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| Auction Name | Photography Books | Total Sales (EUR) | 46,141.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 37,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #174323 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 55,410.00 |
| Total Lots | 366 | ||
| Sold Lots | 257.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 52,090.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 70.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 76,740.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 109 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 60.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | PHOTOGRAPHY 11 volumes. 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933/34 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1947 |
1930/1947. | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,562.50 | |
| 330 | FRANK, ROBERT (1924-2019) | The Lines of My Hand. |
1972 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,937.50 |
| 253 | BASILICO, GABRIELE - DEPARDON, RAYMOND - ELKOURY, FOUAD - BURRI, RENE - KOUDELKA, JOSEF - FRANK, ROBERT | Beirut Centre Ville. |
1992 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,312.50 |
| 62 | KERTESZ, ANDRE (1894-1985) | Day of Paris. Photographs by A. Kertesz. |
1945 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,162.50 |
| 143 | MAPPLETHORPE, ROBERT (1946-1989) & Robert Longo, Gerald Van Der Kaap, Peter van de Klashorst and Bob Pieck. | Vita brevis ars longa. |
1984 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,037.50 |
| 144 | CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI (1908-2004) | The decisive moment. |
1952 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,000.00 |
| 296 | CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI (1908-2004) | Beautiful Jaipur. |
1948 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 875.00 |
| 137 | WESTON, EDWARD (1886-1958) [Signed] | The Art of Edward Weston. |
1932 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 812.50 |
| 295 | BRASSAI (Gyala Halasz, known as) (1899-1984) MORAND, PAUL (1888-1976) | Paris de Nuit. 60 unpublished photos by Brassai published in the Realites" collection, edited by J. Bernier. |
1933 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 750.00 |
| 374 | BARBIERI, GIAN PAOLO (1938) | Tahiti Tattoos. |
1989 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 650.00 |
| 336 | EVANS, WALKER (1903-1975) | First and Last. |
1978 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 625.00 |
| 61 | KENNA, MICHAEL (1953) | Hokkaido. |
2006 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 600.00 |
| 28 | CLERGUE, LUCIEN (1934-2014) [Signed] CAVAFY, CONSTANTIN (1863-1933) | J'ai tant contemple... |
2007 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 113 | DAVIDSON, BRUCE (1933) | Subway. |
1986 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 512.50 |
| 128 | HINE, LEWIS W. (1874-1940) | Men at Work. |
1932 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 512.50 |
| 131 | KOUDELKA, JOSEF (1938) [Signed] | Animal. |
1990 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 500.00 |
| 164 | HOSOE, EIKOH (1933-2024) | Otoko to Onna - Man and Woman. |
1961 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 500.00 |
| 334 | SULTAN, LARRY (1946-2009) MANDEL, MIKE | Evidence. |
1977 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 462.50 |
| 153 | TAKUMA NAKAHIRA (1938-2015) | For a language to Come. |
1970 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 450.00 |
| 331 | OWENS, BILL (1938) | Suburbia. |
1973 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 437.50 |
| 333 | FRIEDLANDER, LEE (1934) | The american monument. |
1976 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 248 | MASCLET, DANIEL (1892-1969) | Nudes. La beaute de la femme. Album of the first international nude photography show. |
1933 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 412.50 |
| 4 | ALPERN, MERRY (1955) | Fenster zur Wall Street. |
1995 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 136 | MENDELSOHN, ERICH (1887-1953) | Russland. Europa. Amerika. Ein architektonischer Querschnitt. |
1929 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 387.50 |
| 175 | MEISELAS, SUSAN (1948) | Strip-tease forain. |
1976 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 387.50 |
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000. -
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.