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Lot 257 · Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I

The Matterhorn from Zermatt

Herbert George Ponting · carbon print

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,055–$6,083
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I, London (South Kensington) · 27 September 2007
Dimensions
35 x 23in. (88.9 x 58.4cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4489238
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herbert George Ponting, The Matterhorn from Zermatt. Christie's, 27 Sep 2007, lot 257. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489238.

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From the same sale Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I · Sep 2007

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Travelling in Buenos Aires Emeric Essex Vidal £3,000–£5,000
Portrait of Major Norton, the Mohawk Chief Teyoninhokarawen Mather Brown £6,000–£8,000
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Stanley, SIR Henry Morton. 1841-1904. £2,000–£3,000
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Stanley, SIR Henry Morton. 1841-1904. £1,200–£1,600
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Cook, James. 1728-1779. £1,200–£1,800
John Newton (1754-1844) John. Newton £2,500–£3,500

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