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Lot 326 · Fine Photographs

'Death of an iceberg', 1911

Herbert George Ponting

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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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From the same sale Fine Photographs · May 2000

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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
'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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Herbert George Ponting Ten gelatin silver prints, including The Terra Nova seen thr $3,149 Christie's, Apr 1999
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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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