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Desa Unicum: Collectible Photography. Photojournalism

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Auction Name Collectible Photography. Photojournalism Total Sales (PLN) 67,800.00
Auction Date November 04, 2025 - November 04, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) 54,300.00
Sale Number #110425b High Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) 102,400.00
Total Lots 40
Sold Lots 25.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (PLN) 126,900.00
% of Lots Sold 62.50% High Estimate of All Lots (PLN) 204,800.00
Unsold Lots 15 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 33.11%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201 Tadeusz Rolke (1929 - 2025)

"Jablonna", 1960/2023

1960/2023 PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 7,800.00
202 Tadeusz Rolke (1929 - 2025)

"On the roof of the Smyk department store, Warsaw", 1960/2023

1960/2023 PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 5,400.00
211 Bogdan Dziworski (b. 1941)

"Lodz", 1985

1985 PLN 3,500.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 4,560.00
203 Tadeusz Rolke (1929 - 2025)

"Al. Jerozolimskie, most Poniatowski Bridge, Warsaw", 1960/2023

1960/2023 PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 4,200.00
210 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Hot summer during harvest near Wroclaw", 1982/2025

1982/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 3,600.00
216 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

"Not applicable to the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party", 1980s/2025

1980s/2025 PLN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 3,600.00
207 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"The Walesas kissing in their apartment, Gdansk-Zaspa, 1980", 1980/2025

1980/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 3,360.00
209 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Children with Chicks, Leszno 1982 - Martial Law", 1982/2025

1982/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 3,360.00
213 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

"Warsaw. View from the Royal Castle", 1974/2025

1974/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 3,120.00
205 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"35th anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland, 10th Anniversary Stadium 1979", 1979/2025

1979/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 2,880.00
208 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Lech Walesa arrives at the Court in Warsaw before the registration of NSZZ Solidarnosc", 1980/2025

1980/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 2,880.00
214 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

"May Day Parade in Warsaw", 1980s/2025

1980s/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 2,640.00
206 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Lottery next to the Royal Castle, Warsaw, 1970s.", 1970s/2025

1970s/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 2,400.00
244 Miroslaw Stankiewicz

"The Taste of Victory" - Krystian Zimerman, 1975/2025

1975/2025 PLN 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 2,400.00
215 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

" Cabinet of illusions", 1980s/2024

1980s/2024 PLN 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 2,160.00
238 Irena Komar (b. 1951)

"By the Vistula River", 1972/2025

1972/2025 PLN 1,400.00 - 2,400.00 PLN 2,040.00
237 Irena Komar (b. 1951)

"Ice cream seller", 1972/2025

1972/2025 PLN 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 1,680.00
245 Irena Komar (b. 1951)

"Smiles and congratulations", 1972/2025

1972/2025 PLN 1,400.00 - 2,400.00 PLN 1,440.00
230 Wieslaw Prazuch (1925 - 1992)

Cairo. Boy from the Muski district, 1962/2013

1962/2013 PLN 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 1,320.00
231 Wieslaw Prazuch (1925 - 1992)

Lviv. Opera House and monument to V.I. Lenin, circa 1956/2013

circa 1956/2013 PLN 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 1,320.00
232 Wieslaw Prazuch (1925 - 1992)

Jozef Stalin Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, 1955/2013

1955/2013 PLN 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 1,320.00
229 Zofia Piramowicz (1880 - 1958)

Karawanseraj 2. Waiting room, 1929/2025

1929/2025 PLN 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 PLN 1,080.00
233 Jan Kosidowski (1922 - 1992)

Titled heads, 1966/2013

1966/2013 PLN 1,200.00 - 2,200.00 PLN 1,080.00
234 Wladyslaw Slawny (1907 - 1991)

German weekend, 1956/2013

1956/2013 PLN 1,200.00 - 2,200.00 PLN 1,080.00
235 Wladyslaw Slawny (1907 - 1991)

Nowa Huta, 1955/2013

1955/2013 PLN 1,200.00 - 2,200.00 PLN 1,080.00
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.