100.00
Sale Number #14233 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 105,500.00
Total Lots 134
Sold Lots 116.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 78,600.00
% of Lots Sold 86.57% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 116,800.00
Unsold Lots 18 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 56.95%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
39103 Jock Sturges (American, b. 1947)

Celie, Montalivet, France, 2000

2000 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,875.00
39019 Walker Evans (American, 1903-1975)

River Hill Cafe, Alabama, 1936 Toned

1936 Toned USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,125.00
39052 Nicholas Nixon (American, b. 1947)

The Brown Sisters, 1975

1975 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,500.00
39130 Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japanese, b. 1948)

North Atlantic Ocean, Cape Breton Island, 1996

1996 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,500.00
39001 Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1956

1956 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,062.50
39102 Jock Sturges (American, b. 1947)

Shana, Natalie, and Mylene, Saint Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles, 2001

2001 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
39104 Jock Sturges (American, b. 1947)

Marie et Christiene, Montalivet, France, 1990

1990 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
39099 Jock Sturges (American, b. 1947)

Ella, Montalivet, France, 2001

2001 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,937.50
39107 Jock Sturges (American, b. 1947)

Mailyse, Montalivet, France, 2000

2000 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,937.50
39085 David Michael Kennedy (American, b. 1950)

Debbie Harry (Blondie), New York City, 1985

1985 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,750.00
39026 Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991)

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery Between Grand and Hester Streets, October 24, 1935

1935 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,562.50
39106 Joyce Tenneson (American, b. 1945)

View Point (Woman Holding Reflection), circa 1990s

circa 1990s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,562.50
39002 Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, circa 1940

circa 1940 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,375.00
39098 Jock Sturges (American, b. 1947)

Vanessa, Montalivet, France, 2001

2001 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,312.50
39092 E.J. Bellocq (American, 1873-1940)

Nude on a Wicker Chaise, 1911-1913

1911-1913 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,062.50
39134 Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japanese b. 1948)

Paramount Theatre, Newark, from Lost Human Genetic Archive series, 2015

2015 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,062.50
39055 George Zimbel (American, b. 1929-2023)

Girl Twirling, Helen Keller Cottage for Deaf Blind Children, 1957

1957 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,031.25
39076 George Hurrell (American, 1904-1992)

Hedy Lamarr, 1938

1938 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,031.25
39044 Larry Fink (American, 1941-2023)

ICP, Peter Beard Opening, New York, 1977

1977 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,000.00
39096 Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)

Nu Aux Vitres Aries, 1977

1977 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 937.50
39045 Jock Sturges (American, b. 1947)

Valetin, 1991

1991 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 812.50
39035 Dorothea Lange (American, 1895-1965)

Once a Missouri Farmer, Now a Migratory Farm Laborer, Pacific Coast, California, 1936 Large

1936 Large USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 750.00
39036 Hulton Press (British, 1940s)

The Library at Holland House in Kensington, London, Extensively Damaged by a Molotov 'Breadbasket' Fire Bomb; 23rd October, 1940

1940 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
39084 David Michael Kennedy (American, b. 1950)

Bruce Springsteen in the Kitchen, 1982

1982 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 750.00
39105 Joyce Tenneson (American, b. 1945)

Untitled (Veiled Nude), circa 1990s

circa 1990s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 750.00
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000