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Heritage Auctions: Photographs from the Estate of Shirley Ross Davis: A No-Reserve Showcase Auction
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| Auction Name | Photographs from the Estate of Shirley Ross Davis: A No-Reserve Showcase Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 102,058.25 |
| Auction Date | June 12, 2024 - June 12, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 99,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #17199 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 152,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 55 | ||
| Sold Lots | 55 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 99,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 152,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Yang Yongliang (Chinese, b. 1980) | Sitting Alone by a Stream, 2019 |
2019 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 27 | Elizabeth King (American, b. 1950) and Katherine Wetzel (American, b. 1946) | Pupil; Pose 1; Pupil; Post 6 (2 works), 1997-1999 |
1997-1999 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 26 | Gyorgy Kepes (American/Hungarian, 1906-2001) | Face and Hand, 1939 |
1939 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 13 | Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934) | New York City, 2011 |
2011 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 12 | Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934) | Nude (Cover), 1981 |
1981 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 10 | Sharon Core (American, b. 1965) | 1616 (from the series 1606-1907), 2017 |
2017 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 29 | Josef Koudelka (Czech, b. 1938) | France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, 1987 |
1987 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 38 | Hans Richter (American, 1888-1976) | Ghosts Before Breakfast, 1927 |
1927 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 45 | Trine Sondergaard (Danish, b. 1972) | Strude #11, 2008 |
2008 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 48 | Trine Sondergaard (Danish, b. 1972) | Strude #31, 2008 |
2008 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 47 | Trine Sondergaard (Danish, b. 1972) | Strude #16, 2008 |
2008 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 46 | Trine Sondergaard (Danish, b. 1972) | Strude #20, 2008 |
2008 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 16 | Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934) | New York City, 2010 |
2010 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 18 | Holics, Gyula (Hungarian, 1919-1989) | Portrait, circa 1957 |
circa 1957 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 15 | Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934) | Arizona, 2006 |
2006 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 44 | W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918-1978) | Haiti, 1958 |
1958 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 54 | Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985) | The Leg, Los Angeles, 1949 |
1949 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 11 | Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934) | Nude, 1982 |
1982 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,312.50 |
| 24 | Bill Jacobson (American, b. 1955) | Interim Portrait #381, 1992 |
1992 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 42 | Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) | Feet, 1953 |
1953 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 50 | Sam Taylor-Wood (British, 1967) | Self Portrait in a Single Breasted Suit with Hare, 2001 |
2001 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 34 | Michal Macku (Czech, b. 1963) | Untitled (Face Tearing), 1988 |
1988 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
| 40 | Michal Rovner (Israeli, b. 1957) | Me and the Bird, 1988 |
1988 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 43 | Michael A. Smith (American, 1942-2018) | Riggins, L.R. (from Inmates, Sheriff Joe's 4th Avenue Jail series), 2007 |
2007 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 1 | Eddie Adams (American, 1933-2004) | Vietcong - Saigon, 1968 |
1968 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
