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| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 4,558,538.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 17, 2026 - April 17, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,115,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #24333 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,571,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 302 | ||
| Sold Lots | 226.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,751,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 6,949,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 76 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 65.60% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Ginkgo Leaves, New York, 1990 |
1990 | USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | USD 355,600.00 |
| 188 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Miles Davis Hand on Trumpet, New York, 1986 |
1986, printed 1998 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 215,900.00 |
| 107 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Girl Behind Bottle Jean Patchett, New York, 1949 |
1949, printed 1978 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 190,500.00 |
| 94 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | After-Dinner Games, New York, 1947 |
1947, printed 1959–1960 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 114,300.00 |
| 91 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Frozen Food (With String Beans), New York, 1977 |
1977, printed 1993 | USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 268 | ANDREAS GURSKY (B. 1955) | Mercedes (Rastatt), 1993 |
1993 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 170 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | House #3, Providence, Rhode Island, 1975–76 |
1975–76 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 267 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004) | Heidi Hamilton and Gordy Bray, Rodeo Contestants, Douglas, Wyoming, July 28, 1981 |
1981 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 284 | STEVEN MEISEL (B. 1954) | Madonna and Tony Ward, New York, 1992 |
1992 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 57 | LASZLO MOHOLY–NAGY (1895–1946) | Untitled, 1929 |
1929 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 76,200.00 |
| 110 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004) | Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, 1955 |
1955, printed later | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 |
| 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 |
| 66 | WERNER DAVID FEIST (1909–1998) | Kurt Stolp with Pipe, 1929 |
1929 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 171 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | Untitled (Daniel Wolf in Sheep Mask), 1979 |
1979 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 17 | ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864–1946) | Portrait of Georgia, No.1, 1923 |
1923 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
| 36 | EDWARD WESTON (1886–1958) | Red Cabbage Halved, 1930 |
1930 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
| 28 | MAN RAY (1890–1976) | Juliet and Margaret in masks, Los Angeles, c.1945 |
N/A | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 |
| 166 | BERND AND HILLA BECHER (1931–2007 AND 1934–2015) | Industriebauten, 1961-1974 |
1961-1974 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 |
| 92 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | New York Still Life, New York, 1947 |
1947 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 75 | W. EUGENE SMITH (1918–1978) | The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 |
1946 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
| 169 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island, 1977 |
1977 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
| 79 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Pablo Picasso at La Californie, Cannes, 1957 |
1957, printed before 1965 | USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
| 109 | IRVING PENN (1917–2009) | Woman in Dior Hat with Martini (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1952 |
1952, printed 1984 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
| 122 | ROBERT FRANK (1924–2019) | London, 1951 |
1951, printed later | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
| 175 | ANDY WARHOL (1928–1987) | Self-Portrait, 1973 |
1973 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
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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.