Bonhams’ next sale of Photographs in London takes place on Thursday 17th May at 2pm. The sale will feature fine photographs and photobooks from the history of the medium, from the 19th Century to the present day.

Highlights of the sale include John Jabez Edwin Mayall’s exquisite daguerreotype portrait of Charles Dickens’ wife Catherine, dated 1852-55 and estimated at £8,000-12,000.

Discovered in an antiques shop, this is the only daguerreotype portrait of Catherine known to exist and is offered with two ra...

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Bonhams’ next auction of photographs in London takes place on 19 May, and boasts an exciting range of material spanning the history of photography.

Beginning with two fine examples of Claudet daguerreotypes, one with original viewer, we move through the 19th century with Edward Sheriff Curtis and a fine collection of salt print portraits by famed Scottish duo Hill and Adamson, before encountering vintage and modern works by French photographers Willy Ronis, Robert Doisneau and André Villers, the great friend and confidante of Pablo Picasso whom he depicts ...

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On 13th April Bonhams Dubai stages its inaugural sale of Photographs in the region. Showcasing a wide range of imagery, from 19th century through to contemporary pieces, the sale comprises an exciting mix of international artists, with works hailing from the USA, Europe, Australia, UAE, Iran, Lebanon and Yemen. The 85 lot sale begins with works by Herbert George Ponting, taken on the final, fatal Scott Antarctic Expedition of 1910, before moving on to a strong selection of fashion imagery from renowned photographers Lillian Bassman, Horst P. Horst and Norman Parkinson. Later highlights include the beautiful photo-collage ‘Cultivat...

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Bonhams’ 16 November Photographs sale in London comprises works from the spread of the history of photography, from the 19th century to the present day. Starting in the Crimea in the 1850s, with two studies by Roger Fenton, we pass through late 19th century England with P.H. Emerson, before moving into Europe in the 20th century. Here, there is a strong section of 15 works by Willy Ronis, both vintage and later prints; vintage work by Brassai and Drtikol; and four early prints by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Celebrated images by renowned photographers Horst P. Horst, Norman Parkinson, Bill Brandt and Richard Avedon feature, before the sale...

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Bonhams' London Photographs department will hold its inaugural auction on 20th May, at 2pm, at the New Bond Street galleries, offering a broad range of photographic imagery - from the 19th century to the present day - at a wide and accessible range of prices.

Highlights include:

- Thomas Struth's 'The Ma Family, 1996' (£12,000-18,000)
- 'Femme dans la Baignoire, 2003' from Elina Brotherus' The New Painting series (£7,000-9,000)
- A strong section of fashion imagery including works by Horst P. Horst, Norman Parkinson, Lillian Bassman and Terence Donovan


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