Lot 883 · Photographs
Street scene, Paris, 1850s
Unknown Photographer · Initialled 'C.B.' twice in ink/pencil on reverse, oval, paper passe-partout
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,022–$2,697
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 4 December 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5617310
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Unknown Photographer, Street scene, Paris, 1850s. Christie's, 4 Dec 2002, lot 883. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5617310.
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Unknown Photographer, Street scene, Paris, 1850s. Christie's, 4 Dec 2002, lot 883. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5617310.
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