Lot 6 · Sotheby's L05430
malaya and sumatra. 'souvenir of penang', an album of one hundred and seventy photographs, 1870s-80s
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,371–$4,719
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05430 · 17 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3236409
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anonymous Photographer, malaya and sumatra. 'souvenir of penang', an album of one hundred and seventy photographs, 1870s-80s. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3236409.
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Anonymous Photographer, malaya and sumatra. 'souvenir of penang', an album of one hundred and seventy photographs, 1870s-80s. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3236409.
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