Galerie Bassenge: Photography of the 19th-21st Centuries
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photography of the 19th-21st Centuries | Total Sales (EUR) | 301,478.40 |
| Auction Date | November 29, 2025 - November 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 147,260.00 |
| Sale Number | #126Photo | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 193,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 250 | ||
| Sold Lots | 111.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 298,440.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 44.40% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 388,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 139 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 77.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4109 | Photographer: Martin Hohlig (1882-1948). | Views of buildings and locations in Berlin illuminated for the project "Berlin im Licht" |
1928 | EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 43,520.00 |
| 4070 | Photographers: Scherer & Nabholz (active ca. 1860-1868), published by Kozma Terentyevich Soldatyonkov (1818-1901). | Panorama von Moskau. |
1867 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 30,720.00 |
| 4013 | Baldus, Edouard | Vues de Paris en Photographie. |
1855-1860. | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 4094 | Stahl, Theophile Auguste | Views of Rio de Janeiro. |
1860s. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 4134 | Frank, Robert | [*] Film stills from Energy and How to Get It. |
1981 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 10,880.00 |
| 4082 | Robertson, James & Felice Beato | Views of Constantinople. |
Early 1850s. | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 8,320.00 |
| 4055 | Photographers: Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) and Charles Shepherd (active 1850s-1870s). | Portraits of maharajas and rulers of India. |
Circa 1875. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 4226 | Steinert, Otto | Maske einer Tanzerin. |
1952 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 4026 | Photographer unknown. | Views of Beijing and Shanghai. |
1870s-1880s. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,632.00 |
| 4128 | Fietz, Helga | The artist Max Beckmann (1884-1950) in his studio, Amsterdam. |
1938 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,632.00 |
| 4149 | Goldin, Nan | [*] Honda Bros in Cherry Blossom Storm, Tokyo. |
1994 | EUR 3,600.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,608.00 |
| 4183 | McBride, Will | Mike in the Shower (Mike wascht sich wie auch die Anderen, Schule Schloss Salem). |
1963 | EUR 2,600.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 4,608.00 |
| 4029 | Courret Hermanos | Souvenirs de l'Ile Tahiti et des Marquises. |
1863 | EUR 3,600.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,480.00 |
| 4139 | Friedlander, Lee & Jim Dine | Photographs and Etchings. |
1969 | EUR 3,600.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,480.00 |
| 4156 | Hoepffner, Marta | Symmetrische Scheiben. |
1970s. | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,352.00 |
| 4065 | Photographer: Dr. Richard Gustav Neuhauss (1855-1915). | Otto Lilienthal flying his gliding plane "Grosser Doppeldecker", Fliegeberg, Berlin-Lichterfelde. |
Oct. | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 4127 | Fiedler, Franz | Portfolio series: "Narre Tod, Mein Spielgesell". |
Circa 1922. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 4020 | Carrick, William | Portraits of Russian military officers, monks, pilgrims, street sellers, craftsmen, nuns, farmers and ethnic types. |
EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,072.00 | |
| 4103 | Armstrong, David | [*] Felix in his bedroom, Berlin. |
1995 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 3,072.00 |
| 4104 | Armstrong, David | [*] Jose Maria and Scott in the Tiergarten, Berlin. |
1992 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 3,072.00 |
| 4155 | Hofer, Candida | [*] Wartesaal Dusseldorf. |
1981 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 3,072.00 |
| 4030 | Photographer: Albert Sands Southworth (1811-1894) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808-1901). | Portrait of a woman. |
Mid-1850s. | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 4184 | McBride, Will | Das Morgen Duschen, Schloss Schule Salem. |
1963 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 4210 | Sammallahti, Pentti | Solovki, White Sea, Russia. |
1992 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 4025 | Photographers: William Saunders (1832-1892), Henry Cammidge (active ca. 1880-1910), and unknown. | Views of Shanghai. |
1870s-1900s. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")