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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 13 April 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3916889
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gambier Bolton, 'majesty'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2010, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3916889.
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Gambier Bolton, 'majesty'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2010, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3916889.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Images | August Sander | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Parrot Tulips | Robert Mapplethorpe | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Wall Street | Ilse Bing | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Orchid | Robert Mapplethorpe | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Srinagar, Kashmir | Henri Cartier-bresson | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Oceano | Brett Weston | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambier Bolton | 'a captive unconquered' | $12,500 | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | |
| Gambier Bolton | Majesty | Bonhams, Apr 2014 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Brie, France | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | Ocelot (SK87) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2026 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Leonor Fini, Italy | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Siphnos, Greece | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Srinagar, Kashmir | Phillips, May 2024 |
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.