Lot 130 · Photographs
Elaine Guarding the Shield of Lancelot (May Prinsep), 1874
Julia Margaret Cameron · titled in ink (on the mount)
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 18 October 2006
- Dimensions
- 4 3/8 x 3½in. (11 x 8.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5638055
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Julia Margaret Cameron, Elaine Guarding the Shield of Lancelot (May Prinsep), 1874. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5638055.
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Julia Margaret Cameron, Elaine Guarding the Shield of Lancelot (May Prinsep), 1874. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5638055.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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