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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Group of 26 Photographs of Home, Farm and Country Life Subjects plus Complete Scrapbook. 20th Centur |
20th Centur | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 128 | Group of 65 Unsorted RPPCs. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 | ||
| 129 | Assorted Photographs and RPPCs of Camping, Swimming, & Vacation. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 120.00 | ||
| 130 | Enterprise Arriving in California Snapshots. Circa 1976. |
Circa 1976. | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 131 | [CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (Bulgarian, 1935 -- 2020); Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (Moroccan, 1935 -- 2009)]. | The Umbrellas / Documentation. 1991. |
1991 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 600.00 | |
| 132 | Hotel Del Coronado Hand-Colored Panoramic Photograph. San Diego, 1920. |
San Diego | 1920 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 133 | Surfing Snapshots at Trestles Beach. Southern California, 1961. |
1961 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 600.00 | ||
| 134 | [CALIFORNIA]. Album of over 100 RPPCs. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 390.00 | ||
| 135 | [COLORADO]. Group of 21 RPPCs. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 108.00 | ||
| 136 | LCT 375 Built by the Mount Vernon Bridge Co. Solomon Islands, Sept. 10, 1943. |
1943 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 137 | [CALIFORNIA]. Photo album of Southern California, ca. 1910-40. |
ca.1910-40. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 150.00 | ||
| 138 | [SOUTHWEST]. Group of over 80 photographs. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 180.00 | ||
| 139 | MAIER, Vivian (American, 1926-2009) | Group of 13 Photographs of Europe. People, Landscapes, and a Cem |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 270.00 | |
| 140 | MAIER, Vivian (American, 1926-2009) | Group of 12 Photographs of Europe. People, Landscapes, and Build |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 141 | FRERES, Abdullah Studio. (Armenian, 19th Century). | Group of Three Monuments. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 142 | The Pike / Pine Avenue Pier. Long Beach, CA: circa 1910s. |
Long Beach, CA | circa 1910s. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 143 | Group of 72 Cartes de Visite of Important or Tourist, Novelty or Architectural Locations. (19th Cent |
19th Cent | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 540.00 | ||
| 144 | Two Panorama Photographs. Circa 1920s. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 145 | Group of over 80 Fraternal Photos. 19th / 20th Century. Oddfellows, Rebekah (women), Masonic, Knight |
19th / 20th Century. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 720.00 | ||
| 146 | Three Group Photos / Navsari, Gujarat, India. 1934, 1936. |
1934, 1936 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 147 | [INDIA]. Photo album of a trip to India, with tiger hunting. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 148 | [SPORTS & HUNTING]. Twelve assorted photos. |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 108.00 | ||
| 149 | Big Game Hunting Photo Album. Africa, 1997. |
1997 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 | ||
| 150 | [UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY]. Cutaway photo of diving bell. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 360.00 | ||
| 151 | KAHANAMOKU, Duke. | Diving photo. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 |
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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.