Sothebys: Classic Travel Photographs - bidstart 3 11
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Classic Travel Photographs - bidstart 3 11 | Total Sales (GBP) | 132,867.00 |
| Auction Date | March 25, 2021 - March 25, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 64,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #L21402 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 88,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 74 | ||
| Sold Lots | 33 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 213,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 44.59% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 290,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 41 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 45.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Francis Frith | Egypt—Francis Frith | Pyramid at Dashur from the southwest, c.1858 |
c.1858 | GBP 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 21,420.00 |
| 25 | Francis Frith | Egypt—Francis Frith | Pyramids of El-Geezah, c.1858 |
c.1858 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 18,900.00 |
| 24 | attributed to Robert Murray | Egypt—attributed to Robert Murray | Temple of Abou Simbel, c.1857 |
c.1857 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
| 19 | Roger Fenton | Crimea—Roger Fenton | Harbour of Balaklava, The Cattle Pier, March 1855 (printed 1856) |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 8,820.00 | |
| 56 | North America | Album of photographs, c.1900 |
c.1900 | GBP 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 5,670.00 | |
| 43 | India | Indian hunting expedition of Henry Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough, c.1883-1885 |
c.1883-1885 | GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 | |
| 72 | Pascal Sébah | Turkey—Pascal Sébah | Panorama of Constantinople, c.1870 |
c.1870 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
| 1 | attributed to John Burke and William Baker | Afghanistan—attributed to John Burke and William Baker | Panorama of Kabul, c.1880 |
c.1880 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,410.00 |
| 14 | Tuck Tai | China—Tuck Tai | Panorama of Shanghai Bund, c.1895 |
c.1895 | GBP 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 4,410.00 |
| 34 | Gustave Le Gray | France—Gustave Le Gray | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, c.1859 |
c.1859 | GBP 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,410.00 |
| 36 | Gustave Le Gray | France—Gustave Le Gray | Arc de Triomphe from the Champs-Élysées, 1859 |
1859 | GBP 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,410.00 |
| 40 | attributed to Fred Boissonas | Greece—attributed to Fred Boissonas | The Acropolis, Athens |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,032.00 | |
| 44 | Francesca H. Wilson | India—Francesca H. Wilson | Rambles in Northern India, 1876 |
1876 | GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 3,024.00 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | Panorama of Baku, c.1890 |
c.1890 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 | |
| 17 | Afong studio | China—Afong studio | Panorama of Shanghai Bund, c.1925 |
c.1925 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 23 | Adolphe Braun | Egypt—Adolphe Braun | Temple of Karnak, Luxor, c.1869 |
c.1869 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 57 | Eugene Omar Goldbeck | North America—Eugene Omar Goldbeck | Panorama of New York |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 | |
| 12 | Ceylon | Album of photographs, [1880s-90s] |
1880s-90s] | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,016.00 | |
| 62 | Louis Vignes | Palestine—Louis Vignes | Panorama of Tiberias and Sea of Galilee, c.1860 |
c.1860 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 41 | Hong Kong | Panorama of Hong Kong from Flagstaff House, c. 1875 |
c. 1875 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 73 | Pascal Sébah, and G. Berggren | Turkey—Pascal Sébah and G. Berggren | Nine views of Constantinople and four portraits, c.1870s-80s |
c.1870s-80s | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 3 | A. Sarrault, Prod'Hom, Alary & Geiser, Charles Leinack and others | Algeria | Album of two hundred carte-de-visite photograph portraits and views, 1860s |
1860s | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 10 | John L. Francis | Burma—John Francis | Two albums of photographs of Burma and its people, 1902 |
1902 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 60 | Félix Bonfils | Palestine and Lebanon—Félix Bonfils | Eight large photographs, 1870s |
1870s | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 67 | Robert Harris | South Africa—Robert Harris | South Africa. Port Elizabeth: by the Author, 1888 |
1888 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
