Lot 1 · 19Th & 20Th Century Photographs
The Pencil of Nature , Fascicle no.3
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$5,393
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19TH & 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS, London (South Kensington) · 16 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 16.8 x 18.2cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5868974
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Henry Fox Talbot, The Pencil of Nature , Fascicle no.3. Christie's, 16 Nov 2004, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5868974.
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William Henry Fox Talbot, The Pencil of Nature , Fascicle no.3. Christie's, 16 Nov 2004, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5868974.
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From the same sale 19Th & 20Th Century Photographs · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jérusalem, Champ du Sang, 1854 | Auguste Salzmann | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Henry Taylor, 1864 | Julia Margaret Cameron | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| English, Scottish and continental views, mid-1850s and later | Various Photographers | £500–£700 | |
| Selected images, 1870s-90s | Frank Meadow Sutcliffe | £400–£600 | |
| Frederica Harriette Morrell, 1874 | LEWIS CARROLL [CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON] (1832-1898) | £800–£1,000 | |
| Ely and Tewkesbury cathedrals, 1890-91 | Frederick M. Evans | £2,000–£2,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Fox Talbot | william henry fox talbot | a mountain rivulet which flows at | $13,750 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Gates of Christchurch, Oxford | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Lace | Phillips, Oct 2017 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Feet | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Eve | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | a stanza from 'ode to napoleon' in lord byron's hand | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Easter Lilies | Lempertz, Dec 2023 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Lacock Abbey, c. 1844 | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 |
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