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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | Kelty, Edward J. (1888,Ai1967). | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Concert Band |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 303 | Contortionist Dancer Photographs / Rose Heatherly. New York & San Francisco: V.p.,1930s. |
New York & San Francisco | 1930s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 540.00 | |
| 304 | Group of Color Photographs of Contortionists. [U.S], Late 20th Century |
[U.S], | Late 20th Century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 | |
| 305 | Sideshow Performer RPPCs and CDVs. Early 20th century. |
Early 20th century. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 300.00 | ||
| 306 | Sideshow Attraction Photographs. 1947. |
1947 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 | ||
| 307 | [SIDESHOW]. Group of 4 Kobel photos and a postcard. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 420.00 | ||
| 308 | Lot of 16 photos of strongwomen and circus performers. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 420.00 | ||
| 309 | RPPC of Betty Broadbent, Tattooed Lady. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 300.00 | ||
| 310 | Kelty, Edward J. (1888,Ai1967). | Buck Baker,Aos Trick Ford,_x0013_ |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 420.00 | |
| 311 | ARCARIS, Gustavo. | ARCARIS, Gustavo. Cabinet card portrait. |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 312 | Buffalo Bill Panoramic Cast Photograph. Circa 1910s. |
Circa 1910s. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 313 | Two Photographs of Little People. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 150.00 | USD 60.00 | ||
| 314 | [LITTLE PEOPLE]. Cabinet photo of Gen. Felix Arivos. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 | ||
| 315 | KELTY, Edward J. (1888-1967). | Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. New Haven, Conn |
New Haven, Conn | N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 316 | ECK, Johnny (1911 - 1991). | ECK, Johnny (1911 - 1991). Group of 6 color photos. |
1911 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 317 | Cabinet photo of a woman with playing cards, possibly a fortune teller. |
N/A | USD 125.00 - 250.00 | USD 84.00 | ||
| 318 | Skull and bones cabinet card photograph. |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 330.00 | ||
| 319 | X-Ray Image of Bicephalic Snake. Los Angeles Zoo Archives, 20th Century. |
20th Century. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 270.00 | ||
| 320 | Assorted Photographs and RPPCs with Odd & Eccentric Subjects. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 | ||
| 321 | Tintype of boy and "hidden" father. |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 150.00 | ||
| 322 | [SNAKES]. Lot of snapshots of snake handlers and snakes. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 96.00 | ||
| 323 | Seven CDVs of curious subjects. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 108.00 | ||
| 324 | [ODDITY]. Photo of Geo. Lanz, stake driven through torso. |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 240.00 | ||
| 325 | Seven CDVs of aboriginal Pacific Island women. |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 600.00 | ||
| 326 | JEFTICHEW, Fedor (1869-1903). | Cabinet card portrait!+of Jo-Jo The Russian Dog-Faced Boy.& |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 780.00 |
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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.