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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $1,950–$3,250
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 14 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4863605
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pentti Sammallahti, pentti sammallahti | ‘solovki’, white sea, russia, 1992. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2020, lot 118. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863605.
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Pentti Sammallahti, pentti sammallahti | ‘solovki’, white sea, russia, 1992. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2020, lot 118. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863605.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiichi asano | 'tokamachi', january, 1957; and, 'tokamachi', january, 1957 | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| garry winogrand | ‘park avenue, new york’, 1959 | Garry Winogrand | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| norman parkinson | 'cardin hat over paris', 1960 | Norman Parkinson | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| ryan mcginley | 'aki in the hot springs', 2001 | Ryan Mcginley | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| cristina de middel | 'iko iko' (from the series afronauts), 2011 | Cristina De Middel | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| yoshiyuki iwase | untitled, ca. 1955 | Yoshiyuki Iwase | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentti Sammallahti | Koylio, Finland | $3,188 | Bonhams, Dec 2019 | |
| Pentti Sammallahti | Solovki, White Sea, Russia | Bonhams, Dec 2019 | ||
| Pentti Sammallahti | Varanasi, India (Dog on Cow) | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Pentti Sammallahti | Mt. Etjo, Namibia, 2005 | Rago, Nov 2025 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | „Hoboken“, New Jersey. 1954 | Grisebach, Jun 2022 | ||
| Pentti Sammallahti | Signilskar, Finland | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Brook in Nara | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Pentti Sammallahti | Lake Numazawa, Fukushima, Japan | Phillips, Oct 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.