Lot 98 · Photographs
'elephant tussle in the aberdare forest, for the end of the game/last word from paradise', 1972
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,512–$18,768
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 23 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4361946
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, 'elephant tussle in the aberdare forest, for the end of the game/last word from paradise', 1972. Sotheby's, 23 May 2015, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4361946.
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Peter Beard, 'elephant tussle in the aberdare forest, for the end of the game/last word from paradise', 1972. Sotheby's, 23 May 2015, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4361946.
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