Lot 19 · Photographs
Scented Geranium Leaf with superimposed gauze/crape pattern; Fern; Stem of grass, 1852-57
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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: varying sizes from 3 7/8 x 2 5/8in. (9.7 x 6.6cm.) to 7 5/8 x 4¾in. (19.3 x 12cm.); paper: each 10 1/8 x 6 5/8in. (25.7 x 17cm.) (3)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5813932
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Scented Geranium Leaf with superimposed gauze/crape pattern; Fern; Stem of grass, 1852-57. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813932.
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Scented Geranium Leaf with superimposed gauze/crape pattern; Fern; Stem of grass, 1852-57. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813932.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Flower, 1997 | Nobuyoshi Araki | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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