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<b><center>Swann Auction Galleries<br>Printed & Manuscript African Americana:<br>March 30, 2023</b><b>Swann March 30:</b> Victor H. Green, <i>The Negro Motorist Green Book,</i> New York, 1949. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Swann March 30:</b> Papers of pianist-composer Lawrence Brown relating to Paul Robeson & more, various places, 1925-54. $5,000 to $7,500.<b>Swann March 30:</b> Freedom Summer archive of civil rights activist Karen Haberman Trusty, Atlanta & elsewhere, 1963-64. $5,000 to $7,500.<b>Swann March 30:</b> E. Simms Campbell, <i>A Night-Club Map of Harlem,</i> New York, 1933. $8,000 to $12,000.<b>Swann March 30:</b> Archive of letters from the sculptor Richmond Barthé to a close Jamaican friend, various places, 1966-85. $25,000 to $35,000. -
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<b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>29 March 2023</b><b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> DADA - <i>Cabaret Voltaire.</i> A collection of artistic and literary contributions. Edited by Hugo Ball. CHF 5,000 to 8,000.<b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> EXPRESSIONISM - <i>Der Sturm.</i> Weekly magazine for culture and the arts. Almost complete suite from the years 1910 to 1932. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.<b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> LISBON EARTHQUAKE - <i>Augsburg collection of copper engravings of Lisbon. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.<b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> Hamilton, William. <i>Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London.</i> Naples, 1776-1779. CHF 50,000 to 70,000.<b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>29 March 2023</b><b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> Leonardi, Domenico Felice. <i>Le Delizie della villa di Castellazzo descritte in verso dall'abbate Domenico Felice Leonardi lucchese fra gli Arcadi Ildosio Foloetico.</i> Milan, 1743. CHF 12,000 to 18,000.<b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> Zwingli, Huldrych. <i>Von erkiesen und freyhait der speisen. Von ergernusz und Verbößerung. Ob man gewalt hab die speyß zu etlichen zeyten verbieten [...]</i>. CHF 2,500 to 4,000.<b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> HENDRIK VAN VULLENHOE, UMKREIS. Benedictional and other texts for Johannes von Venningen, Bishop of Basel. Latin manuscript on parchment. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.<b>Koller, Mar. 29:</b> Gujer, Hans Rudolf. Master typist's book by Hans Rudolf Gujer from Wermetschweil (Wermatswil). German manuscript on paper. CHF 3,000 to 5,000.
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Chiswick Auctions: 19th and 20th Century Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 19th and 20th Century Photographs | Total Sales (GBP) | 190,992.50 |
| Auction Date | 11/24/2022 - 11/24/2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 98,025.00 |
| Sale Number | #112422 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 149,715.00 |
| Total Lots | 354 | ||
| Sold Lots | 191 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 203,840.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 53.95% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 309,225.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 163 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 61.77% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 567 | Horst P. Horst | MAINBOCHER CORSET, PARIS, 1939 |
1939 | GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 13,281.25 |
| 457 | The Archaeological Photo Works of Delhi att. c.1890s | A fine late 19th-century photograph album, comprising approx 71 silver gelatin prints |
late 19th-century | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 9,375.00 |
| 409 | Francis Frith | THE TEMPLE OF KOMUMBOO, c.1858 |
c.1858 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 8,593.75 |
| 341 | SMITH, Jack | THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK, |
1963 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,937.50 |
| 504 | Winston Link | HOTSHOT EASTBOUND, c.1956, printed 1987 |
c.1956, printed 1987 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 5,625.00 |
| 559 | Ruth Orkin | COMIC BOOK READERS,1948, gelatin silver print, printed 1981 |
1948, printed 1981 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,062.50 |
| 425 | 3-PART PANORAMA OF VICTORIA HARBOUR, HONG KONG, c.1865 |
c.1865 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,437.50 | |
| 552 | Terry O'Neill | DAVID NIVEN ON SET OF CASINO ROYALE, SHEPPERTON STUDIOS, 1966 |
1966 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,437.50 |
| 301 | Archive.- Landmarks in the history of photography. |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,125.00 | ||
| 356 | 6-PART PANORAMA OF THE FORT OF BOMBAY, c.1870s |
c.1870s | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,125.00 | |
| 424 | 3-PART PANORAMA OF HONG KONG, c.1860s |
c.1860s | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,125.00 | |
| 372 | School of William Henry Fox Talbot c.1840s | PHOTOGENIC DRAWINGS OF FERNS c.1847 - 1852 |
c.1847 - 1852 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,968.75 |
| 568 | Jacques-Henri Lartigue | RENÉ PERLE RECLINING, 1931, silver gelatin print, printed later |
1931 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,812.50 |
| 609 | Grace Robertson | ON THE CATERPILLAR, 1956, printed 1998 |
1956, printed 1998 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,812.50 |
| 315 | Lawson (Charles Allen) | Narrative of the Celebration of The Jubilee of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India, in Madras |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,656.25 | |
| 364 | Leonida Caldesi | QUEEN VICTORIA WITH PRINCESS VICTORIA, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, 1857 |
1857 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,656.25 |
| 414 | Linnaeus Tripe | NO, 46 |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,656.25 | |
| 415 | Linnaeus Tripe | NO.115, RANGOON. REAR VIEW OF THE PAGODA, 1855 |
1855 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,656.25 |
| 636 | Willy Ronis | RUE VILIN, 1959, printed 2001 |
1959, printed 2001 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,656.25 |
| 601 | Willy Ronis | RUE MULLER, 1934, printed 2001 |
1934, printed 2001 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,343.75 |
| 427 | 4-PART PANORAMA OF PEKING. THE FORBIDDEN CITY FROM COAL HILL. c.1900 |
c.1900 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,187.50 | |
| 629 | Peter Marlow | THE WINDMILL PUB, Kirby, Liverpool, 1986 |
1986 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,187.50 |
| 586 | Aaron Siskind | NEW YORK, 1950 |
1950 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,031.25 |
| 588 | Alberto Korda | EL QUOIJOTE DE LA FAROLA, 1959 |
1959 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,031.25 |
| 620 | Leonard Freed | HARLEM HYDRANT, 1963, printed later |
1963, printed later | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,031.25 |
