The upcoming Photographs & Photobooks sale at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury in London later this week is once again filled with a broad selection of lower priced material, with plenty of later prints and lesser known images to sift through. Overall, there are 243 lots of photography/photobooks on offer in the sale, with a Total High Estimate of £488650.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including £5000) | 225 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | £354650 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between £5000 and £25000) | 18 |
| Total Mid Estimate | £134000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above £25000) | 0 |
| Total High Estimate | NA |
The top lot by High estimate is lot 167, Helmut Newton, Roselyne, Chateau d’Arcangues (Salon), 1975, estimated at £12000-15000.
Here’s the complete list of photographers with five or more lots in the sale, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Bert Hardy | 14 |
| Elliott Erwitt | 9 |
| Edouard Boubat | 7 |
| Eadweard Muybridge | 7 |
| Ansel Adams | 6 |
| Mario Giacomelli | 5 |
| Colin Jones | 5 |
| William Klein | 5 |
Other lots of interest include lot 93, Gianni Gardin, Untitled, Sardegna, 1950s, estimated at £600-800 (image above, right, via Dreweatts & Bloomsbury), lot 191, Jack Smith, Untitled (Composite) from The Beautiful Book, 1960, estimated at £1500-2000 (image above, left, via Dreweatts & Bloomsbury), and lot 195, William Klein, Tokyo, 1961/1977, estimated at £2000-3000 (image above, middle, via Dreweatts & Bloomsbury).
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
