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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $749–$999
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 5 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4558565
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Trevor Bell, Positive Negative. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4558565.
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Trevor Bell, Positive Negative. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4558565.
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