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Bloomsbury Auctions: Fine Photographs
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| Auction Name | Fine Photographs | Total Sales (GBP) | 137,916.00 |
| Auction Date | October 20, 2016 - October 20, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 93,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #36233 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 133,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 262 | ||
| Sold Lots | 94 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 274,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 35.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 389,550.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 168 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 35.40% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) | Sappho, Mary Hillier, 1865 |
1865 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 6,200.00 |
| 211 | Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) | After Van Dongen, Vogue, 1959 |
1959, printed 1980s | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,200.00 |
| 24 | Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) | Alfred Tennyson, 'Dirty Monk', 1865 |
1865 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,952.00 |
| 189 | Terry O'Neill (b.1938) | David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, 1974 |
1974, printed later | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,952.00 |
| 25 | Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) | George Frederic Watts R.A., 1864 |
1864 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,340.00 |
| 51 | Various Photographers - | A selection of London views, 1940s-50s |
1940s-50s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,340.00 |
| 23 | Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) | Zuleika, Mrs Ewen Hay Cameron, 1871 |
1871 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,968.00 |
| 26 | Paul Strand (1890-1976) | Iris Wellesley, 1912 |
1912 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,224.00 |
| 98 | Ernst Haas (1921-1986) | One, NYC, 1968 |
1968, printed later | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,224.00 |
| 213 | Albert Watson (b.1942) | Gabrielle Reece, Paris, 1989 |
1989 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,976.00 |
| 44 | Willy Ronis (1910-2009) | Megeve, 1938 |
1938, printed 1996 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,480.00 |
| 52 | Bill Brandt (1904-1983) | Bermondsey, 1938 |
1938, printed later | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,480.00 |
| 183 | David Bailey (b.1938) | Box of Pinups, 1965 |
1965 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,480.00 |
| 187 | Mick Rock (b.1948) | Lou Reed, 'Transformer' Cover, London, 1972 |
1972, printed 2003 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 2,480.00 |
| 62 | Tomio Seike (b.1943) | Jardin des Tuileries; Quai des Orfevres; Quai d'Orsay, Paris, 1992 |
1992 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,356.00 |
| 128 | Edward Weston (1886-1956) | Nude Floating in Pool, 1930 |
1930, printed later by Cole Weston | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,356.00 |
| 96 | Louis Faurer (1916-2001) | Twins, New York, NY, ca. 1948 |
ca. 1948, printed 1980 | GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | GBP 2,232.00 |
| 55 | Willy Ronis (1910-2009) | French House, Soho, London, 1955 |
1955, printed 1997 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,984.00 |
| 43 | Thurston Hopkins (1913-2014) | La Dolce Vita, 1953 |
1953, printed later | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,860.00 |
| 83 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902-2002) | Absent Portrait, 1945 |
1945, printed later | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,860.00 |
| 143 | Fay Godwin (1931-2005) | Four Trees, Rannoch Moor, 1981 |
1981 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,860.00 |
| 54 | Willy Ronis (1910-2009) | Cafe Le Bidule, 1957 |
1957, printed 1994 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,736.00 |
| 73 | Raymond Moore (1920-1987) | Allonby, 1981 |
1981 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,736.00 |
| 184 | Chris Smith (b.1937) | Ali Versus the Beatles, 1964 |
1964, printed later | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,736.00 |
| 261 | Man Ray (1890 - 1976), Paul Eluard (1895-1952) | Facile, 1935 |
1935 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,612.00 |
