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![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/adccb263-2150-4bb1-90b4-f3e4f9d117ff.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/67ed1ed4-e535-4e60-b535-67f946723319.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/53116972-b7d3-4f11-9768-ff58be34521c.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.")
Sotheby’s
Book Week
November & DecemberSotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Tory, Geoffroy. L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres. Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000. -
Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000 -
![<b>Swann, Nov. 20:</b> Lot 35<br>Matthias C. Sprengel, Allgemeines historisches Taschenbuch, the first published appearance of the American flag, [1784].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f0781015-5eab-4da4-863c-33412e7d42b5.jpg "<b>Swann, Nov. 20:</b> Lot 35<br>Matthias C. Sprengel, Allgemeines historisches Taschenbuch, the first published appearance of the American flag, [1784].")
Swann
Printed & Manuscript Americana
November 20, 2025Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 9
George Catlin. O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony; and other Customs of the Mandans. London, 1867.Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 17
Benjamin Beal, Unpublished diary of a lieutenant serving in the Invasion of Quebec, 1776.Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 23
George Washington, Autograph Letter Signed anticipating the coming British campaign against Philadelphia, 1777.Swann
Printed & Manuscript Americana
November 20, 2025Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 35
Matthias C. Sprengel, Allgemeines historisches Taschenbuch, the first published appearance of the American flag, [1784].Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 120
Portfolio of lithograph Civil War portraits by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. and others. Cincinnati, OH, circa 1863.Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 130
Eleazar Huntington, engraver. Early broadside engraving of the Declaration of Independence, circa 1820-24.Swann
Printed & Manuscript Americana
November 20, 2025Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 175
Jeremiah B. Taylor, Letterbook of a frontier Baptist missionary in Kansas with tales of friendly Indians and unfriendly Confederate raiders, 1839-1887.Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 188
Jonas Rishel, The Indian Physician, Containing a New System of Practice, Founded on Medical Plants, 1828.Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 201
Brigham Young and the First Presidency of the LDS, Commission issued to two Church representatives, 1849.Swann
Printed & Manuscript Americana
November 20, 2025Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 293
Kuonraden's Vart (Kuonrad's Travels), an illustrated western travel memoir set to verse, circa 1914.Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 311
Hermann Stieffel, Early watercolor view of the ruins of a Spanish mission in the Manzano Grant. Manzano, NM, circa 1860-67.Swann, Nov. 20: Lot 343
Vida de San Felipe de Jesus, protomartir del Japon, y patron de su patria Mexico. -
University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA AuthenticationUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly ImportantUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Soldier Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected CavalrymanUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert ZarelliUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie RodellUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest KnownUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
Auction Reports
Desa Unicum
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Collectible Photography. Classics and Artistic Avant-Garde
- Auction Date
- 11/04/2025 - 11/04/2025
- Sale Number
- #110425a
- Total Lots
- 82
- Sold Lots
- 39
- Lots Sold
- 47.56%
- Unsold Lots
- 43
- Total Sales (PLN)
- 424,200.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN)
- 352,200.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN)
- 515,000.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (PLN)
- 844,500.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (PLN)
- 1,238,800.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 34.24%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Natalia Lach-Lachowicz (1937 - 2022) | "Consumer art", 1974/1976 |
1974/1976 | PLN 45,000.00 - 65,000.00 | PLN 84,000.00 |
| 105 | Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) | Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz from the series "Faces", fot. Jozef Glogowski, circa 1931 |
circa 1931 | PLN 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | PLN 66,000.00 |
| 115 | Ewa Partum (b. 1945) | Untitled from the series "Self-Identification", 1980/1996 |
1980/1996 | PLN 45,000.00 - 60,000.00 | PLN 45,600.00 |
| 109 | Natalia Lach-Lachowicz (1937 - 2022) | Untitled (1970) and a work from the series Impressions (1973), 1970-1973 |
1970-1973 | PLN 45,000.00 - 65,000.00 | PLN 45,600.00 |
| 158 | Pawel Kwiek (b. 1951) | Untitled, 1991 |
1991 | PLN 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | PLN 20,400.00 |
| 164 | Honza Zamojski (b. 1981) | Postcard #2 (CAT), 2013 |
2013 | PLN 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | PLN 20,400.00 |
| 172 | Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) | "Domestic Nude III - In The Laundry Room, Hollywood", 1992/1993 |
1992/1993 | PLN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | PLN 12,000.00 |
| 101 | Zofia Rydet (1911 - 1997) | From the series "Sociological Record", 1978-1979 |
1978-1979 | PLN 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | PLN 10,200.00 |
| 167 | Todd Hido (b. 1968) | Untitled (#3680), 2004 |
2004 | PLN 9,000.00 - 15,000.00 | PLN 9,000.00 |
| 151 | Grace Radziwill "Paris in the rain", 1980/2023 | "Paris in the rain", 1980/2023 |
1980/2023 | PLN 6,500.00 - 9,000.00 | PLN 7,200.00 |
| 155 | Eva Rubinstein (b. 1933) | "Hotel Lobby, Ancona, 1979", 1979 |
1979 | PLN 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 6,600.00 |
| 156 | Mikolaj Smoczynski (1955 - 2009) | From the series "Temporary", 1990s |
1990s | PLN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | PLN 6,600.00 |
| 166 | Jerzy Truszkowski (b. 1961) | "Abstraction on the body", 1984 |
1984 | PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 163 | Anna Ostoya | "A tradition of flexibility and durability", 2011 |
2011 | PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 137 | Tadeusz Wanski (1894 - 1959) | "Rab Island", lata 30. XX w. |
PLN 5,500.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 5,760.00 | |
| 160 | Zbigniew Libera (b. 1959) | "Pretty boy", 1986/2004 |
1986/2004 | PLN 5,500.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 5,760.00 |
| 171 | Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) | "Elsa Peretti. New York", 1975/2000s |
1975/2000s | PLN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | PLN 5,760.00 |
| 130 | Tadeusz Rolke (1929 - 2025) | "Joseph Beuys", 1971/2007 |
1971/2007 | PLN 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 5,400.00 |
| 104 | Bronislaw Schlabs (1920 - 2009) | Photogram, 1958 |
1958 | PLN 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 146 | David Michael Kennedy (b. 1949) | "CATTLE GUARD PORCUPINE SOUTH DAKOTA" |
PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 4,560.00 |
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