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

Auction Details

Auction Report
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
152

ROBERTS, H. Armstrong (American, 1883--1947). Boys Playing Baseball / Four Press Photos. Circa

Circa USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
153

Children with Dog & American Flag Press Photo. Circa 1920s--1940s.

Circa 1920s--1940s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 84.00
154

[WOMEN'S BASEBALL]. Group of 6 snapshots.

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 240.00
155

20 Boxing Photographs. Early to mid-20th century.

Early to mid-20th century. USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 108.00
156

Group of 100+ Wrestling Photos with Ephemera/Books from a Wisconsin Based Wrestler. 1950s.

1950s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 480.00
157

Mille Miglia Snapshots. Italy, 1950s [1954, 1955].

Italy 1950s [1954, 1955]. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 600.00
158 JOY, Ronald "Ron" J. (American, 1931--2013).

Palm Springs Airport Races / Scarab Racecar. Circa

Circa USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 72.00
159

Photo Album of Brian Keith Hayes, Black Kung Fu Master

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 96.00
160

Muhammad Ali group of three snapshots.

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
161 [SIMPSON, Orenthal James "OJ" (1947--2024)].

OJ Simpson & Friends Casual Photos. 1978.

1978 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
162

[AFRICAN AMERICAN]. Photo album of an entertainment industry worker's snapshots.

N/A USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
163

Group of 22 Movie Related Photographs. Three Movie Star Portraits: Charlie Chaplin, Baster Keaton an

N/A USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 510.00
164

Orson Welles. Pair of promotional portrait photographs.

N/A USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 150.00
165

Group of 13 Celebrity and Theater Related B & W Photography. Early 20th Century.

Early 20th Century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 270.00
166 [NOZAKI, Albert (Japanese American, 1912--2003)].

The War of the Worlds (1953) / Albert Nozaki

1953) / Albert Nozaki USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 840.00
167

]. Planet of the Apes (1968) Press Photographs. Hollywood: 20th Century Fox, 1968.

Hollywood 1968 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 210.00
168

Special & Practical Effects Press Photos. 1960s.

1960s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
169

[FETISH]. Group of 18 bondage and body piercing photos.

N/A USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 960.00
170 [DANFORTH, Jim (American, b. 1940)].

King Kong Armature Photos. Circa 1970.

Circa 1970. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 600.00
171 [HARRYHAUSEN, Ray (American, 1920--2013)].

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) / Three Photos. Circ

1958) Circ USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 210.00
172

Humphrey Bogart and William Wyler "Desperate Hours" promotional photograph (PSA Type I).

N/A USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 96.00
173 WOODFIELD, William Read (1928--2001).

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) / Set Images & Film Still

1962) USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 600.00
174

Mackenna, Aos Gold Set Photographs. Kanab, Utah, July 1967.

1967 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
175

[ENTERTAINMENT]. Katherine Dunham promotional photo for "Tropical Revue."

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 72.00
176

The Beastmaster (1982) Movie Set Photographs. Los Angeles, 1981--1982.

Los Angeles 1982) USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
  • 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.