Lot 884 · Photographs
Visit of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 20 April 1855
Negretti & Zambra · printed credit label on reverse, arched top, paper passe-partout
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,360–$3,147
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 4 December 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5617311
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Negretti & Zambra, Visit of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 20 April 1855. Christie's, 4 Dec 2002, lot 884. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5617311.
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Negretti & Zambra, Visit of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 20 April 1855. Christie's, 4 Dec 2002, lot 884. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5617311.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negretti & Zambra | Sunshine Recorder | $3,445 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
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| Joel-peter Witkin | 'Botticelli's Venus, N. Y. C.' | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
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| Various Photographers | The PRC Portfolio 16 | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
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| Joel-peter Witkin | 'Satiro' | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
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