Lot 345 · Exploration and Travel Including Maps and Atlases'
Ponting's portfolio, inscribed 'THIS PORTFOLIO/AND CONTENTS/PROPERTY OF/MR HERBERT G PONTING F.R.G.S./47 OXFORD MANSIONS/OXFORD CIRCUS LONDON W.I.', containing eleven photographs including:
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,473–$2,209
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — EXPLORATION AND TRAVEL INCLUDING MAPS AND ATLASES' , London (South Kensington) · 18 January 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6003835
- Record
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Herbert George Ponting, Ponting's portfolio, inscribed 'THIS PORTFOLIO/AND CONTENTS/PROPERTY OF/MR HERBERT G PONTING F.R.G.S./47 OXFORD MANSIONS/OXFORD CIRCUS LONDON W.I.', containing eleven photographs including:. Christie's, 18 Jan 2001, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6003835.
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Herbert George Ponting, Ponting's portfolio, inscribed 'THIS PORTFOLIO/AND CONTENTS/PROPERTY OF/MR HERBERT G PONTING F.R.G.S./47 OXFORD MANSIONS/OXFORD CIRCUS LONDON W.I.', containing eleven photographs including:. Christie's, 18 Jan 2001, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6003835.
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From the same sale Exploration and Travel Including Maps and Atlases' · Jan 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coccyzus Carolinensis | YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO (PLATE II) | $2,200–$2,800 | |
| Dacnis Protonotarius | PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (PLATE III) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Fringilla purpurea | PURPLE FINCH (PLATE IV) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Silvia Childreni | CHILDREN'S WARBLER (PLATE 35) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Falco harlani | BLACK WARRIOR (PLATE 86) | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Vireo olivaceus | RED-EYED VIREO (PLATE CL) | $1,000–$1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert George Ponting | Mount Erebus, 13,300 ft. | $2,778 | Christie's, Apr 1999 | |
| Herbert George Ponting | Ten gelatin silver prints, including The Terra Nova seen thr | Christie's, Apr 1999 | ||
| Herbert George Ponting | Members of the 1910-13 Expedition in a formal group outside | Christie's, Apr 1999 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Beauce, France | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | The Iron Road, 1947 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Bill Brandt | René Magritte with His Painting "The Great War", Brussels | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Herbert George Ponting | Captain Scott writing in his diary, 7th October 1911 | Bonhams, May 2012 | ||
| Herbert George Ponting | Four gelatin silver prints, from Captain Scott's personal al | Christie's, Apr 1999 |
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