A collection of explicit mid-19th century daguerreotypes — among the first known nude photographs — sold for well above their estimates, with prices of up to 24,000 euros, at a major auction of erotica in Paris yesterday. According to the auction house, E.E.E. Leroy, the works collected from around the world are a testament to the universal and timeless nature of erotica. They were sold to a mixture of French and foreign bidders, many of them from Asia.
You can view the lots here, but you have been warned that the catalogue for sale was 18-rated! So, not for the faint-hearted!
Now, where did I keep my collection .......
Photo: Daguerreotype enhanced stereo erotic color of a young nude woman kneeling front right arm raised. Attributed to Bruno Braquenié (home GUOIN) Towards 1854-1856 8.5 x 17.4 cm. Provenance: Former collection Nazarieff. Estimated 10,000-12000 Euros.
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