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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,697–$4,045
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — FINE AND RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, London (South Kensington) · 8 May 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6686460
- Record
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Charles Nègre, The Imperial Asylum at Vincennes, 1859. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6686460.
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Charles Nègre, The Imperial Asylum at Vincennes, 1859. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6686460.
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From the same sale Fine and Rare Photographs · May 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Herschel, 1867 | Julia Margaret Cameron | £400–£600 | |
| Woman with hair standing on end, 1850s | DR. HUGH WELCH DIAMOND | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| 'Summer Days', 1866 | Julia Margaret Cameron | £800–£1,200 | |
| Ewen Hay Cameron, 1865 | Julia Margaret Cameron | £600–£800 | |
| Patriotic and other figurative Union cases, mid-late 1850s | LITTLEFIELD, PARSONS & CO., S. PECK & CO., A. P. CRITCHLOW, SCOVILL MANUFACTURING CO. | £800–£1,000 | |
| A collection of ninth-plate Union cases, mid-late 1850s | VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS | £600–£900 |
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