Lot 5 · Photographs
Oak Tree in Winter, probably 1842/43
William Henry Fox Talbot · salt print from calotype negative, clipped corners [Schaaf 1981]
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $36,670–$55,005
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — PHOTOGRAPHS, London · 18 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 7 5/8 x 6½in. (19.3 x 16.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5813924
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Oak Tree in Winter, probably 1842/43. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813924.
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Oak Tree in Winter, probably 1842/43. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813924.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower, 1997 | Nobuyoshi Araki | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Zulu in leopard costume, Summer 1853 | NICOLAAS HENNEMAN (1813-1898) | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Hungerford Bridge, London, c.1845 | William Henry Fox Talbot | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| The Pencil of Nature , Fascicle no.1 | William Henry Fox Talbot | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| New Hall Library, Lincoln's Inn, London, c.1845 | William Henry Fox Talbot | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Boats, Naples, 1846 | REV. CALVERT R. JONES (1802-1877) | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Oxford High Street | $56,250 | Phillips, Apr 2017 | |
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Trafalgar Square under construction, London | Christie's, Oct 1998 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | high street, oxford | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Elm Tree at Lacock (Winter) | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cuzco Children | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Loch Katrine Pier, Scene of the Lady of the Lake | Phillips, Oct 2017 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | the high street, oxford, september 1843 | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Articles of Glass | Christie's, May 2001 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.