Ader: Photographs Online
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs Online | Total Sales (EUR) | 71,750.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 17, 2025 - December 17, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 45,130.00 |
| Sale Number | #173994 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 63,730.00 |
| Total Lots | 285 | ||
| Sold Lots | 175.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 76,080.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 61.40% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 107,360.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 110 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 66.83% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Eugene Atget (1857-1927) | Merchant with a hood. Place Saint-Medard. Paris, 5e, 1899. |
1899 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 8,875.00 |
| 56 | Josep Maria Canellas (1856-1902) | Female nudes, c. 1890-1900. |
c. 1890-1900. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 3,187.50 |
| 81 | Maurice Bernard | The diver with the balloon. Swimmer. Splashes, c. 1935. |
c. 1935. | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,562.50 |
| 232 | Frederic Barzilay (1917-2015) | Female nudes, c. 1970-1980. |
c. 1970-1980. | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 2,125.00 |
| 253 | Georges II Tairraz (1900-1975) | Alps, c. 1960-1970. |
c. 1960-1970. | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 1,562.50 |
| 37 | Press photographer | Interior structure of an airship, c. 1900. |
c. 1900. | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 1,375.00 |
| 79 | Lotte Jacobi (1896-1990) | Olga Klein Astrachan, Reimann bal [costume ball at the Reimann School of Art and Design]. Berlin, 1929. |
1929 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,250.00 |
| 139 | Izis (Israelis Bidermanas) (1911-1980) | Foire du Trone. Paris, 1959. |
1959 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,000.00 |
| 40 | Raoul Bechambes (secretary of the Societe Astronomique de France). | Solar eclipse. Bordeaux, April 17, 1912. |
1912 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 950.00 |
| 90 | Hein Gorny (1904-1967) | Fliessende Farbe [glistening paint], c. 1930-1940. |
c. 1930-1940. | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 950.00 |
| 69 | Brassai (Gyula Halasz, known as) (1899-1984) | Brassai's sculpture exhibition in front of a tapestry after a "graffiti", c. 1960. |
c. 1960. | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 937.50 |
| 88 | Juan Ruiz de Luna (1863-1945) | Still life [bread, cheese and jug], c. 1930. |
c. 1930. | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 887.50 |
| 276 | Antoine d'Agata (1961) | Untitled, from the Virus series. Paris, 2020-2022. |
2020-2022. | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 887.50 |
| 5 | Emile Pecarrere (1816-1904) | Architectures, 1851-1852. |
1851-1852. | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 825.00 |
| 274 | Antoine d'Agata (1961) | Puerto San Jose del Pacifico. Mexico, 1993. |
1993 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 812.50 |
| 106 | Harold E. Edgerton (1903-1990) | Tumblers, 1942. |
1942 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 762.50 |
| 66 | Brassai (Gyula Halasz, known as) (1899-1984) | Poultry merchant. Paris, c. 1935. |
c. 1935. | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 750.00 |
| 29 | Edward Steichen (1879-1973) | Clarence White, 1905. |
1905 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 687.50 |
| 188 | Bruce Davidson (1933) | Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand. Los Angeles, 1960. |
1960 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 687.50 |
| 132 | Raoul Hausmann (1886-1971) | Marthe Prevot's cat. Limoges, 1948. |
1948 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 675.00 |
| 116 | Louis Stettner (1922-2016) | Franc-tireur. Paris, c. 1951. |
c. 1951. | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 662.50 |
| 67 | Brassai (Gyula Halasz, known as) (1899-1984) | Eggs, c. 1935. |
c. 1935. | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 637.50 |
| 107 | Robert Capa (1913-1954) | Leon Blum. Geneva, June 1936. |
June 1936. | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 637.50 |
| 140 | Jean Dieuzaide (1921 - 2003) | Jean the shepherd. Alentejo, Portugal, 1954. |
1954 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 637.50 |
| 114 | Louis Stettner (1922-2016) | Twilight. Paris, c. 1950. |
c. 1950. | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 625.00 |
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Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
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Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
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Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th centuryJeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839. -
Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000. -
Sotheby’s
Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
Collection Georgette J. Salles
Open for bidding 8-29 AprilApr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000.