?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(RETOUCHED PRESS PRINTS--WOMEN) A selection of 25 press photographs bearing expert period retouching, including bright colors artfully applied, and collaging. Comprised of photographs of women and their fashions, including two photographs of women operating machinery, stylish shoes of the 1930s, and a portrait of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco. Ferrotyped silver prints, the images measuring 4 3/4x6 to 10 1/2x8 1/2 inches (12.1x15.2 to 26.7x21.6 cm.), most sheets slightly larger, 5 on paper mounts measuring 10 1/2x8 1/2 inches (26.7x21.6 cm), and smaller; all with period retouching and hand painting, on recto, and most with typed press captions, handwritten notations, and various press agency hand stamps, on verso or mount verso. 1920s-50s
WITH--Group of 10 photographs relating to June Davis' adoption saga, including the original handwritten letter written by Davis' mother. Silver prints, the images measuring 5 3/4x4 1/2 inches (14.6x11.4 cm.), and the reverse, with hand stamps and notations on verso. 1936.
