Photography auctions

Studio photograph of a soldier of the Polish Corps in Russia. Well visible details of uniforms such as English cap with eagle produced for the Polish Corps in Russia (Zawistowski "Polish cap eagles in 1917-1919" pp. 42-50) and Russian coat and saber wz.17. Dimensions: 13.5cm x 8.5cm. General condition as in the photos.
Street antiquarian B. L. Bruck on Batorego Street. Lviv, late 19th century. Sepia photograph on gelatin-silver paper. Size 14.8 x 11.6 cm pp. Photo mounted in passe-partout in beige color. Reverse sealed. Descriptions on the reverse. Unique document related to the Lviv antiquarian market at the turn of the 20th century.
[RZEWUSKI Walery] Cabinet photograph of Andrzej hr. Zamoyski (1800-1874). Photo by Walery Rzewuski. Cracow, ca. mid-l. 70. XIX century. Albumen photograph, pasted on atelier cardboard backing. In the l. d. corner of the albumen paper dry embossing / signature? with the date 1876. Dimension 16.7 x 11 cm. Andrzej Zamoyski (1800-1874) - Polish count, political and economic activist in the Kingdom...
MYCIELSKI Jan hr.] Cabinet photograph of Count Jan Mycielski of Wiśniowa. Photo E. Janusz Rzeszow. Ca. 1910 r. Cabinet photograph measuring 16.4 x 10.8 cm. Rubbing of the obverse and reverse. Stains.Jan Antoni Izajasz Mycielski, Count, coat of arms Dołęga (born July 7, 1858 in Wsiąchów - died December 22, 1926 in Strzyżów) - landowner, economic activist, patron and collector of works of...
Polish Army] Photo of 3 officers of the Polish Army: lieutenant Jagodzinski, lieutenant Wrupis, lieutenant Zaleski. Bialystok 26. 2. 1919. Photograph measuring 13.5 x 9 cm. On the reverse side description of the personalities of the officers depicted.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 10.8 x 15.2 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.1 x 10.9 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
3 Podhale Rifle Regiment] Photograph of the flag post of the 3rd P. S. P. in Bielsko Biala. Photograph measuring 8.8 x 13.8 cm. Photograph described on the reverse.The 3rd Podhale Rifle Regiment (3 psp) - an infantry unit of the Polish Army in France and the Polish Army of the Second Republic. The regiment was stationed in the Bielsko garrison (3rd battalion in Bogumin). During the defensive w...
[PIŁSUDSKI Jozef] Commander Jozef Pilsudski in legion uniform with saber and sling [Cracow ca. 1914]. Photograph measuring 13.7 x 8.7 cm. Good condition. Slight overstretching of the margins. Other shots of Jozef Pilsudski are known from this photographic session, taken at the atelier of Jozef Kuczynski in Cracow (collection of the National Archives in Cracow).
Higher War School] Commemorative tableau of the participants of the course of the Higher War School in 1933-35 [Warsaw 1935]. Tableau in the form of a large photograph with thumbnail images of the staff and participants of the WSW course, printed on thicker paper. Dimensions 37 x 48 cm. Drawn by M. Kaczkowska. Photo by J. Gurtler. Tears in margins, yellowing of paper, dirt and traces of former...
22 Infantry Regiment] Photograph of the 9th company of the 22nd P. P. Siedlce 1926. Photogr. size 11 x 15,5 cm. On the reverse side description: "Seated from left 6 Lt. N. 7. Maj. Ludwik Stankiewicz of the MC of the KW dc of the 3rd Battalion, * Capt. Stefan Radomski of the UM and KW dc of the 9th Company".The 22nd Infantry Regiment (22 pp) - an infantry unit of the Polish Army of the Second R...
Ceremony for the appointment as honorary Elder of the Guild of Mr. Aleksander Semkowicz, Senator of the R. P. on November 23, 1938. Photograph, 16.2 x 11 cm, glued on original card backing, 27.1 x 23.2 cm. Stains of the backing. Photo description. On the reverse (in period). In the lower margin, oval seal of the Guild of Master Bookbinders in Lviv. Aleksander Semkowicz (1885-1954) - bookbinder...
4th Horse Artillery Squadron] Cannon personnel pose for a photograph. Sokólka d. 4. VII. 1921 r. Photograph, size 8.7 x 13.8 cm. On the reverse side a letter from one of the depicted soldiers of the 1st Bat. 4 DAK.The 4th Division of Horse Artillery (4 dak) - a horse artillery unit of the Polish Army in the Second Republic. The 4th Horse Artillery Division was formed on April 7, 1919. Since t...
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 11.2 x 16 cm. Photograph pasted on company's cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as on photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Minimal fold of the lower left corner of the photograph, minor damage to the lower edge, other...
Set of 9 photographs and a series of postcards depicting the collection of Baron Konstanty Brunicki (1861-1937) of Lviv. Photographs of various dimensions 14 x 9.2 cm, 17.2 x 11 cm. Printed mainly in sepia. Collection stamp. on reverse. A set of unique photographs and a series of postcards showing the collection of Baron Konstantin Brunicki (1861-1937) - aristocrat, collector, generous donor t...
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 10.9 x 15.8 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
1st Brigade of the Polish Legions] In memory of the Year 1914-5-6- and 1917. A manuscript with prayers and songs by a soldier from the 1st Brig. of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Baon of the LP. Tomaszow Mazowiecki [after 6 II 1917. S. [12]. Height 20.5 cm. Binding broch. Folds and losses of paper. Soiling of pages. A manuscript collection of songs and prayers. On the reverse of the title page, d...
Polish Army] Photograph of an officer in the rank of lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army. Photo Kuczynski Krakow Photograph measuring 13.7 x 9 cm. On the obverse dry embossing: Kuczynski, Zaklad artyst. fotograficzny, Krakow market.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16 x 10.8 cm. Photograph pasted on company's cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as on photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 11.2 x 15.3 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.3 x 10.3 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.6 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.5 x 11 cm. Photograph pasted on company's cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as on photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.3 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.3 cm. Photo pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in the photograph, on the back stamps: with the title of the work and the address of the establishment. Dimensions of the cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.9 x 11 cm. Photograph glued on company cardboard, stamps on the back: with the title of the work and the address of the establishment. Dimensions of the cardboard: 23.7 x 16.7 cm. Very good condition.
Silver-gelatin photograph, signed in dry-ink, in the p.d. corner: Jan Bulhak Vilnius. Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.3 cm. Photograph pasted on company cardboard: in p.d. corner dry-embossed as in photograph, on back stamps: with title of work and address of establishment. Dimensions of cardboard: 24 x 32 cm. Slight fold of cardboard upper right corner, otherwise very good condition.
Leonard Siemaszko (1896-1975) - photography - Northern Fair - Vilnius 1933 Leonard Siemaszko (1896-1975) was a Vilnius photographer and photojournalist, known for his portraits of Jozef Pilsudski and Ignacy Moscicki, among others. Photograph on postcard paper, author's stamp at bottom. Siemaszko & Zdunowski Vilnius 1933 Format : 8.5 x 13.5 [cm].
3rd Highland Rifle Regiment] Photographs from the regiment's review in Bielsk 1936/37. Photographs 6.5 x 8.6 cm. and 7.5 x 11.7 cm. glued on cardboard backing. Peel marks on the reverse.The 3rd Podhale Rifle Regiment (3 psp) - an infantry unit of the Polish Army in France and the Polish Army of the Second Republic. The regiment was stationed in the Bielsko garrison (3rd battalion in Bogumin). ...
POLISH-UKRAINIAN WAR] Set of 3 photographs depicting soldiers of the Polish Army after the capture of Kamienobrod railroad station in March 1919. Photographs 13.7 x 8.7 cm, 8.7 x 13.7 cm, 8.7 x 13.8 cm.
black and white photograph, gelatin-silver print (vintage print), 1972, 16.5 x 11.5 cm.At bottom, postcard dated February 8, 1972 with typescript, signed with a tied monogram used in correspondence with relatives: "ZB". Provenance: the work comes from the collection of Andrzej Urbanowicz (1938-2011) - painter, co-founder and leader of the first Buddhist community in Poland, friend of Beksinski.
Photograph of members of the Guild of Bookbinders in Lviv. Lviv, interwar period. Photo by K. Skórski. Photograph, 28.8 x 23.3 cm, glued on cardboard backing, 39.6 x 34.6 cm. Photograph signed with a dry-erase stamp in the p. d. corner. Dirt, folds, small dents marg. of backing. Precipitation of silvering and minor rubbing of photo. Rare photograph showing members of Lviv's Guild of Bookbinde...
Portrait photograph of Ludwik Nowakowski, veteran of 1863, with his granddaughter. Chrzanów, July 1920. [dedication by L. Nowakowski]. Photograph, size 13.7 x 8.7 cm. On the reverse a dedication of an insurgent, dated. Chrzanów July 1, 1860 (sic!).Ludwik Nowakowski (1844-?) - Born in Mirów near Poręba Żegota on August 9, 1844, to Feliks and Aniela Nowakowski. He had numerous siblings: Ame...
[Polish Legions] Photograph of a lieutenant of the 4th infantry regiment of the Legions in Lomza in uniform, with saber and sling [1917]. Photogr. measuring 8.8 x 13.8 cm. Dirt, folds and rubbing of the reverse. Stamp of photographer from Lomza on the reverse. Visible saber with eagle sling, badge of the 4th P. P.
[Polish Legions] Rev. Bishop Bandurski and Joseph Pilsudski in the trenches among soldiers and officers. Volyn (Legionowo?). 1916 r.Photograph, size 8.5 x 13.3 cm. Inscribed in pen on the reverse. Peel marks, dirt.The visit of Bishop Władysław Bandurski to the eastern front on the Styr river (other sources give Legionowo as the place). Next to visible also: Jozef Pilsudski, commander of the ...
[Kurk Fraternity in Lviv] Photograph of Kurk King Jan Sudhoff with dedication. Lviv, 24/6 1922. Photo Lissa Lviv [Rifle Society]. Photograph, 22.4 x 16.8 cm, pasted on atelier cardboard backing, 35 x 26.5 cm. Minor folds and paper loss at corners. Delicate paper waviness and dirt. Signature of the establishment "Photographer Lissa Lviv" in the p. d. corner of the backing. The photo was taken i...
1st Light Tank Battalion] Photograph of Capt. Stefan Kossobucki, the last commander of the 3rd Company of the 1st Tank Battalion. Before September 1939. Photograph measuring 8 x 11.5 cm. Corner bending. Photogr. description. On the reverse.The 1st Light Tank Battalion - an armored subdivision of the Polish Army in the Second Republic. The battalion did not appear in the peacetime organization ...
Photograph of a young officer of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions. Zakopane 1917. The photograph measures 12.5 x 8 cm. Inscribed on the reverse with crayon and ballpoint pen. Officer depicted in uniform with sheepskin coat (lancer), artillery buttons.
[ZAKOPANE] Photograph of the church of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Zakopane. Photo by St. Bizanski. Cracow and Zakopane [1880s - 1890s]. Albumen photograph pasted on original atelier backing. Dimensions 12.7 x 17.8 cm. Dirt and stains on the obverse.According to the website of the parish of the Church of M. B. Czestochowska in Zakopane: "In 1824, the Zakopane estate came into the hands of Emanu...
[Battle for Lviv] Monument to the Fallen 1918-1920 (who died from wounds in the Polytechnic Hospital) on the grounds of the Polytechnic gardens. Lviv 1936. Photograph, size 13.5 x 8.8 cm. Inscribed in lead on the reverse. Collector's stamp.
Polish Army] Posed photograph of WP soldiers (including teletechnicians) and sailors. Photo by Adela Tarnow. Interwar period Photograph measuring 8.7 x 13.7 cm.
Photograph showing Stefan Kielbasa a PFC of the Border Protection Corps probably from the years 1927-1935. Uniform wz.19 On the chest the badge is clearly visible. On the epaulettes, a mark of rank in the form of a single beam and the number "3" denoting the 3rd KOP "Hoscha" Battalion. On the head is a round cap, so called "Kopówka", with a clearly visible eagle wz.19, a rank insignia, and a ...
[Motorcycle competition Cracow] Portrait of a man from KKCM club with a cup in sportswear with a cup. Before 1939. atelier "Adela" Krakow. Photograph size 13,5 x 8,5 cm.
Portrait photograph of a soldier of the Polish Legions. 1917 r. Photogr. measuring 13.7 x 8.7 cm. On the back inscribed address: For Wna Pani Janina Tyralówna, Borek-Fałęcki, Podgórze Kraków, Galicya. 16/III. 1917. stamp: Photo N. Rozenthal, Góra Kalwaria. The photograph most likely depicts an officer of the 1st LP Artillery.
[General Joseph Haller's Blue Army] Photograph of an officer of the Blue Army with his gutter. Photograph measures 13.5 x 8.7 cm. Annotations in crayon on the reverse.Polish Army in France, also known as the Blue Army (French: L'Armée bleue from the color of the French uniforms) or Haller's Army - Polish volunteer military formation formed during World War I in 1917, established by decree of ...
Photograph of students and staff of the Franz Josef Gymnasium in Lviv. Lviv [1870s]. Print on albumen paper pasted on cardboard backing. Dimensions of the print: 27.5 x 21 cm, on sheet 29.5 x 23.3 cm. Soiling of the undercoat. Primer slightly cropped. The photograph has been contemporarily inscribed on the reverse in pencil at the bottom. Includes signatures of the students shown in the photog...
[Arrival of Brigadier J. Pilsudski in Warsaw on December 12, 1916. Description on the obverse] On the reverse: Photo by Saryusz Wolski Kr. Suburb. Photograph measuring 8.5 x 13.5 cm. On the reverse a dedication (dated 15/XII. 1916) from the Commander of the District "Ia" of the Polish Military Organization, which included the sub-Warsaw district. Dedication to Zofia Zaleska. Pilsudski arrived ...
Warsaw, Sanitary Training Center] 4th Turn of the School of Sanitary Reserve Cadets. Photo with dedication to the Commander of the 2nd Company Mr. Br. Jan Cierniak. Photo by Jan Malarski Warsaw, Chmielna 10. Dimension of photograph 14,3 x 22,3 cm. Passe-partout size 24 x 31,8 cm. Photograph glued on passe-partout. On the reverse numerous autographs. Photo dedicated to Lieutenant Jan Cierniak (...
Photograph of students and staff of the Franz Josef Gymnasium in Lviv. Lviv [ca. 1879]. Print on albumen paper pasted on cardboard backing. Dimensions of the print: 27.5 x 21.5 cm, on sheet 30 x 24 cm. Soiling of the undercoat. Primer slightly cropped. The photograph has been contemporarily inscribed on the reverse in pencil at the bottom. Includes signatures of the students depicted in the ph...
Photograph of a group of cavalry officers at a party, probably 5th Tarnów Mounted Rifle Regiment. Size: 6 x 8,5 cm Condition as shown in photos.
81st Grodno Rifle Regiment] Photograph from the parade of 81 P. S. G. during the celebration of the 3rd of May Day in 1934. Visible, among others, Company Commander Capt. Jellenta Stefan [Grodno]. Photo, size 9 x 12 cm. Peel marks, dirt, scratches. Photo description. On rev: "Parade in Grodno on May 3, 1934 by the 5th comp. 81st Grodno Rifle Regiment named after King Stefan Batory. Company Com...
[Lviv Historical Museum] Black House. Photograph of a fragment of the exposition at the Jan III Sobieski Historical Museum. Lviv 1934 Photograph, size 16.6 x 20.7 cm. Inscribed on the reverse. Collector's stamp.
Photograph of a young woman in the uniform of the Polish Legions. Photo by Marya, Krakow, Szewska 2. Photogr. measuring 13.7 x 8.3 cm. On the obverse dry emboss of the establishment: Marya, Kraków, Szewska 20. Dirt of the reverse. Beautifully visible uniform, saber sling and saber.
Marshal Jozef Pilsudski and Colonel Jozef Beck during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Julius Gombos. Belvedere 24 X. 1934 r. Photograph (postwar print) measuring 9 x 13 cm. Photograph described on the reverse.
Silesian Plebiscite, Katowice 1922] Entry of the Polish Army into Upper Silesia. 20 VI 1922 Katowice. Photo by Max Stackel, Kattowitz. Photograph, 8.5 x 13.3 cm. On the reverse, inscribed, date stamp. 14.8.22, addressed to Poznan from Katowice. Rubbing (strong) and soiling of the reverse. Photo shows, among others, Gen. St. Szeptycki, Gen. Kazimierz Horoszkiewicz (1867-1942), commander of the ...
"Legionnaire thinking of blue almonds". Photograph of Lt. Czeslaw Sidorowicz of the 3rd Regiment of the Polish Legions 1st Battalion, with correspondence. Date. 31 AUG. 1915. Photograph measures 11.8 x 9 cm. On the reverse a letter from Second Lieutenant Czeslaw Sidorowicz, addressed to Mary Sidorowicz. Stamps of the censorship and of the 3rd Legion Regiment. Folds of the photograph, overstamp...
7th Sanitary Battalion] Photograph of the officer corps of the 7th sanitary battalion. Poznań - Citadel. 22/X 1923 r Photograph measuring 12 x 17 cm. Inscribed on the reverse.The 7th Sanitary Battalion (7 bsan.) - health service subdivision of the Polish Army.
30 Kaniowski Rifle Regiment] Photograph of military parade with participation of 30 P. S. K. Warsaw 1935. photo by W. Pikiel. Photogr. size 12 x 16.5 cm. On the reverse side description in pen and stamp of W. Pikiel's factory from Warsaw. Folds of the photograph, soiling of the reverse. Visible among others Janusz Gąsiorowski,30th Kaniowski Rifle Regiment (30 pp) - infantry unit of the Polish...
BERBECKI Leon gen.] Portrait photograph of general L. Berbecki. Photo: Marjan Fuks Warsaw Jerozolimska 35 Photograph measuring 7.3 x 5.3 cm. Dirt on the reverse and the stamp of the photographer. Scratches on the obverse. Photograph cropped. Leon Berbecki (born July 28, 1874 in Kalinowszczyzna manor, died March 23, 1963 in Gliwice) - Polish engineer, General of Arms of the Polish Army of the S...
[LIEBERT Alwin] Photography of women. Atelier of Alwin Liebert. Gniezno 1970s-1980s. Albumen photograph on original atelier backing, dimensions 10 x 6.2 cm. Wear and tear on the obverse. Rubbing (scratching) of part of the reverse.
[ZÓŁKIEW SITES] Monument to Jakub Sobieski. Photo by T. Szajnok. [Lviv 1867] Albumen photograph, size 20.7 x 15.3 cm, glued on original card stock, size 32.2 x 25 cm. On recto under the composition printed signature: "From nat. fot. T. Szajnok" and inscription: "Subject to the right of distribution". Below typogr. description: "Monument to Jakóba Sobieski | Kasztalen Krakowski father of Kin...
Dimensions: 187 x 142 mm. Very good condition.
Photograph from the interwar period. Warsaw, Pole Mokotowskie. XXIV International Free Balloon Competition for the Gordon Bennett Cup at Mokotow airport. Polish balloon SP-AMY "Polonia II" after take-off. 1. take-off of the Kościuszko Balloon during the XXII Gordon Bennett Cup. It traveled 1300 km winning the 1st prize. Dimension 18 x 13 cm.Stamp on reverse: "Fot. Wł. Toczyłowski Warsaw |Re...
11th Horse Artillery Squadron] Portrait photograph of Capt. Jozef Horbaczewski of the 11th D. A. K. Bydgoszcz 1934. Photograph measuring 13.5 x 8.7 cm. Bending of upper right corner. Photograph described on the reverse.The 11th Division of Horse Artillery (11 dak) - a horse artillery unit of the Polish Army in the Second Republic. Formed in 1924, the unit was subordinated to the commander of h...