Lot 50 · The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation
The Blitz/Western Campanile of St. Paul’s seen through Victorian shop-front
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, New York · 3 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-254081
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Beaton, The Blitz/Western Campanile of St. Paul’s seen through Victorian shop-front. Phillips, 3 Oct 2017, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-254081.
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Cecil Beaton, The Blitz/Western Campanile of St. Paul’s seen through Victorian shop-front. Phillips, 3 Oct 2017, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-254081.
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