Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography by Potter & Potter Auctions

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Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography

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This diverse sale - made up of fine, vintage, and vernacular photographs - will focus closely on the snapshot. Once considered mere "fabrics of yesteryear," these fleeting images have been recently reclaimed by the collecting community, and appreciated for their candid, historical, and visual depth. Prices Realized

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Collection of (14) Tattoo Photographs (ca. 1950s-1990s).

Lot 337

Collection of (14) Tattoo Photographs (ca. 1950s-1990s).

Estimate

$100 - $200

2 Bids

Sold for

$62.50

Wet T-Shirt Contest Snapshot Photo Collection.

Lot 338

Wet T-Shirt Contest Snapshot Photo Collection.

Estimate

$200 - $300

1 Bid

Sold for

$120

Group of Seven Erotic Vernacular Polaroid Photographs. Circa 1970s–80s.

Lot 339

Group of Seven Erotic Vernacular Polaroid Photographs. Circa 1970s–80s.

Estimate

$100 - $200

10 Bids

Sold for

$240

Group of Twenty-Five Fetish-Themed Vernacular Color Photographs. 1980s.

Lot 340

Group of Twenty-Five Fetish-Themed Vernacular Color Photographs. 1980s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

10 Bids

Sold for

$540

Glamour Nude Snapshot Sequence, Interior Study, c. 1960s (Group of 6)

Lot 341

Glamour Nude Snapshot Sequence, Interior Study, c. 1960s (Group of 6)

Estimate

$150 - $250

2 Bids

Sold for

$100

Mid-Century Vernacular Nude & Pin-Up Photograph Group (9). Circa 1940s–50s.

Lot 342

Mid-Century Vernacular Nude & Pin-Up Photograph Group (9). Circa 1940s–50s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

Color Vernacular Aviation Pin-Up Photographs with Experimental Aircraft (8). Circa 1960s–70s.s–70s

Lot 343

Color Vernacular Aviation Pin-Up Photographs with Experimental Aircraft (8). Circa 1960s–70s.s–70s

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$130

Asian Glamour Nude Photograph Group of 6 Images. 1940s–1950s.

Lot 344

Asian Glamour Nude Photograph Group of 6 Images. 1940s–1950s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

1 Bid

Sold for

$120

Two Women in Lingerie, Interracial Snapshot Photograph. Dated 1962.

Lot 345

Two Women in Lingerie, Interracial Snapshot Photograph. Dated 1962.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

Group of 5 Polaroids of "Bill" with Glamour Models. Circa late 1970s–1980s.

Lot 346

Group of 5 Polaroids of "Bill" with Glamour Models. Circa late 1970s–1980s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

19 Bids

Sold for

$687.50

Group of Four Photographs of Silver-Painted Figures in Posed Tableaux, 1930s–40s.

Lot 347

Group of Four Photographs of Silver-Painted Figures in Posed Tableaux, 1930s–40s.

Estimate

$200 - $400

1 Bid

Sold for

$120

[EROTICA]. Sequence of Masked Woman Posing with Kimono. Circa mid-20th century.

Lot 348

[EROTICA]. Sequence of Masked Woman Posing with Kimono. Circa mid-20th century.

Estimate

$150 - $250

Unsold

Group of Six 1950s Blonde Pin-Up and Nude Studio Photographs.

Lot 349

Group of Six 1950s Blonde Pin-Up and Nude Studio Photographs.

Estimate

$300 - $500

Unsold

Group of Vintage Burlesque / Pin-Up Photographs (c. 1950s)

Lot 350

Group of Vintage Burlesque / Pin-Up Photographs (c. 1950s)

Estimate

$300 - $500

Unsold

Group of (17) Male Cross Dresser Photographs.

Lot 351

Group of (17) Male Cross Dresser Photographs.

Estimate

$100 - $200

1 Bid

Sold for

$60

Group of (11) Cross Dressers Color Images.

Lot 352

Group of (11) Cross Dressers Color Images.

Estimate

$100 - $200

1 Bid

Sold for

$60

Thailand “Rose Bar” Girl Snapshots with Business Card, c. 1970s–80s (Lot of 10)

Lot 353

Thailand “Rose Bar” Girl Snapshots with Business Card, c. 1970s–80s (Lot of 10)

Estimate

$100 - $150

1 Bid

Sold for

$60

Flirty “Grandma” Vernacular Snapshot Album Archive. Circa 1970s-early 1990s.

Lot 354

Flirty “Grandma” Vernacular Snapshot Album Archive. Circa 1970s-early 1990s.

Estimate

$300 - $500

1 Bid

Sold for

$180

Group of 11 San Francisco Novelty Arcade Studio Risqué Photo Cards.

Lot 355

Group of 11 San Francisco Novelty Arcade Studio Risqué Photo Cards.

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$125

Bettie Page Burlesque Studio Portrait. Color Photograph.

Lot 356

Bettie Page Burlesque Studio Portrait. Color Photograph.

Estimate

$300 - $500

Unsold

KLAW, Irving (American, 1910–1966). Group of 20 Black-and-White Photographs Depicting Models Posed with Braided Whips. Circa 1950s.

Lot 357

KLAW, Irving (American, 1910–1966). Group of 20 Black-and-White Photographs Depicting Models Posed with Braided Whips. Circa 1950s.

Estimate

$300 - $500

1 Bid

Sold for

$180

Large Grouping of Photographs Featuring Beautiful Women. V.p. 1930s-90s.

Lot 358

Large Grouping of Photographs Featuring Beautiful Women. V.p. 1930s-90s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

1 Bid

Sold for

$120

African American Female Nudes. Circa 70's.

Lot 359

African American Female Nudes. Circa 70's.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

Archive of 17 Vernacular Erotic Photographs of African American Women. Circa 1970s–80s.

Lot 360

Archive of 17 Vernacular Erotic Photographs of African American Women. Circa 1970s–80s.

Estimate

$300 - $500

2 Bids

Sold for

$190

Collection of Over 100 Female Nude Photographs. Circa 1990s.

Lot 361

Collection of Over 100 Female Nude Photographs. Circa 1990s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

20 Bids

Sold for

$780

Female Nude Photography.

Lot 362

Female Nude Photography.

Estimate

$300 - $500

2 Bids

Sold for

$190

Collection of Female Risque Photographs. Early 1990s.

Lot 363

Collection of Female Risque Photographs. Early 1990s.

Estimate

$500 - $700

3 Bids

Sold for

$360

Collection of Female Nudes. Early 90s.

Lot 364

Collection of Female Nudes. Early 90s.

Estimate

$500 - $700

11 Bids

Sold for

$600

Collection of Suggestive Female Photographs. Mid to late 20th century.

Lot 365

Collection of Suggestive Female Photographs. Mid to late 20th century.

Estimate

$50 - $100

1 Bid

Sold for

$60

Group of Color Vernacular Photographs of Women’s Mud Wrestling Event. Late 20th-century.

Lot 366

Group of Color Vernacular Photographs of Women’s Mud Wrestling Event. Late 20th-century.

Estimate

$150 - $250

2 Bids

Sold for

$100

Group of 4 Photographs of Male Bodybuilder Posing on the Beach. Circa 1950s.

Lot 367

Group of 4 Photographs of Male Bodybuilder Posing on the Beach. Circa 1950s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

Collection of Color Male Nude Photographs. Circa 1990s.

Lot 368

Collection of Color Male Nude Photographs. Circa 1990s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

4 Bids

Sold for

$187.50

Collection of (11) Gay Interest Photographs (ca. 1940s-1990s).

Lot 369

Collection of (11) Gay Interest Photographs (ca. 1940s-1990s).

Estimate

$100 - $200

14 Bids

Sold for

$312.50

Group of 6 Polaroid Photographs, Male Nudes, Interior Scenes. Circa 1970s–1980s.

Lot 370

Group of 6 Polaroid Photographs, Male Nudes, Interior Scenes. Circa 1970s–1980s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

9 Bids

Sold for

$343.75

Randy Sprout Artist’s Reference Photograph of Seated Figure, Large-Format Double Exposure

Lot 371

Randy Sprout Artist’s Reference Photograph of Seated Figure, Large-Format Double Exposure

Estimate

$300 - $500

Unsold

Large-Format Male Nude Photograph.

Lot 372

Large-Format Male Nude Photograph.

Estimate

$500 - $800

7 Bids

Sold for

$468.75

1970s Fetish Snapshot Photographs. Group of Nine.

Lot 373

1970s Fetish Snapshot Photographs. Group of Nine.

Estimate

$150 - $250

1 Bid

Sold for

$96

Group of Vernacular BDSM / Fetish Snapshot Photographs. Circa 1970s–80s.

Lot 374

Group of Vernacular BDSM / Fetish Snapshot Photographs. Circa 1970s–80s.

Estimate

$200 - $400

1 Bid

Sold for

$120

Fetish Snapshot Photographs. Group of Fifteen. 1971.

Lot 375

Fetish Snapshot Photographs. Group of Fifteen. 1971.

Estimate

$150 - $300

6 Bids

Sold for

$250

Five Fetish Photographs. Mid-20th Century.

Lot 376

Five Fetish Photographs. Mid-20th Century.

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$240

[EROTICA]. Group of Bondage and Fetish Photographs. Circa 1960s–70s.

Lot 377

[EROTICA]. Group of Bondage and Fetish Photographs. Circa 1960s–70s.

Estimate

$150 - $250

4 Bids

Sold for

$240

Group of (17) Snapshots of Lesbians Kissing in Bondage (ca. 1990s)

Lot 378

Group of (17) Snapshots of Lesbians Kissing in Bondage (ca. 1990s)

Estimate

$150 - $250

8 Bids

Sold for

$250

Group (8) of Photographs of Lesbians Having Sex (ca. 1990s).

Lot 379

Group (8) of Photographs of Lesbians Having Sex (ca. 1990s).

Estimate

$100 - $200

15 Bids

Sold for

$450

Collection of Scandalous Photographs Depicting Sexual Acts. Circa 1990s.

Lot 380

Collection of Scandalous Photographs Depicting Sexual Acts. Circa 1990s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

4 Bids

Sold for

$190

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