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Auction Name Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 48,213.25
Auction Date April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 68,000.00
Sale Number #14235 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 98,900.00
Total Lots 145
Sold Lots 110.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 84,900.00
% of Lots Sold 75.86% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 124,600.00
Unsold Lots 35 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 38.69%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
39085 Frances Stebbins Allen; Mary Electra Allen

Frances Stebbins Allen (American, 1854-1941) and Mary Electra Allen (1858-1941) Women at Home (5 works), 1900-1910 Platinum prints 8-1/4 x 6-1/8 inches (21.0 x 15.7 cm); and smaller, and the reverse (images/sheets) Each titled in ink and pencil, verso. Fo

1900-1910 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,500.00
39049 Horace Bristol

Horace Bristol (American, 1909-1997) Fighter Pilot, 1942 Gelatin silver print 10-3/8 x 10-3/8 inches (26.4 x 26.4 cm) (image) 14 x 11 inches (sheet) Signed in pencil, verso. Signed and dated in pencil, mount recto.

1942 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,875.00
39026 Brett Weston

Brett Weston (American, 1911-1993) Torn Leaf (from Hawai'i Portfolio), 1978 Gelatin silver print 10-1/2 x 12 inches (26.7 x 30.5 cm) (sight) Signed and dated in pencil, mount recto. Portfolio stamp, mount verso.

1978 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,562.50
39142 Pentti Sammallahti

Pentti Sammallahti (Finnish, b. 1950) Signilskar, Finland, 1974 Gelatin silver print 7-1/4 x 9-1/8 inches (18.4 x 23.2 cm) (image) 9-1/2 x 11-3/4 inches (sheet) Signed and dated in pencil, lower margin recto.

1974 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
39019 George Tice

George Tice (American, 1938-2025) Oak Tree, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1972 Toned gelatin silver print, printed 1980 15-1/4 x 19-1/4 inches (38.7 x 48.9 cm) (image/sheet) Signed in pencil, mount recto. Titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, mount verso.

1972 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,250.00
39027 Brett Weston

Brett Weston (American, 1911-1993) Mud Cracks, 1977 Gelatin silver print 10-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches (26.7 x 33.7 cm) (sight) Signed and dated in pencil, mount recto. Portfolio stamp, mount verso.

1977 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,250.00
39118 Lucien Clergue

Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014) Twinka at Point Lobos, 1975 Gelatin silver print, printed 1978 14-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches (36.8 x 23.5 cm) (image) 16 x 12 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, lower margin recto. Signed, titled, dated, and editioned 1/20 in ink, lo

1975; 1978 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,062.50
39059 Alfred Stieglitz; Hugo Hennenberg; Heinrich Kuhn; Haz Watzek

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946) Editor Camera Work Number XIII (complete with 13 works), 1906 Photogravures bound with publisher's gray covers 12 x 8-1/2 inches (30.5 x 21.6 cm)

1906 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 875.00
39073 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) 103 Bowery Between Grand and Hester Streets, October 24,, 1935 Gelatin silver print, printed later 7-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches (18.4 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet) Signed and editioned 344/500 in pencil, mount recto. Photographer'

1935 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 875.00
39117 Various Photographers

Various Photographers (20th Century) Group of approximately 209 nude photographs, circa 1920s Gelatin silver prints 7 x 4-1/2 inches (17.8 x 11.4 cm) and smaller (sheets)

c. 1920s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 875.00
39001 Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 1948 Gelatin silver print, printed later by Alan Ross 9-1/2 x 7 inches (24.1 x 17.8 cm) (image/sheet) Initialed in ink by Alan Ross, and with Special Edition Yosemit

1948 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 812.50
39018 Eliot Furness Porter

Eliot Furness Porter (American, 1901-1990) Adirondacks, New York, 1965 Dye transfer print 8 x 10-1/8 inches (20.3 x 25.7 cm) (image/sheet) Signed in pencil, mount recto. Titled in ink in photographer's stamp, mount verso.

1965 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 812.50
39025 Tomio Seike

Tomio Seike (Japanese, b. 1943) La Seine, 1992 Gelatin silver print 5 x 7-1/2 inches (12.7 x 19.1 cm) (image) Credited, titled, dated, and editioned 8/30 on label affixed to mount verso.

1992 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 812.50
39035 Aaron Siskind

Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) New York 288, 1978 Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper 9-1/4 x 9 inches (23.5 x 22.9 cm) (image) 14 x 11 inches (sheet) Signed, titled, and dated in ink, lower margin recto. Titled in pencil, verso. Property from the Co

1978 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 812.50
39071 Walker Evans

Walker Evans (American, 1903-1975) Floyd Burroughs, Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 Toned gelatin silver print on Kodak paper, printed later 13-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches (34.3 x 26.7 cm) (image) 14 x 11 inches (sheet) Library of Congress 'Photod

1936 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 812.50
39103 Arnold Newman

Arnold Newman (American, 1918-2006) Jackson Pollock, Springs, Long Island, New York, 1949 Gelatin silver print 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches (24.1 x 19.1 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Signed in stylus in the image. Signed in pencil, and with photographer's sta

1949 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 812.50
39125 Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976) Najao Rug, 1968 Gelatin silver print, printed later by the Imogen Cunningham Trust 10 x 12-1/2 inches (25.4 x 31.8 cm) (image/sheet) Embossed with photographer's signature and chopmark in blindstamp, mount recto. Ti

1968 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 812.50
39029 Brett Weston

Brett Weston (American, 1911-1993) Rock Wall, Westgard Pass, 1971 Gelatin silver print 12-3/4 x 10-1/2 inches (32.4 x 26.7 cm) (sight) Signed and dated in pencil, mount recto. Titled in an unknown hand and with photographer's portfolio stamp, mount verso.

1971 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 750.00
39136 Raphael Mazzucco

Raphael Mazzucco (Canadian, b. 1965) Where Would You Be if You Closed Your Eyes, circa 2010s Digital pigment print 41 x 30 inches (104.1 x 76.2 cm) Signed and titled in ink in the image. Inscribed in ink, lower margin recto.

c. 2010s USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 750.00
39080 Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) Electa Editrice Portfolio (complete with 12 works), 1932-1975 Rotogravures, printed 1979 11-1/2 x 16 inches (29.2 x 40.6 cm) (sheets) Each with title and credit labels affixed to verso. Editioned 441/1000 in stamp

1932-1975; 1979 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 687.50
39078 Alma Lavenson

Alma Lavenson (American, 1897-1989) Two Women, N'debele Tribe, South Africa, circa 1950 Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) (image/sheet) Titled in ink and with the photographer's studio stamp, verso.

circa 1950 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 656.25
39057 James Valentine; William Mervin Lawrence; George Washington Wilson

James Valentine (British, 1815-1879), William Mervin Lawrence (Irish, 1840-1932) & George Washington Wilson (Scottish, 1823-1893) Views of Scotland and Ireland, 1860s-1870s Albumen prints 8-1/4 x 11-1/2 inches (21.0 x 29.2 cm) or slightly smaller. Compri

1860s-1870s USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 625.00
39020 Karl Blossfeldt

Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865-1932) Group of 10 photographs from "Urformen der Kunst" 1928 Photogravures 12-1/4 x 9-1/8 inches (31.1 x 23.2 cm) (sheets) Each with printed plate number, margin recto.

1928 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 600.00
39041 Frank J. Heller

Frank J. Heller (American, 1917-2008) Abstraction, 1946 Gelatin silver print 19-1/8 x 15-1/2 inches (48.6 x 39.4 cm) (image/sheet) Signed and titled in pencil, mount recto. Photographer's stamp, mount verso.

1946 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 600.00
39144 Mario Lasalandra

Mario Lasalandra (Italian, b. 1933) Spaventapasseri (Scarecrow), 1968 Gelatin silver print 14-1/2 x 11-3/4 inches (36.8 x 29.8 cm) (image/sheet) Signed, titled, and dated, in pencil, verso.

1968 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 600.00
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
    Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.
    Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.
    Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
    Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950