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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $14,124–$21,186
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 20 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4926310
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, 'Elephant Family at Night at a Salt Lick', Aberdare Forest, 1972. Sotheby's, 20 May 2021, lot 86. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4926310.
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Peter Beard, 'Elephant Family at Night at a Salt Lick', Aberdare Forest, 1972. Sotheby's, 20 May 2021, lot 86. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4926310.
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