Photography auctions

Here is a unique collection of photographs documenting an important chapter in the life of one of the greatest heroes in Polish history—Captain Witold Pilecki—specifically, his service in the 26th Wielkopolska Uhlan Regiment. Anyone who has ever tried to acquire memorabilia related to this iconic figure will understand the exceptional value of this collection. Items associated with Witold ...
Photograph. Soldiers of the Greater Poland Uprising. In the center: Kazimierz Zenkteller, alias Warwas, born January 27, 1884, in Wojnowice; died January 22, 1955, in Jędrzejów. Reserve Lieutenant Colonel of the Polish Army Infantry, participant in the Greater Poland and Silesian Uprisings, recipient of the Order of Virtuti Militari. Signed in pen on the reverse: May 1919. Good condition. Si...
Photograph. A police officer from the Second Polish Republic. From the Volhynia District. Photograph: Fortuna. Vilnius, Zamkowa 12. In pen: “A keepsake from Jaśek.” April 17, 1924, five days before his own wedding! Inscribed on the back: Good condition. Size: 9x6.5 cm
WARSAW. The liberation of the capital; the Polish flag flying atop the pedestal of the demolished Sigismund III Column in Castle Square, January 1945; photo: CAF, January 1960; condition: very good minus; dimensions: 21.9 x 14.8 cm.
PHOTOGRAPH Marshal Józef Piłsudski and Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, along with other high-ranking officers, at the ceremony marking the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Greater Poland Uprising. Photograph by Józef Puciński. Size: 9x13 cm Rare.
PHOTOGRAPHY. Cieszyn Bentwood Furniture Factory, 1908. Jacob & Josef Kohn, Teschen. The site of today’s bus station in Český Těšín was once home to factory halls producing the famous bentwood furniture. The company grew out of a small business dealing in matches and tobacco, founded by Jacob Kohn in Vsetín. Together with his son Josef, he founded the thriving company Jacob & Jo...
PHOTOGRAPH. Mounted Riflemen of the 1st Uhlan Regiment. The oath of the Greater Poland Army on January 26, 1919, at Wilhelmowski Square. Photograph by Kazimierz Greger, Poznań. Format: 9x13 cm Rare.
Olga Tokarczuk. The Runners. Kraków 2009. Signed by the author. Condition: good; slight stains. Number of pages: 451 Dimensions: 21x13 cm
PHOTOGRAPHY Group photo of the 4th Podhale Rifle Regiment in Cieszyn. A very nice photograph. 1930s. In very good condition. Size: 9x13 cm Rare.
A UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPH IN THE FORM OF A CANVAS PRINT. 6th Aviation Regiment. Graduates of the Non-Commissioned Officers’ School, 1934. Lviv Garrison. The plan to establish an aviation regiment in the eastern part of the country required a new base, so in 1924, a decision was made to build a modern airport in Skniłów near Lviv. The formation of the 6th Aviation Regiment officially began on May...
WARSAW. Everyday life amid the rubble of Warsaw, 1945; photo: CAF – archive, copy; in very good condition; dimensions: 18.2 x 13 cm.
Photograph. Three police officers of the Second Polish Republic with weapons. Mikaszewicze, 1921. Mikaszewicze during the Second Polish Republic in the Polesie District, now in Belarus. Inscribed on the back. Good condition: slight creases. Size: 12x9 cm Extremely rare!
[IWONICZ-ZDRÓJ—the lawn in front of the Old Palace—the oldest building in the spa town—a landscape photograph]. [1870s]. Photograph measuring 10.3 x 14 cm on an original decorative mount measuring 15.5 x 20.3 cm, taken at Józef Eder’s studio. In the background is the oldest building in the spa town, erected in 1837 according to a design by Amelia Załuska (née Ogińska), built for t...
Photograph. Group photo of the Greater Poland Insurgents. In good condition. Size: 9x13 cm
LIDZBARK WARMIŃSKI. Houses along the Łyna River; photo by the Foto-Ar Workers’ Agency, 1970s; in very good condition, dimensions: 13.2 x 18 cm.
PHOTOGRAPH. Mounted Riflemen of the 1st Uhlan Regiment. The oath of the Greater Poland Army on January 26, 1919, at Wilhelmowski Square. Photograph by Kazimierz Greger, Poznań. Format: 9x13 cm Rare.
PHOTOGRAPHY Oath before the Flag. Standing with his back to the banner: Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, born October 25, 1867, in Garbów; died October 26, 1937, in Batorów. Polish military officer, Lieutenant General of the Russian Imperial Army and General of the Polish Army. In 1917–1918, commander of the First Polish Corps in Russia, known as the “Dowborczyki” after his surname; and from 1...
Group photograph of soldiers from the Polish Legions. Kozienice, 1916. Size: 9x13 cm
Photograph. General Józef Haller with French officers. Photograph signed by Syriusz Wolski, Krakowskie Przedmieście. Good condition. Size: 9x13 cm
PHOTOGRAPHY Oath before the Banner. Standing with his back to the banner: Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, born October 25, 1867, in Garbów; died October 26, 1937, in Batorów. Polish military officer, Lieutenant General of the Russian Imperial Army and General of the Polish Army. In 1917–1918, commander of the First Polish Corps in Russia, known as the “Dowborczyki” after his surname; and from...
A photograph depicting Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły standing on a decorated VIP stand during a military or state ceremony during the Second Polish Republic. The marshal is wearing a distinctive military coat and a rogatywka cap with rank insignia. The photograph is associated with the Armament School in Warsaw, located within the Citadel. On the reverse side is a handwritten inscription: “To...
Photograph. A police officer from the Second Polish Republic. Wearing the Cross of Valor and badges on his chest. In good condition. Size: 8x6 cm Rare.
PHOTOGRAPHY The flag procession during the oath-taking ceremony of the Greater Poland Army on January 26, 1919. Photograph signed by Kazimierz Greger, Poznań. Size: 9x13 cm Rare.
PHOTOGRAPHY. Class Photo of the Aircraft Mechanics Course, 1935–36. Lviv. The photograph shows all course participants listed by name, along with the teaching staff. The course commander was: Captain Henryk Stankiewicz, born May 21, 1897, died March 30, 1939.Head of Engine Training at SPLdM—commander of advanced aircraft training courses in Krosno and Lviv. He died in a plane crash on Marc...
PHOTOGRAPH. Class Photo of the Aircraft Mechanics Course, 1934–35. Lviv. The photograph shows all course participants listed by name, along with the teaching staff. The course commander was: Captain Henryk Stankiewicz, born May 21, 1897, died March 30, 1939.Head of Engine Training at SPLdM—commander of advanced aircraft training courses in Krosno and Lviv. He was killed in a plane crash on...
Photograph. Captain in the Polish Army. With medals and decorations on his chest, including the Cross of Valor. Signed with a stamp: Rawicz St. Dwornik. Good condition. Size: 9x13 cm
Photograph. Krakow. The courtyard of the Jagiellonian Library. Photo by Stanisław Kolowca. ca. 1930. In very good condition. Dimensions (inside the frame): 11x16 cm Rare.
Photograph. Soldiers of the 5th Kraków Sapper Battalion. Pictured wearing their badges and carrying their sabers. Size: 6x9 cm
A set of two photographs of a private first class. With sports badges. Good condition: slight soiling. Size: 9x6 cm
Handmade postcard. Franek Heczko. A memento from captivity, 1918. Addressed to his mother in Czechowice near Bielsko, specifically to Kolonia Żebracz. Card featuring patriotic motifs. Size: 9x13 cm In good condition. Rare.
PHOTOGRAPH. Photograph of a Second Lieutenant in the Polish Army. With numerous medals on his chest. In good condition. Size: 6x4 cm
[WARSAW—the clock tower on Castle Square and the column of Sigismund III Vasa—a panoramic, situational photograph]. [1925]. Photograph, size 16x11 cm, by JanBułhak in Vilnius. In the right portion of the composition, a large crowd of tourists and residents of the capital can be seen on the observation deck surrounding the Sigismund (Clock) Tower, which serves as one of the city’s most i...
SPAŁA/GDAŃSK. Top: President Ignacy Mościcki in conversation with Arthur Greiser, President of the Gdańsk Senate; bottom: Goering in Gdańsk during the 1935 elections; on the reverse—a propaganda description of the photograph; photo: CAF – archive, reproduction; in very good condition, dimensions: 13.1 x 18 cm.
Photograph on postcard paper. Kazimierz on the Vistula River. City Hall. Early 20th century. Interesting signs: Sz. Libow, Kazimierz Credit Society, Pharmacy Supplies Store. In good condition.
KRAKOW. Governor Hans Frank receives a report from the commander of the Blue Police; in the background, Polish police officers stand in two rows, October 1940; photo by Otto Rosner, courtesy of the CAF Photographic Archive, copy from 1954; condition: very good, dimensions: 13.2 x 8.8 cm.
Photograph. Ensign of the 24th Uhlan Regiment named after Grand Crown Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski. Kraśnik. ca. 1930. Large format: 40x30 cm. Good condition: some wear and minor damage.
[IWONICZ-ZDRÓJ- Old Palace - the oldest building in the spa town - panoramic and site photograph]. [1870s]. Photograph measuring 10.1 x 13.9 cm on an original decorative mount measuring 15.5 x 20.3 cm, taken at Józef Eder’s studio. A view of the oldest building in the spa town, erected in 1837 according to a design by Amelia Załuska (née Ogińska), built for the Count and Countess Załus...
A photo album of the teaching staff with their students from the Zofia Sierpińska Girls’ Philological Gymnasium 1912–1917. The set contains 25 CDV photographs with a loose-leaf album. The photographs were likely “removed” from the album for “conservation” purposes. The photos feature, among others: Ignacy Dzierżyński, a cosmography teacher . French teacher Ms. Szwarcówna. Wanda...
PHOTOGRAPHY. Graduates of the Igo Aviation Mechanics School Courses. Lviv, 1930–1935. A class photo listing the full names of all graduates of the school and the teaching staff, including: Stanisław Rybicki, born in 1856 in Rzeszów, died in 1939 in Lviv. Polish transportation engineer, social and economic activist. The son of Alojzy, after completing his engineering studies in Karlsruhe in...
WARSAW. Airport, 1946; photo: CAF - PAP, copy; in very good condition; dimensions: 17.8 x 13.1 cm.
GDANSK. Old Town; photo by CAF - Tymiński, May 6, 1966; condition: very good minus; dimensions: 18.2 x 13 cm.
City Electric Railway. Discount Monthly Pass. Valid on all tram lines. September 1947. Zofia Dębska. Good condition: slight soiling. Size: 8x12 cm
WARSAW. An orchestra made up of unemployed people in the courtyard of a Warsaw tenement building, 1934; on the reverse—a propaganda description from the 1950s titled “Overproduction of the Intelligentsia in Sanation-Era Poland”; CAF Photo Archive, reproduction from 1952; condition: very good minus; dimensions: 13 x 22 cm.
Photograph. A view of the buildings of the Brewery, the Cement Plant, and the Fuchs Works on the grounds of the General National Exhibition in Poznań. 1929. A very interesting view. The General National Exhibition in Poznań— an exhibition event held from May 16 to September 30, 1929 (138 days) in Poznań, Poland. It was organized to mark the tenth anniversary of regaining independence, to ...
[PORTRAITPHOTOGRAPH —a young woman in stage costume—cabinet-size print]. [Not after May 7, 1900?]. Photograph measuring 19.8 x 12.3 cm on an original mount measuring 21.3 x 13.3 cm, taken at Leo Rosenberg’s studio in Przemyśl. The subject is shown in full figure, standing against the backdrop of a screen. She is dressed in a striking stage costume. On the lower margin of the mount is a ...
Photograph. Men working on the construction of a stone road. Tomaszów, early 20th century. Signed on the reverse: Photo by Er. Kogan – Tomaszów. Size: 16x24 cm (inside dimensions of the cardboard mount). Condition: good; slight damage to the cardboard.
GDYNIA. The formation of the Citizens' Militia in the liberated city; photo: CAF, copy; in very good condition; dimensions: 17.1 x 13.2 cm.
[IWONICZ-ZDRÓJ— monument by the weir on the Bełkotka River — landscape photograph]. [1870s]. Photograph measuring 10.1 x 13.8 cm on an original decorative mount measuring 15.5 x 20.3 cm, taken at Józef Eder’s studio. A view of the weir on the Bełkotka River with a commemorative plaque dedicated to Count Karol Załuski, the founder of the Iwonicz Spa. In the lower margin of the mount,...
WARSAW. Ruins, 1945; copy; in very good condition; dimensions: 21.4 x 15.5 cm.
[WARSAW—Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the New Town—cabinet-size photograph]. [not before 1873, not after 1900]. Photograph measuring 14.6x10.7 cm on an original mount measuring 15x11.3 cm, taken at W[alerian] Twardzicki’s studio in Warsaw. A view of the facade of one of Warsaw’s oldest churches and the bell tower with a clock face on the right. Passersby are vi...
WARSAW. The Old Town Market Square yesterday and today, a pair of photographs: at the top, the rebuilt market square; at the bottom, the ruins from 1945; Photo: archive and CAF – D. Braniecki, 1974; in very good condition; dimensions: 2 × 18.2 × 12.9 cm.
[PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH—a young boy—carte de visite format]. [1870s]. Photograph measuring 9.3 x 5.5 cm on an original cardboard mount measuring 10.2 x 6 cm, taken atBolesław Rzewuski’sstudioin Radom. The subject is shown full-length, standing next to a padded armchair. The photograph is mounted on an original cardboard backing. On the reverse, an advertising vignette of the studio with th...
[GDAŃSK —Piwna Street and the Arsenal—situational and scenic phototype—cabinet-size print]. [1894]. Photograph measuring 9.2 x 13.8 cm on an original mount measuring 10.8 x 16.5 cm, from the publishing houseof R. Th[eodora] Kuhn in Gdańsk (Danzig). A view of street traffic—pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages moving along the cobblestone street lined with dense rows of tenement hous...
[WARSAW —buildings surrounding the castle square with the column of Sigismund III Vasa—scenic photograph]. [1914/1918]. Photograph, size 10.8 x 15.6 cm. A snapshot of daily life among the residents, showing the buildings on the square during World War I. Handwritten in pencil on the reverse: “World War I / Warschau, Schlossplatz.” In good condition.
TERESPOL (Biała Podlaska County). Flood; people are evacuating their belongings; photo: CAF - Czarnogórski, spring 1979; condition: very good minus (discoloration), dimensions: 13 x 18.2 cm.
WARSAW. Prisoners of war escorted by Wehrmacht soldiers, 1939, later copy; photo: CAF - Rybak; condition: very good minus; dimensions: 18.2 x 12.8 cm.
WARSAW. Construction of the Royal Castle; work on erecting the walls of the first floor on the Gothic side and the ground floor between the tower and the Grodzka Gate; photo by Szyperko, August 3, 1972; in very good condition, dimensions: 12.9 x 15 cm.
WARSAW. A mobile food distribution point organized by the Soviet Army, “Food for the residents of Praga as a gift from the Soviet authorities and the Polish Committee of National Liberation,” 1945; photo: CAF – archive, copy from 1977; in very good condition, dimensions: 22 x 14 cm.
An elderly man, photo by I. Kutrinowicz. On the reverse, a property stamp from Królowy Most near Białystok. Extremely rare. Only one known piece. Business card size, approx. 10.5 x 6.5 cm
MIŁOSŁAW. Palace; 1970s–1980s; photo by Brunon Cynalewski; in very good condition; dimensions: approx. 18 x 13 cm.
Supraśl - Orthodox Clergy, 1911. Dimensions: photograph 11 x 8.5 cm, cardboard 19 x 16 cm.
WARSAW. The liberation of the capital; the destroyed Church of the Holy Cross on Krakowskie Przedmieście, January 1945; CAF Photo Archive, copy from 1982; condition: very good minus, dimensions: 13.1 x 17.8 cm.
PHOTOGRAPH. 3rd Podhale Rifle Regiment. Officers on vacation in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Kielce, 1928. Most of the soldiers are officers. The number "3" is visible on several epaulets. Good condition. Size: 9x13 cm
LIDZBARK WARMIŃSKI. Medieval bishop’s castle; photo: CAF – Baranowski, August 6, 1958; in good condition; dimensions: 18.1 x 11.3 cm.