Lot 34 · Photographs
'l'afrique qui disparaît, recueil ethnographique sur l'afrique noire, série 1', c. 1930'l'afrique qui disparaît, recueil ethnographique sur l'afrique noire, série 2', c. 1930'dancer from yakoma', c. 1930
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $25,454–$33,939
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 7 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4257843
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Casimir Zagourski, 'l'afrique qui disparaît, recueil ethnographique sur l'afrique noire, série 1', c. 1930'l'afrique qui disparaît, recueil ethnographique sur l'afrique noire, série 2', c. 1930'dancer from yakoma', c. 1930. Sotheby's, 7 May 2014, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4257843.
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Casimir Zagourski, 'l'afrique qui disparaît, recueil ethnographique sur l'afrique noire, série 1', c. 1930'l'afrique qui disparaît, recueil ethnographique sur l'afrique noire, série 2', c. 1930'dancer from yakoma', c. 1930. Sotheby's, 7 May 2014, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4257843.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid, 1936 | Alexander Rodchenko | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Boulevard des Invalides, Paris, 1926 | André Kertész | £25,000–£30,000 | |
| Lunar Surveyor Mosaic. Photographs taken on the surface of the Moon b… | Nasa | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled, 2007 | Adam Fuss | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Apollo 11, 1969 | Nasa | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| 'Ken Moody', 1983 | Robert Mapplethorpe | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Irving Penn | Marcel Duchamp (1 of 2), New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Orchid, Rhyncholaelia Digbyana, New York, 1969 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
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| Peter Beard | Spitting Cobra, Tsavo, June | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Peter Beard | Rhino, 1960s | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 |
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