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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,897–$2,845
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L06431 · 14 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3525070
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Harold Edgerton, 'ruby throated hummingbirds, holderness, n.h.', 1936. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2006, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3525070.
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Harold Edgerton, 'ruby throated hummingbirds, holderness, n.h.', 1936. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2006, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3525070.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting lady Neidpath's Country House in Gloucestershire, 1986 | Christopher Makos | £600–£800 | |
| Marilyn with chiffon scarf, 1962, printed 2006 | Bert Stern | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| St Paul's Cathedral, London, 1942, printed 1950s | Bill Brandt | £1,800–£2,200 | |
| Roman Amphitheatre, Valencia, 1933, printed circa 1980 | Henri Cartier-bresson | £2,000–£3,000 | |
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| Untitled, 1950s | Bill Brandt | £800–£1,200 |
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