Potter and Potter Auctions: Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography, 31226, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 12, 2026 - March 12, 2026

Page Size: 335 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
277		Strip Club Dancer Snapshots. [U.S.], 1970s/80s.		1970s/80s.	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 1,440.00
278		[STEREOVIEWS]. Group of 50 stereoview cards of American and Canadian locations.		N/A	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 270.00
279		Two Magic Lanterns and 50 Glass Slides. / J. F. (Johann Falk) Magic Lantern. German Made and E.P. (E		N/A	USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 120.00
280		Assortment of steroview cards, and viewer.		N/A	USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 150.00
281		Giant Spider Web Decorations on Phi Delt Fraternity. 1928.		1928	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
282		Large Archive of 300+ Halloween Snapshots. Circa 1950s--1970s.		Circa 1950s--1970s.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 600.00
283		Assorted Photographs & RPPCs of Ballerina Curtsies and Costumes.		N/A	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 96.00
284		Pair of Halloween Studio Photographs. Columbus, OH: Pfeifer, 1900s.		1900s.	USD 50.00 - 100.00	USD 108.00
285		[POST-MORTEM]. Group of 5 photographs.		N/A	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 270.00
286		[POST-MORTEM & FUNERAL]. Nine photographs.		N/A	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 330.00
287		[WITCH]. Pair of cabinet photos of a young woman in witch costume.		N/A	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 270.00
288		Halloween Ouija Photograph. [American, ca. 1920].	American	ca.1920].	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 1,020.00
289		200+ Halloween Snapshots. 1940s--1960s.		1940s--1960s.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 780.00
290		[CHRISTMAS]. Sixteen RPPCs and photos.		N/A	USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 150.00
291		Halloween Group Photos. Early 20th century.		Early 20th century.	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 60.00
292		Group of 12 Silhouette, Mirror, and Double Exposure Photographs and RPPCs		N/A	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 120.00
293		Group of 13 paper moon RPPCs.		N/A	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 450.00
294		Group of 32 Photo Booth Photographs of Various Sizes. 20th Century.		20th Century.	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 72.00
295		Automatic arcade shooting gallery photo of three men.		N/A	USD 50.00 - 100.00	USD 48.00
296		Group of 35 assorted arcade, costume, and Native American postcards and snapshots.		N/A	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 108.00
297		Arcade Photos, Photo-booths, & Painted Backdrop Photographs, RPPC. Circa early 20th century.		Circa Early 20th century.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 210.00
298	Kelty, Edward J. (1888,Ai1967).	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus i		N/A	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 1,200.00
299	KELTY, Edward J. (1888-1967).	Pair of Century Circus Photographs. New York: Century Photographers, 1		N/A	USD 200.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
300	KELTY, Edward J. (1888-1967).	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Madison Square Garden. New	New	N/A	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 390.00
301	Kelty, Edward J. (1888,Ai1967).	The World's Foremost Mid-Air Marvels. Ringling Broth		N/A	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 360.00

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 April

Sotheby’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.