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Desa Unicum: Collectible Photography. Celebrities, Stars and Personalities
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Collectible Photography. Celebrities, Stars and Personalities | Total Sales (PLN) | 248,520.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) | 198,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #121025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) | 307,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 87 | ||
| Sold Lots | 52.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (PLN) | 371,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.77% | High Estimate of All Lots (PLN) | 560,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 35 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Eve Arnold | Marilyn Monroe |
1961 | PLN 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | PLN 21,600.00 |
| 4 | Paul Slade | Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller |
1959/2016 | PLN 12,000.00 - 20,000.00 | PLN 15,600.00 |
| 2 | Andre de Dienes | Marilyn Monroe |
1945 | PLN 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | PLN 9,600.00 |
| 11 | George Barris | Marilyn Monroe on Santa Monica |
1962 | PLN 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | PLN 9,600.00 |
| 9 | Bert Stern | Marilyn Monroe, from the "The Last Sitting" photo shoot |
1962/2011 | PLN 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | PLN 7,800.00 |
| 71 | Marc Hispard | Kate Moss |
circa 1995 | PLN 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 7,200.00 |
| 13 | Tony Grylla | Audrey Hepburn |
1967 | PLN 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 6,600.00 |
| 81 | Helmut Newton | Hollywood |
1976/1979 | PLN 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 6,600.00 |
| 87 | Milton H. Greene | Times Square, NYC |
1959 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 6,600.00 |
| 5 | Elliott Erwitt | Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach and Arthur Miller |
1960 | PLN 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 31 | Marcello Mencarini | Freddie Mercury |
1984/2021 | PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 33 | Allan Tannenbaum | David Bowie |
1983 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 69 | Helmut Newton | David Lynch and Isabella Rossellini |
1988 | PLN 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 21 | Shahrokh Hatami | The Beatles |
1963 | PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 5,760.00 |
| 27 | Allan Tannenbaum | John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
1980 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 5,760.00 |
| 67 | Allan Tannenbaum | Mohamed Ali |
1978 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 5,760.00 |
| 49 | Jean Jacques Bugat | Andy Warhol |
1966 | PLN 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | PLN 5,400.00 |
| 40 | Allan Tannenbaum | John Travolta |
1977 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 68 | Helmut Newton | Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall |
1987/1991 | PLN 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 5,040.00 |
| 48 | Oliviero Toscani | Andy Warhol |
1974 | PLN 1,800.00 - 3,000.00 | PLN 4,800.00 |
| 24 | Allan Tannenbaum | John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
1980 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 4,560.00 |
| 28 | Allan Tannenbaum | Mick Jagger |
1975 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 4,560.00 |
| 29 | Allan Tannenbaum | Rolling Stones |
1980 | PLN 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 4,560.00 |
| 32 | Herb Ritts | David Bowie |
1987 | PLN 1,800.00 - 3,000.00 | PLN 4,560.00 |
| 42 | Tony Grylla | Jean Paul Belmondo |
1965 | PLN 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 4,560.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
