Lot 42 · The World of Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographs from the Personal Collection of Peter Fetterman
Eunuch of the Imperial Court of the Last Dynasty, Peking, China
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The World of Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographs from the Personal Collection of Peter Fetterman, New York · 16 December 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4991973
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Henri Cartier-bresson, Eunuch of the Imperial Court of the Last Dynasty, Peking, China. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2021, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4991973.
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Henri Cartier-bresson, Eunuch of the Imperial Court of the Last Dynasty, Peking, China. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2021, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4991973.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Pound | Henri Cartier-bresson | $4,000–$6,000 | |
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