New England Auctions: Early Photography and Advertising
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Early Photography and Advertising | Total Sales (USD) | 143,000.00 |
| Auction Date | September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 70,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #91025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 119,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 203 | ||
| Sold Lots | 201.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 71,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.01% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 120,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 119.12% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Three Early Photo Albums, with some Military Content |
circa1870 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 7,150.00 | |
| 261 | Cigar Trade Sign |
circa1900 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,500.00 | |
| 252 | Electrical Engineering Contractor Lightbulb Sign |
circa1940 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,460.00 | |
| 215 | Early Dentist Trade Sign |
circa1880 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,680.00 | |
| 282 | John W. Masury House Paints Sign |
circa1910 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,900.00 | |
| 222 | Mistick Magic Sign |
circa1950 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,120.00 | |
| 219 | Optometrist Reverse Glass Sign - H. L. Venable |
circa1920 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,860.00 | |
| 47 | Oddfellows Sign - 'Welcome' |
1910 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 120 | Kansas Occupational Ambrotype of a Prospector |
circa1850 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 236 | Straight Razor Trade Sign |
circa1930 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 160 | Four Cased Images of Double-Armed Civil War Soldiers |
circa1870 | USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 254 | Hockanum Ice Co. Crate with Ice Saw Blade |
early 20th century | USD 200.00 - 350.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 118 | Daguerreotype of a Man with Two Portrait Paintings |
circa1845 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,950.00 | |
| 203 | J. Craddock and Co. Soap Factory Sign |
early 20th century | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,950.00 | |
| 217 | Optometrist Trade Sign |
circa1880 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,820.00 | |
| 202 | Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers Trade Sign |
circa1910 | USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,690.00 | |
| 162 | Large Group of Military Images and Others |
USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 | ||
| 281 | Fountain Tobacco Tin Lithograph Sign - Tuchfarber Co. |
circa1900 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,430.00 | |
| 285 | New Bachelor Quality Cigar Sign |
Early 20th century | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,430.00 | |
| 250A | Pocket Watch Trade Sign |
19th century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,300.00 | |
| 119 | Occupational Ambrotype of a Jewelry Salesman |
circa1860 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,235.00 | |
| 133 | Spirit CDV Photograph |
circa1870 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,235.00 | |
| 159 | Three Quarter Plate Tintypes of Civil War Soldiers |
circa1870 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,235.00 | |
| 157 | Five Tintypes of Armed Civil War Soldiers |
circa1870 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,170.00 | |
| 290 | Miller's Beauty Shoppe Trade Sign |
mid 20th century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,170.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
