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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $10,182–$13,576
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 7 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4257780
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bill Brandt, 'piccadilly circus (london) before the black-out', 1940. Sotheby's, 7 May 2014, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4257780.
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Bill Brandt, 'piccadilly circus (london) before the black-out', 1940. Sotheby's, 7 May 2014, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4257780.
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| Untitled, 2007 | Adam Fuss | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Apollo 11, 1969 | Nasa | £7,000–£9,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brandt | Nude, London | $11,610 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | |
| Bill Brandt | A Snicket in Halifax | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Belgravia, London, February 1958 | Christie's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Selected Images | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Attic Room | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Bill Brandt | London, 1952 | Christie's, Sep 2020 | ||
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| Bill Brandt | East Sussex | Phillips, Oct 2024 |
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