Lot 26 · Photographs
Since ancient times, the shield has presented a challenge…
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,821–$6,368
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 25 September 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-221013
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Philip Jones Griffiths, Since ancient times, the shield has presented a challenge…. Phillips, 25 Sep 2020, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-221013.
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Philip Jones Griffiths, Since ancient times, the shield has presented a challenge…. Phillips, 25 Sep 2020, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-221013.
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|---|---|---|---|
| paper drop (studio) II | Wolfgang Tillmans | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| La Poupée | Hans Bellmer | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Alicante, Spain | Henri Cartier-bresson | £6,000–£8,000 | |
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| The Black Triangle, Czechoslovakia | Josef Koudelka | £6,000–£8,000 |
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