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- Estimate
- £900–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,385–$1,847
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 5 May 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6414673
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herbert George Ponting, 'Death of an iceberg', 1911. Christie's, 5 May 2000, lot 326. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6414673.
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Herbert George Ponting, 'Death of an iceberg', 1911. Christie's, 5 May 2000, lot 326. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6414673.
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From the same sale Fine Photographs · May 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 'Villa, 1841, Le chalet.' | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert George Ponting | Ten gelatin silver prints, including The Terra Nova seen thr | $3,149 | Christie's, Apr 1999 | |
| Herbert George Ponting | Mount Erebus, 13,300 ft. | Christie's, Apr 1999 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Herbert George Ponting | Members of the 1910-13 Expedition in a formal group outside | Christie's, Apr 1999 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | New York, East River Drive. Robin Miller and Pippa Diggle, S | Finarte, Apr 2026 |
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