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Heritage Auctions: The Art of Exposure II: Pin-Up and Figure Photography Featuring the Bunny Yeager Archive Showcase Auction
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| Auction Name | The Art of Exposure II: Pin-Up and Figure Photography Featuring the Bunny Yeager Archive Showcase Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 161,968.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #11253 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 218 | ||
| Sold Lots | 204.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39053 | Bunny Yeager | Christine Starr approximately 317 items, 1960s |
1960s | Not Available | USD 4,250.00 |
| 39078 | Alfred Cheney Johnston | Group of 4 photographs of nude showgirls, 1920s |
1920s | Not Available | USD 4,250.00 |
| 39170 | Lucien Clergue | Triade de Geneve, 1972 |
1972 | Not Available | USD 4,250.00 |
| 39046 | Bunny Yeager | Dondi Penn 5 works, 1950s |
1950s | Not Available | USD 4,000.00 |
| 39172 | Lucien Clergue | Zebra Nude, New York, 1997 |
1997 | Not Available | USD 4,000.00 |
| 39015 | Bunny Yeager | Bettie Page with Animals 5 works, 1954 |
1954 | Not Available | USD 3,500.00 |
| 39024 | Bunny Yeager | Bettie Page, circa 1954 |
circa 1954 | Not Available | USD 3,250.00 |
| 39215 | Lucien Clergue | Ligues de Maim, ligues de Vie 25 works, 1984 |
1984 | Not Available | USD 3,250.00 |
| 39135 | Pamela Hanson | Naomi Campbell, Chanel, for French Vogue, 1992 |
1992 | Not Available | USD 3,000.00 |
| 39136 | Bert Stern | Kate Moss, 2007 Digital pigment print, printed 2010 |
2007, printed 2010 | Not Available | USD 2,750.00 |
| 39134 | Bert Stern | Sharon Tate, 1961 Digital pigment print, printed 2010 |
1961, printed 2010 | Not Available | USD 2,500.00 |
| 39017 | Bunny Yeager | Bettie Page in Surf 6 works, 1950s |
1950s | Not Available | USD 2,375.00 |
| 39041 | Bunny Yeager | Mickey O'Brien Approximately 25 items, circa 1960s |
circa 1960s | Not Available | USD 2,375.00 |
| 39061 | Bunny Yeager | Ruth Anderson approximately 100 items, 1960s |
1960s | Not Available | USD 2,250.00 |
| 39186 | Lucien Clergue | Group of 9 photographs, 1999 |
1999 | Not Available | USD 2,000.00 |
| 39057 | Bunny Yeager | Uschi Digard Jobi Winston/Billie Johnson approximately 50 items |
N/A | Not Available | USD 1,875.00 |
| 39176 | E.J. Bellocq | Nude on a Wicker Chaise, 1911-1913 |
1911-1913 | Not Available | USD 1,875.00 |
| 39014 | Bunny Yeager | Bettie with Cheetahs, 1954 |
1954 | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 39027 | Bunny Yeager | Bettie Page as a Butterfly, 1954 |
1954 | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 39032 | Bunny Yeager | Melinda Allison approximately 137 items |
N/A | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 39056 | Bunny Yeager | Joan Rawlings, 1950s , printed later |
1950s , printed later | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 39071 | Bunny Yeager | Jane Duke approximately 51 items, 1960s |
1960s | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 39085 | Alfred Cheney Johnston | Group of 3 photographs of nude showgirls, 1920s |
1920s | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 39153 | Harry Callahan | Eleanor, 1954 |
1954 | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 39212 | Francisco Toledo | Oaxaca, 1994 |
1994 | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
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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.