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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 1 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4344800
- Record
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Peter Beard, magritte rammé with world record elephant tusks. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344800.
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Peter Beard, magritte rammé with world record elephant tusks. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344800.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 'NYC' (Father Duffy) | Lee Friedlander | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Aspens, Northern New Mexico' | Ansel Adams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
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| 'Winged Certainties' | Ray K. Metzker | $7,000–$10,000 | |
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| 'Vecina' | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $5,000–$7,000 |
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