Lot 105 · Photographs
Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river, February
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,534–$23,302
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 20 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-268834
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river, February. Phillips, 20 May 2015, lot 105. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-268834.
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Peter Beard, Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river, February. Phillips, 20 May 2015, lot 105. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-268834.
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