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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 1 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4344806
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, large crocodile, 15-16 feet, uganda (leviathan). Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344806.
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Peter Beard, large crocodile, 15-16 feet, uganda (leviathan). Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344806.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 'Winged Certainties' | Ray K. Metzker | $7,000–$10,000 | |
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