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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $1,112–$1,483
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04431 · 18 November 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3146119
- Record
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Luigi Ghirri, 'ivoire', 1987. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146119.
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Luigi Ghirri, 'ivoire', 1987. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146119.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn with Roses, 1962, printed later | Bert Stern | £800–£1,200 | |
| Nude Study, 1920s | František Drtikol | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Havana Courtyard, 1933, printed before circa 1960 | Walker Evans | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Inhabitants of Nuku Hiva, Taiohae Bay, Marquise Islands, 1870 | Paul-émile Miot | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Le Bois de Boulogne, Entrance, Paris, 1858 | Charles Marville | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Hotel de Crillon (woman on bed), Paris, 1979 | Helmut Newton | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Ghirri | Luigi Ghirri (1943 - 1992) | $995 est. | Kruso Art, Dec 2020 | |
| Luigi Ghirri | 'venezia', 1987 | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
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| Man Ray | Le Pont Neuf | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Untitled from ""A Season in Hell"" Signature attached on a s | Dane Fine Art, Apr 2025 | ||
| Luigi Ghirri | Modena, 1975 | Finarte, Jan 2026 | ||
| Luigi Ghirri | Modena | Wright, Feb 2016 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | 'New York City' (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) | Bonhams, Oct 2025 |
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