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Auction Name Photographs Total Sales (EUR) 2,099,750.00
Auction Date November 10, 2020 - November 10, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 1,245,300.00
Sale Number #18915 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 1,781,200.00
Total Lots 130
Sold Lots 90 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,834,800.00
% of Lots Sold 69.23% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 2,632,700.00
Unsold Lots 40 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 79.76%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
35 HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)

"Elsa Peretti as a Bunny", Costume by Halston, New York, 1975

1975 EUR 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 EUR 400,000.00
21 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Lorry Washers, London, 1951

1951 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 118,750.00
20 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

News Seller, London, 1950

1950 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 112,500.00
19 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Workman, London, 1950

1950 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 93,750.00
22 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Chimney Sweep, London, 1950

1950 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 75,000.00
57 THOMAS RUFF (NÉ EN 1958)

Substrat 2 0I, 2003

2003 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 60,000.00
48 RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)

Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955

1955 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 56,250.00
26 RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)

Stephanie Seymour, New York City, May 9, 1992

1992 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 52,500.00
59 HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (NÉ EN 1948)

Conceptual Forms 0003, 2004

2004 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 52,500.00
92 SEBASTIÃO SALGADO (NÉ EN 1944)

Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995

1995 EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 EUR 37,500.00
119 PETER BEARD (1938-2020)

Princess Loingalani, El Molo Bay, Lake Rudolf, Kenya, 1967

1967 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 37,500.00
31 RICHARD AVEDON (1963-2004)

Stephanie Seymour, 'La Passante du Siècle' - Les années 1950, manteau, jupe, chapeau, escarpins et gants Christian Dior, avril 1995

1995 EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
17 HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (NÉ EN 1948)

Sea of Japan, Oki V, 1987

1987 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
51 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Egg Yolk, New York, 2006

2006 EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
96 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)

Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1954

1954 EUR 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
60 HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (NÉ EN 1948)

Irish Sea, Isle of Man, 1990

1990 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 27,500.00
76 MAN RAY (1890-1976)

Mathematical Object - Surface à courbure constante négative d'Enneper, dérivée de la pseudo-sphère, 1936

1936 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 27,500.00
110 ROBERT POLIDORI (NÉ EN 1951)

Galerie de Pierre, Aile de Nord 1er étage, Château de Versailles, 1985

1985 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 26,250.00
56 MATTHIAS SCHALLER (NÉ EN 1965)

Dis Set, 2008-2009

2008-2009 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 25,000.00
66 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

The Poor Lovers, 1979

1979 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 25,000.00
69 PETER LINDBERGH (1944-2019)

Nadja Auermann, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, 1996

1996 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 24,375.00
52 JOEL BRODSKY (1939-2007)

Jim Morrison, The Doors, The American Poet, New York City, 1967

1967 EUR 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 EUR 22,500.00
54 JOHN STEWART (1919-2019)

Ali Fist, Chicago, 1977

1977 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 22,500.00
33 HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)

Portrait of Sigourney Weaver, Los Angeles, 1983

1983 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 21,250.00
121 SEBASTIÃO SALGADO (NÉ EN 1944)

Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

2006 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 21,250.00
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  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
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    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
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