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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07925 · 17 October 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2997657
- Record
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Irving Penn, 'cocoa-colored balenciaga dress (lisa fonssagrives-penn)'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2003, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2997657.
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Irving Penn, 'cocoa-colored balenciaga dress (lisa fonssagrives-penn)'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2003, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2997657.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07925 · Oct 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miner with Gun and Knife | Anonymous American Photographer | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Smokers, Rogues, and Dandies | Anonymous American Photographer | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Young Scholars and Schools | Anonymous American Photographer | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Selected Images of Paris | André Kertész | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Workmen, Empire State Building | Lewis Wickes Hine | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War' | Alexander Gardner Et Alii | $60,000–$80,000 |
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