Potter and Potter Auctions: Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography, 31226, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 12, 2026 - March 12, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Early Lesbian Photograph. Mid-19th century. |
Mid-19th century. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 660.00 | ||
| 253 | [PHOTO BOOTH]. Photo of a gay couple. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 254 | Don Whitman (American, 1917--1998). | Male Physique Wrestling Photographs. Denver: Western Photog |
Denver | N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 255 | John Waters and Divine. Five photographs. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 480.00 | ||
| 256 | Human Be-In Featuring Hell's Angels / Panorama Photograph & Film Negatives. San Francisco, January 1 |
San Francisco | , January 1 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 257 | [BIKER GANGS]. Group of Satan's Slaves tattoo snapshots. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 960.00 | ||
| 258 | All Black Motorcycle Club / Harley Davidson. East Bay / Oakland, CA, ca. 1960s. |
East Bay / Oakland, CA, | ca.1960s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 540.00 | |
| 259 | Latin Dukes Photo Album. San Fernando Valley, CA, 1968--1970. |
San Fernando Valley, CA | 1968--1970. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 260 | [CHICANO CULTURE]. Scrapbook of photos and original art. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 1,800.00 | ||
| 261 | RPPC of scarification tattoos. |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 48.00 | ||
| 262 | Los Angeles Tattoo Shop Store Front. Circa 1980s. |
Circa 1980s. | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 48.00 | ||
| 263 | Lucha Libre Wrestling Photo Archive. Late 20th Century. |
Late 20th Century. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 420.00 | ||
| 264 | Front Row at WrestleMania I Photographs. Circa 1985. |
Circa 1985. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 300.00 | ||
| 265 | Female Body Builder Snapshots. [U.S], 1990s. |
1990s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 300.00 | ||
| 266 | Set of Topless Female "Foxy Boxing" Photos Taken Off T.V. Circa 1980s. |
Circa 1980s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 570.00 | ||
| 267 | [NUDES].!+Group of 8 female nude cabinet and mounted photographs.!+ |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 660.00 | ||
| 268 | [EROTICA]. Group of 30 postcards and snapshots. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 450.00 | ||
| 269 | [NUDE & RISQUE]. Group of 20 snapshots and postcards. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 | ||
| 270 | [EROTICA]. Lot of photographs, transparencies, and slides. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 480.00 | ||
| 271 | [NUDES]. Group of over 100 1970s nude photographs. |
1970s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 960.00 | ||
| 272 | Photo Album of Female Nudes. Circa 1940s-1960s |
Circa 1940s-1960s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 450.00 | ||
| 273 | Homemade Pornographic Booklet. 1940s/1950s. |
1940s/1950s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 | ||
| 274 | [FETISH]. Group of 23 bondage photographs. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 275 | Senior Femdom Photos. [Circa 1980s-2000s]. |
[Circa 1980s-2000s]. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 84.00 | ||
| 276 | '70s Porno Film Stills. 1970s. |
1970s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 180.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.