Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2729, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 290 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Leopold Hugo

Leopold Hugo. The Pacific. Circa 1930.

 Circa 1930. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
2 George Fiske

George Fiske. Big Tree Room, Barnard's Hotel, Yosemite. 1884.

 1884 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
3 Floyd B. Evans

Floyd B. Evans. Sand Falls. Circa 1940.

 Circa 1940. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
4 Carleton E. Watkins

Carleton E. Watkins. The Three Brothers, Yosemite. Circa 1872.

 1878-81. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,160.00
5 Isaiah West Taber

Isaiah West Taber. The Three Brothers, 3,818 feet, reflected, Yosemite, California. Circa 1872; printed 1880s.

 Circa 1872; printed 1880s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
6

The Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Circa 1885.

 Circa 1885. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 698.00
7 Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge. Mariposa Grove of Mammoth Trees. Wm. H. Seward, 85 Feet in Circumference, 268 Feet High * North Dome, Yosemite, CA. 1872 and early 1870s.

 1872 and early 1870s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
8

Teddy Roosevelt in Glacier Point, Yosemite. 1903; printed circa 1930.

 1903; printed Circa 1930. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
9 Dain L. Tasker

Dain L. Tasker. Photographing the waves (possibly Will Connell). Circa 1920.

 Circa 1920. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
10 Augustus William Ericson

Augustus William Ericson. Scene in the California Redwoods. Circa 1900.

 Circa 1900. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,016.00
11 Isaiah West Taber

Isaiah West Taber. Sorting prunes by hand, Santa Clara County, California. Circa 1880.

 Circa 1880. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
12 Hi Worth

Hi Worth. Harvesting Celery * Trucks hauling produce. 1947 and 1950.

 1947 and 1950. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
13 Otto Hagel

Otto Hagel. Lumberjack. 1960.

 1960 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
14

An early two-part panorama of the San Francisco Waterfront, with thousands of ships in the harbor, most deserted. 1850-51; copied by Martin Behrman from a daguerreotype sometimes called "Forest of Masts" circa 1910.

 1850-51. Circa 1910. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
15 Robert H. Vance

Robert H. Vance. Four children, San Francisco. Circa 1855.

 Circa 1855. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
16

Gold miner William Pitt's Cabin in Diamond Springs, California, accompanied by his letter home. 1853.

 1853 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
17 Carleton E. Watkins

Carleton E. Watkins. The University of California, Berkeley, and Bay, Alameda County. Circa 1874.

 Circa 1874. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,572.00
18 Andrew Hill

Andrew Putnam Hill. The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose. Circa 1890.

 Circa 1890. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
19

Opening Ceremonies, Transpacific Telephone Service. December 23, 1931.

 1931 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
20 Carleton E. Watkins

Carleton E. Watkins. Geary Street Cable R.R., San Francisco. Circa 1880.

 1880s. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
21

Oil Wells and House, Looking East from First Street, Los Angeles. Circa 1910.

 Circa 1910. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
22

Union Oil Company L.B.C. #11 (Los Angeles). Circa 1930.

 Circa 1930. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
23

A bird's-eye view of Los Angeles. Circa 1890.

 Circa 1890. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
24 Sy Seidman

Sy Seidman. Crooked Little Street, Lombard St. San Francisco, CA. Circa 1945.

 Circa 1945. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
25 Will Connell

Will Connell. Pasadena Freeway. Circa 1950.

 Circa 1950. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,524.00
  • <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> AUGUSTIN (Saint). <i>De civitate Dei.</i> Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> CAUS (SALOMON DE). <i>La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs.</i> Londres, John Norton, 1612. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). <i>La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique.</i> Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000