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Lot 24 · Photo Books

Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton

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Estimate
£700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,385–$1,978
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Photo Books, London · 31 May 2007
Dimensions
London: Duckworth, 1930. Quarto (287 x 225mm). 27 black and white photographs, colour frontispiece, numerous in-text line illustrations. Original white cloth, spine titled in gilt (light soiling)
Record ID
TB-2026-5554332
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Beaton, CECIL BEATON. Christie's, 31 May 2007, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5554332.

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Cecil Beaton, CECIL BEATON. Christie's, 31 May 2007, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5554332.

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From the same sale Photo Books · May 2007

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Peter Henry Emerson Peter Henry Emerson £5,000–£8,000
Francis Frith Francis Frith £3,000–£5,000
Lieut.-Col. W.w. Hooper LIEUT.-COL. W.W. HOOPER £5,000–£8,000
Robert Blackall Graham ROBERT BLACKALL GRAHAM £2,000–£3,000
William Henry Fox Talbot William Henry Fox Talbot £20,000–£30,000
Berenice Abbott Berenice Abbott £1,000–£1,500

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