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Lot 40 · Adams & Company: Photographs of the American West including Property from the Peter Fetterman Collection

The Three Chiefs - Piegan, 1900

Edward Sheriff Curtis

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Estimate
$6,000–$8,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Adams & Company: Photographs of the American West including Property from the Peter Fetterman Collection, New York · 15 January 2009
Dimensions
overall framed:12 x 14 in. (30.4 x 35.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3463383
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Sheriff Curtis, The Three Chiefs - Piegan, 1900. Christie's, 15 Jan 2009, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3463383.

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