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Lot 51
Film portfolio 1930s-1940s
Eleven vintage gelatin silver prints.
From 7.17 x 9.45 to 8.03 x 10.16 in.
Beautiful portfolio including eleven prints made on the sets of some cult movies of the 20th Century, including Spellbound directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Some
Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 1.500
Lot 52
Hollywood Actresses Portfolio 1930s
Seven vintage gelatin silver prints.
10.04 x 8.07 in.
Beautiful portofolio including seven photographic prints depicting actresses of the 20th Century, as Liz Taylor. Some bearing stamps and iscriptions on the reverse.
Starting price: € 600 | Estimate : € 700 - 900
Lot 53
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'War and Peace' 1955
Ten vintage gelatin silver print.
8.07 x 10.12 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Estimate : € 400 - 500
Lot 54
Scene shot on the set of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' 1936
Vintage gelatin silver print.
10.12 x 7.95 in.
Stamped and inscribed on the reverse.
The famous movie directed by Michael Curtiz was inspired by the historical episode of the The Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava (1854), during the Crimean War;
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Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 400
Lot 55
Charlie Chaplin on the set of some of his movies 1940s-1950s
Five vintage gelatin silver prints.
7.09 x 9.37 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 300 - 400
Lot 56
Toto' on the set of 'Due cuori fra le belve' 1943
Vintage gelatin silver print.
11.69 x 8.90 in.
Stamped and labeled on the reverse.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 300 - 400 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 57
Charlie Chaplin on the set of 'Limelight' 1952
Two vintage gelatin silver prints.
10.43 x 7.95 in.
Both labeled on the reverse.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 300 - 400
Lot 58
Sophia Loren photographed by Richard Avedon in Rome 1966
Vintage gelatin silver print.
15.83 x 10.83 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the reverse.
Starting price: € 450 | Estimate : € 500 - 700 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 59
Gina Lollobrigida on the set of 'Un bellissimo novembre' 1969
Vintage gelatin silver print.
7.87 x 11.61 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the reverse.
Starting price: € 400 | Estimate : € 500 - 700
Lot 60
Gina Lollobrigida 1969
Vintage gelatin silver print.
14.17 x 9.45 in.
Photographer's credit stamp.
Starting price: € 400 | Estimate : € 500 - 700 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 61
Federico Fellini and Alberto Sordi during the Rai Special 'Fellini's Casanova' 1975
Vintage gelatin silver print.
15.94 x 11.93 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the reverse.
Starting price: € 450 | Estimate : € 500 - 700
Lot 62
Federico Fellini, Marcello Mastroianni and Sandra Milo on the set of ‘8 1/2’ 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print.
11.73 x 15.63 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the reverse.
Starting price: € 450 | Estimate : € 500 - 700
Lot 63
Federico Fellini and Marcello Mastroianni on the set of ‘8 1/2’ 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print.
15.55 x 11.61 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the reverse.
Starting price: € 450 | Estimate : € 500 - 700
Lot 64
Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress on the set of 'The 10th victim' 1965
Vintage gelatin silver print.
11.97 x 15.83 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the reverse.
Starting price: € 450 | Estimate : € 500 - 700
Lot 65
Clint Eastwood on the set of 'A fistful of dollars' 1964
Vintage gelatin silver print.
15.98 x 10.51 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the reverse.
Starting price: € 450 | Estimate : € 500 - 700
Lot 66
Maria Callas 1950-1955
Vintage gelatin silver print.
7.09 x 9.41 in.
Stamped on the reverse.
Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 300
Lot 67
Aristotele Onassis, Jackie O and Maria Callas 1960s
Lot consisting of numerous photographic prints.
Various measures.
Some stamped and signed on the reverse, condition to be verified, some subjects repeated.
Interesting portfolio that includes several press shots starring Aristotle Onassis, the famous Greek
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Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 200 - 300 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 68
J.P. Sartre in Paris 1976 circa
Vintage gelatin silver print.
7.87 x 11.81 in.
Stamped on the reverse.
Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 300
Lot 69
Portrait of Albert Einstein 1954
Vintage gelatin silver print.
7.01 x 4.96 in.
Titled, dated and stamped on the reverse.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 200 - 300 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 70
Portfolio with portraits of politicians and scientists 20th Century
Fifty-two gelatin silver prints, some vintage.
From 3.15 x 5.31 to 7.87 x 10.24 in.
Beatiful portfolio including fifty-two photographic prints depicting some of the most famous Italian and international politicians and scientists of the 20th Century, including
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Starting price: € 600 | Estimate : € 600 - 800
Lot 71
'The Animals' portfolio 1960s
Lot consisting of numerous photographic prints.
Various measures.
Some stamped and signed on the reverse, condition to be verified, some subjects repeated.
Beautiful portfolio that includes many unpublished shots starring members of the English rock band 'The
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Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 400
Lot 72
Miscellaneous 1960s
Lot consisting of numerous photographic prints.
Various measures.
Some stamped and signed on the reverse, condition to be verified, some subjects repeated.
Important miscellaneous portfolio that includes hundreds of 'stolen shots' and gives us a
Starting price: € 500 | Estimate : € 700 - 1.000
Lot 73
'Beatles' portfolio 1960s
Lot consisting of numerous photographic prints and some negatives.
Various measures.
Some stamped and signed on the reverse, condition to be verified, some subjects repeated.
Beautiful portfolio that includes numerous unpublished shots taken at concerts, events
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Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 74
John Lennon and Yoko Ono 1969
Lot consisting of numerous photographic prints, some vintage.
Various measures.
Some stamped and signed on the reverse, some numbered, condition to be verified, some subjects repeated.
In March 1969 Henry Pessar, the famous Parisian photographer who immortalized
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Starting price: € 350 | Estimate : € 400 - 600
Lot 75
'Bob Dylan' portfolio 1960s
Lot consisting of numerous photographic prints, proofs, negatives and some slides.
Various measures.
Some stamped and signed on the reverse, condition to be verified, some subjects repeated.
Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 300