Lot 105 · Classic Photographs
photographer unknown | selected images of car races and vintage cars
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Classic Photographs , New York · 3 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4769855
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Unknown Photographer, photographer unknown | selected images of car races and vintage cars. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2019, lot 105. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4769855.
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Unknown Photographer, photographer unknown | selected images of car races and vintage cars. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2019, lot 105. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4769855.
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|---|---|---|---|
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