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Desa Unicum: Collectible Photography. Classics and Artistic Avant-Garde
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Collectible Photography. Classics and Artistic Avant-Garde | Total Sales (PLN) | 484,560.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2026 - April 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) | 392,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #42326 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) | 574,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 109 | ||
| Sold Lots | 45.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (PLN) | 767,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 41.28% | High Estimate of All Lots (PLN) | 1,100,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 64 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) | Z cyklu: Miny, fot. Jozef Głogowski, 1931 |
1931 | PLN 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | PLN 96,000.00 |
| 7 | Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) | From the series: Faces, photo by Jozef Głogowski, 1931 |
1931 | PLN 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | PLN 90,000.00 |
| 3 | Eva Rubinstein | Portfolio II (collection of 17 photographs), 1969-1979/1981 |
1981 | PLN 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | PLN 66,000.00 |
| 12 | Natalia Lach-Lachowicz | Post-consumer Art, 1975 |
1975 | PLN 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | PLN 54,000.00 |
| 13 | Natalia Lach-Lachowicz | From the screening of “Pyramid”, 1979 |
1979 | PLN 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | PLN 21,600.00 |
| 93 | Lodz Kaliska | The Instruction of killing Art. In the crowd tribute to Andy Warhol for money, 2007 |
2007 | PLN 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | PLN 21,600.00 |
| 17 | Aneta Grzeszykowska and Jan Smaga | Composition no. 6, 2008 |
2008 | PLN 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | PLN 16,800.00 |
| 11 | Natalia Lach-Lachowicz | Consumer Art (diptych), 1974/2016 |
1974 | PLN 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | PLN 13,200.00 |
| 91 | Zbigniew Dlubak | Asymmetry 333 A, 1989 |
1989 | PLN 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | PLN 9,000.00 |
| 64 | Tadeusz Rolke | Photoshoot for 'Elle', 1965 |
1965 | PLN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | PLN 7,200.00 |
| 56 | Andrzej Paruzel | Koluszki Projects, 1981 |
1981 | PLN 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 5,400.00 |
| 2 | Eva Rubinstein | Curtain, pillow, Maine, 1979 |
1979 | PLN 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 9 | Zofia Rydet | From the cycle Ordinary Man, 1980-1990 |
1980-1990 | PLN 4,500.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 10 | Zofia Rydet | From the cycle Ordinary Man, 1980-1990 |
1980-1990 | PLN 4,500.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 88 | Bronislaw Schlabs | Photogram 32/57, 1957 |
1957 | PLN 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 92 | Ireneusz Pierzgalski | Untitled, 1968 |
1968 | PLN 5,000.00 - 9,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 1 | Eva Rubinstein | Bed and shutter, Fontvieille, 1984 |
1984 | PLN 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 4,200.00 |
| 46 | Mirosław Stankiewicz | Aleje Jerozolomskie Street at night, 1964/2026 |
1964 | PLN 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | PLN 4,200.00 |
| 14 | Natalia Lach-Lachowicz | The bird of freedom, 2001/2002 |
2001 | PLN 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 3,840.00 |
| 41 | Ursula Edelmann | City Hall, the stairs in front of the City Council chambers, Frankfurt am Main, 1962 |
1962 | PLN 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 3,840.00 |
| 85 | Helmut Newton | Brigitte Nielsen, Monte Carlo Beach Hotel, 1987/lata 2000. |
1987/lata 2000. | PLN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | PLN 3,600.00 |
| 84 | Helmut Newton | Interior, 1976/1979 |
1976, printed 1979 | PLN 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 3,360.00 |
| 86 | Jan Smaga | From the Pacific series, 1999 |
1999 | PLN 3,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 3,120.00 |
| 39 | Chris Niedenthal | “Boy and the ‘Cucumber’ Bus. Near Warsaw, 1977”, 1977/2025 |
1977 | PLN 2,400.00 - 4,000.00 | PLN 2,640.00 |
| 103 | Wlodzimierz Puchalski | Forest polecats, lata 60-70. XX w. |
lata 60-70. XX w. | PLN 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | PLN 2,640.00 |
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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.