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Heritage Auctions: Depth of Field: 19th Century Photography Including a Collection of Daguerreotypes Showcase Auction
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| Auction Name | Depth of Field: 19th Century Photography Including a Collection of Daguerreotypes Showcase Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 95,803.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 14, 2025 - May 14, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 50,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #14224 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 76,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 119 | ||
| Sold Lots | 104.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 56,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.39% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 85,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 111.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38014 | Unknown Daguerreotypist (mid-19th Century) | A 1/6-Plate Daguerreotype of Pifferari or Zampognari, Italy |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 8,437.50 |
| 38012 | Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century) | Group of Four Daguerreotype Portraits of Men |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 38048 | Unknown Photographer (mid-19th Century) | A 1/2-plate Ambrotype of a 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 38071 | John Beasley Greene (American, 1832-1856) | Temple de Ouadi Essebouq |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 38094 | John Thomson (British, 1837-1921) | Group of 11 photographs from "Street Life in London" |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 38083 | Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829-1916) | Group of 5 photographs of Yosemite |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 38042 | Unknown Daguerreotypist (mid-19th Century) | 1/6-plate Daguerreotype of a Display of Chemistry Equipment |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 38079 | Samuel Bourne (British, 1834-1912) | Album of India |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 38058 | Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) | The Vanishing Race |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,625.00 |
| 38006 | Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century) | A Group of Five 1/6-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Men |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 38041 | Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century) | Seven Daguerreotype Portraits of Couples |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 38022 | Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century) | Group of Five Occupational Ambrotypes |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 38085 | William Henry Jackson (American, 1843-1942) | William's Canon |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 38017 | British Photographer (mid-19th Century) | Stereo Daguerreotype of a Gardener |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 38018 | British Photographer (mid-19th Centur) | Stereo Daguerreotype of a Carpenter |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 38056 | Alice Boughton (American, 1865-1943) | Group of 5 photographs of Women |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 38055 | Alice Boughton (American, 1865-1943) | Group of 5 photographs |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 38121 | Sgt. James M. McDonald (British, 1822-1885) | Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, Under the Direction of Colonel Sir Henry James |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 38100 | Felix Bonfils (French, 1831-1885), et al. | Russia and Palestine |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 38015 | Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century) | Group of Four Occupational Images |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
| 38066 | Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) | On the Rooftop, Hopi |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
| 38005 | Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century) | Four 1/6-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Men |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 38118 | Eadweard Muybridge (British, 1830-1904) | Animal Locomotion, Males (nude), Volume 1 (100 works) |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 38089 | William Henry Jackson (American, 1843-1942) | Manitou |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 968.75 |
| 38009 | Benjamin Franklin Upton (American, 1818-1910) | A 1/2-plate Daguerreotype of Two Men |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 937.50 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works. -
Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950