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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $43,706–$72,843
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 20 May 2016
- Dimensions
- image: 26 x 19 ½ in. (66 x 49.54 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4032351
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Playing Card, 1976. Christie's, 20 May 2016, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032351.
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Irving Penn, Playing Card, 1976. Christie's, 20 May 2016, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032351.
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| The Kray Brothers, 1965 | David Bailey | £3,000–£5,000 | |
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