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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,393–$12,523
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 18 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-276872
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Burtynsky, Shipbreaking #38, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Phillips, 18 Nov 2014, lot 156. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-276872.
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Edward Burtynsky, Shipbreaking #38, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Phillips, 18 Nov 2014, lot 156. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-276872.
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