Lot 29 · Photographs
Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $129,652–$194,478
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 17 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-251119
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Avedon, Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August. Phillips, 17 May 2017, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-251119.
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Richard Avedon, Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August. Phillips, 17 May 2017, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-251119.
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