Lot 6 · Sotheby's L07430
mr. angel, postmaster, crimea, april 1856
Roger Fenton · Vintage salt print, titled and credited on mount below image
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,974–$5,962
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L07430 · 29 May 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3629595
- Record
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Roger Fenton, mr. angel, postmaster, crimea, april 1856. Sotheby's, 29 May 2007, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3629595.
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Roger Fenton, mr. angel, postmaster, crimea, april 1856. Sotheby's, 29 May 2007, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3629595.
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| Nudes od21, 2002 | Thomas Ruff | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Kirghiz Woman, 1940s | Max Vladimirovitch Alpert | £1,000–£1,500 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Fenton | selected images from the crimean war | $3,300 | Sotheby's, Apr 2006 | |
| Roger Fenton | Group Portrait, Crimean War, 1855- 1856 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Roger Fenton | Portrait of a lady, circa mid 1850s | Christie's, May 2000 | ||
| Roger Fenton | Crimean images, 1855 | Christie's, May 2005 | ||
| André Kertész | Untitled, No.13 [August 12, 1978], 1978 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Roger Fenton | Harbour of Balaklava, the Cattle Pier | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2025 | ||
| Roger Fenton | The Ballroom, Haddon, 1858 | Christie's, May 2004 | ||
| Roger Fenton | Plateau of Sebastopol, Crimean War, 1855-1856 | Chiswick Auctions, Mar 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.