Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Photography: The First 100 Years
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photography: The First 100 Years | Total Sales (GBP) | 257,088.00 |
| Auction Date | March 09, 2018 - March 09, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 136,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #30918 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 205,520.00 |
| Total Lots | 492 | ||
| Sold Lots | 348 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 176,990.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 70.73% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 263,910.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 144 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 97.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Cameron (Julia Margaret, 1815-1879) | Sir John Frederick William Herschel, April 1867, |
1867 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 32,400.00 |
| 231 | Keith (Thomas, 1827-1895, attrib.) | A group of 12 waxed paper negatives, 1853-56, |
1853-56 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,480.00 |
| 259 | Ambrotype. An ethnographic portrait of a woman seated at a table, c. 1860s, |
c. 1860s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 6,000.00 | |
| 212 | Fenton (Roger, 1819-1869) | Roslin Chapel, south side, Roslin, Scotland, 1856, |
1856 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 5,520.00 |
| 117 | Ponting (Herbert, 1870-1935) | An album of photographs of Japan, compiled by Herbert Ponting, c. 1906-10, |
c. 1906-10 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,280.00 |
| 207 | Carroll (Lewis, 1832-1898 ) | Twyford School Eleven, Summer Term, 1859, |
1859 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,280.00 |
| 27 | India. Two large-format albums of albumen prints by John Edward Saché and others, c. 1870, |
c. 1870 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,320.00 | |
| 140 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | Jammu, City of Refugees, 1949, |
1949 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,320.00 |
| 144 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | The American Scene, 1948, |
1948 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,080.00 |
| 145 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | The American Scene, 1948, printed later, |
1948 printed later | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,480.00 |
| 146 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | The American Scene, 1948, |
1948 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,480.00 |
| 152 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | The American Scene, 1948, printed later, |
1948 printed later | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,480.00 |
| 201 | Herschel (John Frederick William, 1792-1871) | The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough', photographic print made in 1890 [by John Werge] from John Herschel's glass negative of [9 September] 1839, |
1890 1839 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,240.00 |
| 223 | Hill (David Octavius, 1802-1870 & Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848) | Portrait of Lady Elizabeth (Rigby) Eastlake (1809-1893, author and critic), c. 1845, |
c. 1845 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,240.00 |
| 151 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | The American Scene, 1948, printed later, |
1948 printed later | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 224 | Hill (David Octavius, 1802-1870 & Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848) | Portrait of an unidentified woman, c. 1845, |
c. 1845 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,000.00 |
| 112 | Parkinson (Norman, 1913-1990) | A good group of British Airways subjects, c. 1950, |
c. 1950 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,880.00 |
| 214 | Fenton (Roger, 1819-1869) | Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, 1850s, |
1850s | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,760.00 |
| 208 | Carroll (Lewis, 1832-1898 ) | Xie Kitchin as 'Dane', Oxford, 14th May 1873, |
14th May 1873 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,640.00 |
| 142 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | A one-legged boy on crutches in Berlin, 1951, |
1951 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 153 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | The American Scene, 1948, printed later, |
1948 printed later | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,160.00 |
| 148 | Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004) | The American Scene, 1948, printed later, |
1948 printed later | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
| 168 | Seymour (David, 'Chim', 1911-1956) | Europe's Children, 1949, printed later, |
1949 printed later | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,980.00 |
| 48 | Military and Travel. A good album of military photographs, portraits and views, c. 1860s, |
c. 1860s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 222 | Hill (David Octavius, 1802-1870 & Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848) | Portrait of David Octavius Hill, c. 1845, |
c. 1845 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
