Berenice Abbott’s Antique Shop at the corner of Greenwich Avenue and 10th Street (c.1936), a signed vintage silver print 10 x 8in (25 x 20cm), followed on Fr45,000 (£4300).
Exchange rate: £1 = Fr10.5-10.7
Venice by Naya
FRANCE: Venezia Fodaco dei Turghi, Carlo Naya’s moonlit view of the Grand Canal (c.1870), headed the Baron-Ribeyre photo sale on December 19. The albumen print, 161/2 x 21in (41 x 53cm), was dubbed in perfect condition and raced to a treble-estimate Fr55,000 (£5200).