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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $809–$1,079
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05430 · 17 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3235689
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Avedon, Rex Harrison As Professor Higgins in 'My Fair Lady', 1956. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3235689.
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Richard Avedon, Rex Harrison As Professor Higgins in 'My Fair Lady', 1956. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3235689.
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