Potter and Potter Auctions: Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography | Total Sales (USD) | 106,014.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 12, 2026 - March 12, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 76,105.00 |
| Sale Number | #31226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 132,075.00 |
| Total Lots | 335 | ||
| Sold Lots | 293.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 171,305.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.46% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 278,475.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 42 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 38.07% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242 | [MAN RAY (1890--1976)]. | Documentation of "Composition Constructiviste". Paris, early 20th centu |
Early 20th century. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 32 | Tuskegee Airmen Panoramic Photograph. 1943. |
1943 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 | |
| 236 | HINE, Lewis Wickes (American, 1874--1940). | Madonna and Child, Ellis Island. [Circa 1905--1 |
[Circa 1905--1 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 260 | [CHICANO CULTURE]. Scrapbook of photos and original art. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 1,800.00 | |
| 221 | CALLAHAN, Harry (American, 1912-1999). | Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago. 1954. |
1954 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 28 | Upshot-Knothole Grable/ Nuclear Detonation Photograph. Mid to late 20th Century. |
Late 20th Century. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 35 | Concentration Camp Liberation Photos, Ephemera, Correspondence. Circa 1940s-1980s. |
Circa 1940s-1980s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 277 | Strip Club Dancer Snapshots. [U.S.], 1970s/80s. |
1970s/80s. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 26 | Pair of Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Detonation Photographs. Marshall Islands, ca. 1946--1958. |
ca.1946--1958. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,320.00 | |
| 74 | Lab Rat & Microchip Testing Photos. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,320.00 | |
| 5 | AMES Stamped Buzz Aldrin on the Moon / Apollo 11. Circa 1969/1970s |
Circa 1969/1970s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 29 | J. Robert Oppenheimer original press photo. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 121 | Group of 130 Cartes de Visite of Well-Known or Once Well-Known People of Interest. (19th Century). |
19th Century). | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 241 | DECARAVA, Roy (American, 1919-2009) | Hallway, New York. 1953. Printed 1986. |
1953. Printed 1986. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 298 | Kelty, Edward J. (1888,Ai1967). | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus i |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 4 | NASA Apollo 8 Half Earth original photograph (PSA Type I). |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,020.00 | |
| 288 | Halloween Ouija Photograph. [American, ca. 1920]. |
ca.1920]. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,020.00 | |
| 67 | [9/11]. Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 169 | [FETISH]. Group of 18 bondage and body piercing photos. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 210 | LEONARD, Herman (American, 1923--2010). | Duke Ellington - Paris 1958. |
1958 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 257 | [BIKER GANGS]. Group of Satan's Slaves tattoo snapshots. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 259 | Latin Dukes Photo Album. San Fernando Valley, CA, 1968--1970. |
1968--1970. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 271 | [NUDES]. Group of over 100 1970s nude photographs. |
1970s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 110 | Assortment of American RPPCs (300+). |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 900.00 | |
| 124 | Large Group of Mostly Cabinet Cards, Various Subjects. (63 pieces). (19/20th Century). |
19/20th Century). | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 900.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.