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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,667–$5,501
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — PHOTOGRAPHS, London · 18 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 6¾ x 13½in. (17.3 x 34.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5813946
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Roger Fenton, Sebastopol, from the Mortar Battery, 1855. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813946.
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Roger Fenton, Sebastopol, from the Mortar Battery, 1855. Christie's, 18 May 2005, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5813946.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Fenton | Harbour of Balaklava, the Cattle Pier | $6,000 | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2025 | |
| Roger Fenton | Untitled (from the Orientalist Suite) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2013 | ||
| Roger Fenton | The Ogwen Falls, 1850s | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Roger Fenton | wadham college from the gardens, années 1850 | Sotheby's, May 2013 | ||
| Horst P. Horst | Electric Beauty, Paris, 1939 | Rago, Nov 2025 | ||
| Roger Fenton | General Sir J. Burgoyne, Bart. G.C.B., 1856 | Christie's, May 2004 | ||
| Roger Fenton | 'zouave, 2nd division' (roger fenton dressed as a zouave) | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Roger Fenton | Sebastopol from the Redoubt des Anglais, 1855 | 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.