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. On the photo Zygmunt Jeżewski, after him this soldier also belongs to items 74 and 75. General condition as in...
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...
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...
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...
[Higher War School] Commemorative tableau of participants of the Higher War School course 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 the margins (stronger damage on the left side), yellowing of the ...
[Polish Army] Photograph of 3 officers of the Polish Army: lieutenant Jagodzinski, lieutenant Wrupis, lieutenant Zaleski. Białystok 26. 2. 1919. Photograph size 13.5 x 9 cm. On the reverse side description of the personalities of the officers depicted.
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.
[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 in pen: "Seated from left 6 Lt. N. 7. Maj. Ludwik Stankiewicz from KM KW d-dc of 3rd Battalion, * Capt. Stefan Radomski from UM and KW d-dc of 9th Company". Soiling, staining of the reverse. 22nd Infantry Regiment (22 pp) - infantry division of the Pol...
Photograph of a cycling rally through the streets of Lviv. Visible signboard of Lviv Society of Cyclists and Motorists Meta. Lviv, 1920s-1930s. Photo by Marek Münz Photograph, print on gelatin-silver paper, 16 x 11.5 cm. Dry stamp of photographer's factory in p. d. corner. Overstaining of the marg., staining of the reverse. Marek Münz (1872-1937) - photographer, owner of a photographic estab...
[Marine Air Squadron] Puck - Hydroplane on the bay. Ztatek (!) to rescue hydroplanes. Published by Franciszek Bilot Puck Postal card measuring 13.7 x 8.5 cm. Uncirculated.The Marine Air Squadron (MDLot) was a Polish naval aviation unit of the Second Polish Republic, existing in 1923-1927 and stationed in Puck before its functions were taken over by other formations within the developing naval ...
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.
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.
[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).
[3 Podhale Rifle Regiment] Photograph of the flag post of the 3 P. S. P. in Bielsko Biala. Photograph measuring 8.8 x 13.8 cm. Photograph described on the reverse. Illegible stamp of the photographer.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...
[Army of Greater Poland, Army of Greater Poland] Photograph of the swearing-in and presentation of the banner to the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. 4 II 1919 .Photo by Greger and Ska. Poznan.Photograph measuring 8.7 x 13.8 cm. Stains on obverse and reverse. On the reverse the stamp of the Fot. Greger i Ska. in Poznan. "With the beginning of 1919 the Greater Poland Uprising changed its char...
[Wielkopolska Army] Gen. Józef Haller during the review of the Wielkopolska Army troops. Photo Greger Poznan 25 VI 1919. Photograph measuring 8,7 x 13,8 cm. On the reverse a barely legible stamp (of the K Greger company). Traces of peeling from the album. Photograph documents the visit of General Jozef Haller to Poznan, which took place on June 25, 1919. Jozef Haller (1873-1960) - Lieutenant ...
[POLISH-UKRAINE 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.
Army of Greater Poland] Group of officers of the Army of Greater Poland with Col. Konarzewski. Liberation of Stryj 20/5. 1919. Photograph, size 8.7 x 13.7 cm. Soiling of the reverse.Important page in the history of the Polish-Ukrainian war for the borders of the Second Polish Republic. Rare photograph.
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...
[Army of Greater Poland, Army of Greater Poland] Visit of the Coalition Mission - Gen. Dowbor-Muśnicki accompanied by officers and representatives of the Coalition Mission from France. Poznan, March 1919, photo by K. Greger. Photograph, 8.7 x 13.8 cm. " [...] from March 1 to 19, members of the Inter-sovereign (Coalition) Mission, headed by Joseph Noulens and Henri Albert Niessel, visited the ...
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 ...
[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.
[4th Horse Artillery Squadron] Cannon personnel pose for a photograph. Sokólka d. 4. VII. 1921 r.Photograph measuring 8.7 x 13.8 cm. Folds of the photograph. On the reverse 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 o...
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...
Polish Army Unification Day] Gen. Jozef Haller, Jozef Pilsudski along with adjutant B. Wieniawa Długoszowski leave the Wawel Cathedral. Cracow 18 X 1919. Photograph measuring 13.8 x 8.8 cm.Jozef Pilsudski and his adjutant Major Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski. On the reverse, ink inscription: "Head of State in Cracow 19. X. 1919.". On the back traces of peeling from the album, overall good con...
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: 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.
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.
[WOJSKO POLSKIE] Photograph of an officer with 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: 16.5 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.
[Regency Council Warsaw] Intromission of the Regency Council at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on October 27, 1917. Photogr. size 8.7 x 14 cm. Printed description and autograph of Stanislaw Sarjusz-Zaleski on the reverse.
[Polish Legions] Jozef Pilsudski with his wife Maria at the Długoszowski estate in Bobowa. Visible are Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski with his mother. Photo by Jan Rys. Photograph measuring 10.2 x 8 cm. Dirt on the reverse and traces of detachment. Photograph taken by Jan Rys (1889-1939?) in Zakopane in 1914.
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.
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: 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.
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...
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].
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.
[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.
[3 Podhale 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). Du...
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. Very good condition.
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...
[Army of Greater Poland, Army of Greater Poland] Photograph of a parade before the Coalition Mission. 2 III 1919. Photo by Greger and Ska. Poznan.Photograph, size 8.7 x 13.8 cm. Stamp of Kazimierz Greger's photographic establishment on the reverse. Visible, among others, General Daniel Konarzewski (1871-1935), commander of the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. " [...] from March 1 to 19, memb...
[Blue Army] Gen. Jozef Haller among his fellow Viars. Krotoszyn? Photo: photographic establishment "Tosca". Photograph measuring 9 x 14 cm. Stamp. on the reverse: "Tosca" photographic establishment Krotoszyn, 30 Piastowska St. Photograph description. On the reverse, in pen
[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 ...
[Army of Greater Poland, Army of Greater Poland] Visit of the Coalition Mission - Gen. Dowbor-Muśnicki accompanied by officers welcomes representatives of the Coalition Mission from France. Poznan, March 1919, photo by K. Greger. Photograph measuring 8.7 x 13.8 cm. Stains of the reverse. " [...] from March 1 to 19, members of the Inter-allied (Coalition) Mission, headed by Joseph Noulens and ...
[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...
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...
[Silesian Plebiscite, Katowice 1922] Entry of the Polish Army into Upper Silesia. 20 VI 1922 Katowice. Photo by Max Stackel, Kattowitz. Photograph, size 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 o...
[Cemetery of Defenders of Lviv] Photograph of a lion from the Cemetery of Defenders of Lviv. Lviv, 1938. [HARCERTY] Photograph by an unknown author (Janina Mierzecka?) showing a fragment of the Cemetery of the Defenders of Lviv. Visible figure of a lion supporting a shield with the City coat of arms and the motto "Always Faithful". On the reverse side dedication: to the Senior Girls' Troop in ...
"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...
NAVY] Field altar of the Pinsk Flotilla, circa 1928. Photograph, 11.7 x 16.7 cm. Folds of corners, stains. Photo described on the reverse.Naval River Flotilla (until October 17, 1931: Pinsk Flotilla) - Polish river flotilla included in the Navy in the interwar period, stationed in Pinsk on the Pinsk River. The flotilla operated in the so-called Pinsk Sea - in the Pripyat River basin with its m...
19 Infantry Regiment Odsieczy Lwow] Portrait photograph of Major Mieczyslaw Lukoski [before 1936]. Photograph measuring 13.4 x 8.7 cm. Dry emboss on the face: Atelier Flora Lviv Plac Mariacki. On the reverse a pen annotation. Mieczyslaw Lukoski (1894-1973) - colonel of the Polish Army, participant in the Polish-Bolshevik war, commander of the 3rd P. P. Leg., participant in the September campai...
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.
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.
[SZAJNOK Theodore] Church of S. John the Baptist in Lviv. Photo from nat. T. Szajnok. Albumen photograph from circa 1880. Albumen photograph, size 15 x 9.5 cm, pasted on original card backing (overall size 22 x 14.5 cm). Soiling of the photograph. Foxing. Teodor Szajnok (1833-1894) - artist photographer and publicist. Associated with the Lviv photographic community. He was a founding member an...
Photograph of soldiers of the XII promotion of the Prince Jozef Poniatowski Central NCO School of the Border Protection Corps. Perfectly visible uniforms wz.19, "kopówka" caps, KOP badges. On the chest of one of the soldiers one can see the Cross of Valour and the Badge for the Lithuanian-Byelorussian Front. Dimensions:9cm x 14cm. General condition as shown in photos.
[Polish Army] Posed photograph of WP soldiers (including teletechnicians) and sailors. Photo by Adela Tarnów. Interwar period Photograph measuring 8.7 x 13.7 cm. Minor staining of the reverse.
[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...
Photograph of a gendarme of Greater Poland. [1921 r.] Photograph measuring 13.3 x 8.4 cm. Stains and peel marks on the reverse. Gendarme with German saber sitting on armchair, badge of Wielkopolska army visible.