Lot 547 · Photographs
Lacock Abbey, 1842-43
William Henry Fox Talbot · waxed salt print from a calotype negative [Schaaf 1133]
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $8,233–$12,350
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 21 November 2007
- Dimensions
- 6 x 8¼in. (15.2 x 21cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5506086
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Lacock Abbey, 1842-43. Christie's, 21 Nov 2007, lot 547. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5506086.
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Lacock Abbey, 1842-43. Christie's, 21 Nov 2007, lot 547. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5506086.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Gates of Christchurch, Oxford | $9,375 | Phillips, Apr 2017 | |
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| William Henry Fox Talbot | william henry fox talbot | a mountain rivulet which flows at | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
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| William Henry Fox Talbot | Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. 1844 | Grisebach, Nov 2019 |
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