Lot 33 · Chinese and Japanese Export Silver Online: Property from the Collection of Myrna and Bernard Posner
Opium Den, 1932
Brassaï · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $18,000–$24,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Chinese and Japanese Export Silver Online: Property from the Collection of Myrna and Bernard Posner , New York · 25 April 2006
- Dimensions
- 6¾ x 9in. (17 x 22.7cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3701751
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3701751 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3701751
Brassaï, Opium Den, 1932. Christie's, 25 Apr 2006, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3701751.
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Brassaï, Opium Den, 1932. Christie's, 25 Apr 2006, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3701751.
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From the same sale Chinese and Japanese Export Silver Online: Property from the Collection of Myrna and Bernard Posner · Apr 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark of Wen Wei Ji, Canton and Possibly Hong Kong, Retailed by Wang H… | A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER COMPOTE | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Early 20Th Century | A JAPANESE EXPORT SILVER AND PARCEL-GILT VASE | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Camera Work, An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine devoted to Photography… | ALFRED STIEGLITZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER (1864-1946) | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Priest, no. 1, 2000 | TORBJORN RODLAND (b. 1970) | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| New York, 1999 | BARCLAY HUGHES (b. 1971) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Selected images from Museum Camouflage , 1998 | HARVEY OPGENORTH (b. 1977) | $3,000–$5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Brassaï | avenue de l'observatoire dans le brouillard, vers 1931-1932 | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Brassaï | Prostitutes in a Bar, Boulevard Rochechouart, Montmartre | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Brassaï | Roofs of Paris | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
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