Lot 118 · Fine Photographs
Proposal for the Formation of a Photographical Society , London: March 1852
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $308–$462
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 5 May 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6414545
- Record
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Roger Fenton, Proposal for the Formation of a Photographical Society , London: March 1852. Christie's, 5 May 2000, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6414545.
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Roger Fenton, Proposal for the Formation of a Photographical Society , London: March 1852. Christie's, 5 May 2000, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6414545.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Toll houses on Bristol Bridge, 1845 | ANONYMOUS | £900–£1,200 | |
| 'Esmeralda R.V.Y.C. 129 tons, J.E.W. Rolls, Esq.' circa 1850; 'R.Y.S.… | E. VAILLAT AND OTHERS | £800–£1,200 | |
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| Landscape with tree and reclining man, France, early 1840s | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £500–£700 | |
| Central pavilion of the Tuileries Palace, Paris, circa 1841 | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| 'Abdullah [?Ibn el Kherife] Mecka', early 1840s | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £5,000–£7,000 |
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