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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,334–$11,001
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — PHOTOGRAPHS, London · 18 May 2005
- Dimensions
- plate: each approx. 3¾ x 2½in. (9.6 x 6.3cm.); paper: each 10 1/8 x 6 5/8in. (25.7 x 17cm.) (2)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5813931
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5813931 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5813931
William Henry Fox Talbot, Torn & Folded Scrap of Crape, 1852-57. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813931.
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Torn & Folded Scrap of Crape, 1852-57. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813931.
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From the same sale Photographs · May 2005
| 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 | the fruit sellers | $15,000 | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | |
| William Henry Fox Talbot | selected studies | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | the ancient vestry - the reverend calvert r. jones in the cl | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | william henry fox talbot | a mountain rivulet which flows at | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Torn and Folded Scrap of Crape | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Gates of Christchurch, Oxford | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. 1844 | Grisebach, Nov 2019 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London | Christie's, May 2005 |
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.