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Rose City Book & Paper Fair
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Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988.
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Fonsie Mealy’s
Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
18th June 2025Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde. -
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Sothebys: Photographs
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 2,811,526.00 |
Auction Date | April 03, 2025 - April 03, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,976,000.00 |
Sale Number | #N11753 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,925,000.00 |
Total Lots | 128 | ||
Sold Lots | 103 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,437,000.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 80.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,623,000.00 |
Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 77.60% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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47 | Ansel Adams | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico |
1941, printed circa 1942. | USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 | USD 635,000.00 |
76 | Linnaeus Tripe | Photographic Views in Tanjore and Trivady |
1858, printed between 1858 and 1860. | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 203,200.00 |
43 | Ansel Adams | 'The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming' |
1942, printed in 1978. | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 |
77 | Linnaeus Tripe | Photographic Views of Seringham |
1858, printed between 1858 and 1860. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
78 | Linnaeus Tripe | Photographic Views of Trichinopoly |
1858, printed between 1858 and 1860. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
91 | Richard Avedon | The Family (A Work in Progress) |
1976 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
45 | Ansel Adams | 'Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California' |
circa 1937, printed in 1978. | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 69,850.00 |
25 | Richard Avedon | B. J. Van Fleet, Nine Year Old, Ennis, Montana, July 2, 1982 |
1982, printed in 1984-85 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 |
2 | Francesca Woodman | Untitled |
1975-78. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
42 | Ansel Adams | Teton Landscapes (3 photographs) |
circa 1965. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
46 | Ansel Adams | At Timber Cove, North Coast, California |
1960 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
22 | Irving Penn | 'Two Guedras,' Morocco |
1971, printed in 1976. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
51 | Ansel Adams | 'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico' |
1941, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
4 | Francesca Woodman | Untitled (from Portrait of a Reputation) |
1975-76. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
6 | Seiji Kurata | A Tattooed Man: Ikebukuro, Rooftop of the Bungeiza Building from Flash Up |
1975, printed in 2018 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
10 | Herb Ritts | Stephanie, Cindy, Tatjana, Naomi 2, Hollywood |
1989 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
49 | Ansel Adams | 'Aspens, New Mexico' (Vertical) |
1958, probably printed between 1962 and 1963. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
29 | Sally Mann | Naptime |
1989 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
72 | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Rue Mouffetard, Paris |
1954, printed later. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
58 | Ansel Adams | 'Church, Canoncito, New Mexico' (Gate and Cross) |
1961, probably printed circa 1965. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
122 | Peter Beard | 'Cheetah Cubs at Feeding Time, Mweiga Nr. Nyeri, Kenya' |
1968, printed later. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
7 | Hiro | Apollo Spaceflight Training Suits, Houston, Texas, 1978 |
1978, printed later. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
89 | Robert Frank | Beaufort, South Carolina |
1955, printed later. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
105 | Edward Weston | 'Hand of Amado Galvan' |
1925 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
124 | Harold Edgerton | Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs |
1938-73, printed in 1985. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |