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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $43,669–$72,782
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 18 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-260257
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf, Kenya. Phillips, 18 May 2016, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-260257.
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Peter Beard, I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf, Kenya. Phillips, 18 May 2016, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-260257.
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