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Photographs

Auction 20154
London, Knightsbridge
17 May 2012, starting at 14:00 BST.
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Peter Beard (American, born 1938) Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June 1960 31.8 x 47.8cm (12 1/2 x 18 13/16in).
Sold for £25,000 inc. premium
Peter Beard (American, born 1938) Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, c. 1960
CAM3 - Julia Margaret Cameron, Déjatch Alámayou & Báshá Félika (King Theodore's Son & Captain Speedy), 1868, albumen print on full mount.
Sold for £22,500 inc. premium
Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Dejátch Alámáyou and Basha Félika (King Theodore's son and Captain ...
David Bailey (British, born 1938) The Kray Brothers, 1965 Paper 60.9 x 50.6cm (24 x 19 15/16in), image 48 x 48cm (18 7/8 x 18 7/8in).
Sold for £21,250 inc. premium
David Bailey (British, born 1938) The Kray Brothers, 1965
Herb Ritts (American, 1952-2002) Loriki with Spear, Africa, 1993 Sight area 110 x 110cm (43 5/16 x 39 3/8 in.)
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
Herb Ritts (American, 1952-2002) Loriki with Spear, Africa, 1993

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Mayall, A daguerreotype portrait of Catherine Dickens, 1853-55, together with two Italian Opera passes.
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John Jabez Edwin Mayall (British, 1810-1901) Profile portrait of Catherine Dickens, 1852-55
Sold for £8,750 inc. premium
Frederick Hollyer (British, 1837-1933) Photographic facsimile of F G Watts's Sir Galahad of 1862, 1890s Sight area 52 x 28cm *20 1/2 x 11in).
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Frederick Hollyer (British, 1837-1933) Photographic facsimile of G. F. Watts's Sir Galahad of 1862, 1890s
Estimate:
£600 - 800
US$ 910 - 1,200
€710 - 950
20 photogravures by James Craig Annan, after Hill and Adamson
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David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson (Scottish) Twenty photogravure prints by James Craig Annan, c. 1905, from the original calotype negatives, 1843-1847
Sold for £4,375 inc. premium
Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) The Dirty Monk (Alfred Lord Tennyson), 1865 Print from top of arch 25.9 x 20.5cm (10 3/6 x 8 1/6in), card 36.3 x 28.3cm (14 5/16 x 11 1/8in).
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Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) The Dirty Monk (Alfred Lord Tennyson), 1865
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Valentine Prinsep, 1867 35.1 x 27.1cm (13 13/16 x 10 11/16in).
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Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Valentine Prinsep, 1867
Sold for £12,500 inc. premium
Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Hatty Campbell and Sister, 1868 32.2 x 35.4cm (12 11/16 x 13 15/16in).
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Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Hatty Campbell and Sister (Eleanor Campbell), 1868
Estimate:
£5,000 - 8,000
US$ 7,600 - 12,000
€5,900 - 9,500
CAM3 - Julia Margaret Cameron, Déjatch Alámayou & Báshá Félika (King Theodore's Son & Captain Speedy), 1868, albumen print on full mount.
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Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Dejátch Alámáyou and Basha Félika (King Theodore's son and Captain Speedy), 1868
Sold for £22,500 inc. premium
Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Archibald Cameron and Mary Hillier, 1865 17.9 x 21.6cm (7 1/16 x 8 1/2in).
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Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Archibald Cameron and Mary Hillier, 1865
Sold for £11,875 inc. premium
Herbert Ponting, Captain Scott in his den, 1911
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Herbert George Ponting (British, 1871-1935) Captain Scott writing in his diary, 7th October 1911
Sold for £4,000 inc. premium
Herbert Ponting, Cavern in an iceberg with the Terra Nova in background, 1911
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Herbert George Ponting (British, 1871-1935) Grotto in an iceberg with the Terra Nova in the background, 5th January 1911
Sold for £10,625 inc. premium
Herbert Ponting, The Terra Nova at the ice foot, Cape Evans, 1911
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Herbert George Ponting (British, 1871-1935) The Terra Nova at the ice foot, Cape Evans, 16th January 1911
Sold for £8,750 inc. premium
Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925-2000) Untitled, from 'Presa di coscienza sulla natura' ('On Being Aware of Nature'), Marche, 1954-2000 29.8 x 39.9cm (11 3/4 x 15 11/16in).
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Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925-2000) Untitled, from 'Presa di coscienza sulla natura' ('On Being Aware of Nature'), Marche, 1954-2000
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium
Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865-1932) Wundergarten der Natur, pub. Verlag für Kunstwissenschaft, Berlin, 1932. 1st Edition. Each plate measures paper 31.7 x 24.5cm (12 1/2 x 9 5/8in), image 28.5 x 22cm (11 1/4 x 8 11/16in).
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Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865-1932) Wundergarten der Natur, 1932
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925-2000) Untitled, from the series 'Storie della terra', Spain, 1977 29.6 x 39.3cm (11 5/8 x 15 1/2in).
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Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925-2000) Untitled, from 'Storie della terra', Spain, 1977
Sold for £1,000 inc. premium
Mario Giacomelli (Italian
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Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925-2000) Untitled, from 'Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto' ('There Are No Hands To Caress My Face'), Senigallia, 1961-63
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925-2000) Untitled, from 'Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto', Senigallia, 1961-63 39.8 x 30.5cm (15 11/16 x 12in).
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Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925-2000) Untitled, from 'Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto' ('There Are No Hands To Caress My Face'), Senigallia, 1961-63
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
US$ 3,800 - 5,300
€3,000 - 4,100
Dmitri Baltermants (Russian, 1912-1990) Attack, 1941 20.5 x 30.2cm (8 1/16 x 11 7/8in).
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Dmitri Baltermants (Russian, 1912-1990) Attack, 1941
Sold for £1,750 inc. premium
Alexander Rodchenko (Russian, 1891-1956) The Student, 1927 21.2 x 13.8cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/16in).
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Alexander Rodchenko (Russian, 1891-1956) The Student, 1927
Sold for £2,000 inc. premium
Dmitri Baltermants (Russian, 1912-1990) Grief, 1942 23.6 x 33cm (9 5/16 x 13in).
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Dmitri Baltermants (Russian, 1912-1990) Grief, 1942
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium
Alexander Rodchenko (Russian, 1891-1956) Pioneer Trumpeter, 1930 29.2 x 24.5cm (11 1/2 x 9 5/8in).
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Alexander Rodchenko (Russian, 1891-1956) Pioneer Trumpeter, 1930
Sold for £2,500 inc. premium
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) Cirque Zavatta, 1949
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21AR
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) Circus Achille Zavatta, 1949
Estimate:
£700 - 900
US$ 1,100 - 1,400
€830 - 1,100
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) La Péniche aux enfants, 1959
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22AR
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) La Péniche aux enfants, Paris, 1959
Sold for £1,500 inc. premium
Klein
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William Klein (American, born 1928) Club Allegro Fortissimo, Paris, 1990
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) Les Amoureux de la Bastille, 1957
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24AR
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) Deena de Dos, 1955
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25AR
Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009) Deena de Dos, Sceaux, 1955
Sold for £2,000 inc. premium
Horvat
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26AR
Frank Horvat (French, born 1928) Dancing Couple, Rio, 1963
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium
Horst P. Horst (German/American, 1906-1999) White Sleeve, Paris, 1936 Paper 61 x 50.5cm (24 x 19 7/8in), image 55.9 x 42.4cm (22 x 16 11/16in).
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27AR
Horst P. Horst (German/American, 1906-1999) White Sleeve, Paris, 1936
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
Horst P. Horst (German/American, 1906-1999) Mainbocher Corset, Paris, 1939 Paper 35.2 x 27.9cm (13 7/8 x 11in), image 30 x 22.5cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8in).
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28AR
Horst P. Horst (German/American, 1906-1999) The Mainbocher Corset, Paris, 1939
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) Alsatian, 1971 Paper 50.5 x 40.5cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16in), image 40.5 x 27cm (15 15/16 in 10 5/8in).
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29AR
Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) Alsatian, New Jersey, 1971
Sold for £1,625 inc. premium
Helen Levitt (American, 1918-2009) Broken Mirror, New York, c. 1940 Paper 35.5 x 27.6cm (14 x 10 7/8in), image 32.8 x 21.5cm (12 15/16 x 8 7/16in).
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Helen Levitt (American, 1918-2009) Broken Mirror, New York, c. 1940
Estimate:
£3,500 - 4,500
US$ 5,300 - 6,800
€4,100 - 5,300
Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) Seagull and Crossed Trees, Florida, 1975 Paper 40.5 x 50.5cm (15 15/16 x 19 7/8in), image 27.3 x 40.2cm (10 3/4 x 15 13/16in).
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31AR
Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) Seagull and Crossed Trees, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1975
Sold for £1,500 inc. premium
O. Winston Link, Rural Retreat
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O. Winston Link (American, 1914-2000) Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957
Sold for £3,500 inc. premium
Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999) State Street, Chicago, 1959 Paper 27.9 x 35.4cm (11 x 13 15/16in), image 18.4 x 28.3cm (7 1/4 x 11 1/8in).
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Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999) State Street, Chicago, 1959
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
€1,800 - 2,400
Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) California Kiss, 1955 Paper 40.7 x 50.6cm (16 x 19 15/16in), image 31 x 46cm (12 1/4 x 18 1/8in).
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Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) California Kiss, 1955
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium
Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) Marilyn, New York City, 1956 Paper 40.5 x 50.5cm (15 15/16 x 19 7/8in), image 29.9 x 44.8cm (11 3/4 x 17 5/8in).
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Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928) Marilyn, New York City, 1956
Sold for £2,250 inc. premium
Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971) Lady at a masked ball with two roses on her dress, N.Y.C., 1967 Paper 50.5 x 40.8 (19 7/8 x 16 1/16in), image 36.8 x 38.8cm (14 1/2 x 14 1/2in).
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Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971) Lady at a masked ball with two roses on her dress, N.Y.C., 1967
Sold for £7,500 inc. premium
Albert Watson (Scottish, born 1942) Orchid, 1988 Paper 60.5 x 50.4cm (23 13/16 x 19 13/16in), image 34.4 x 27.4cm (13 9/16 x 10 13/16in).
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Albert Watson (Scottish, born 1942) Orchid, 1988
Sold for £1,375 inc. premium
Robert Mapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Iris, 1982
Sold for £6,500 inc. premium
Robert Mapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Self portrait, c. 1985
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
Robert Mapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Javier Gonzalez, c. 1985
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
US$ 3,000 - 4,600
€2,400 - 3,500
André Villers, Picasso Vallauris, 1953/printed later
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André Villers (French, born 1930) Picasso, Vallauris, 1953
Sold for £1,750 inc. premium
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) The Decisive Moment, pub. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1952 37 x 27.7cm (14 9/16 x 10 7/8in).
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Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) The Decisive Moment, 1952
Sold for £2,125 inc. premium
André Villers, Picasso 'Atelier de la Californie', Cannes, 1956/printed later
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André Villers (French, born 1930) Picasso, Cannes, 1956
Sold for £2,625 inc. premium
Bruce Bernard (British, 1928-2000) Lucien Freud with portrait of Lee Bowery, 1990 Paper 43.5 x 59.7cm (17 1/8 x 23 1/2in), image 33.5 x 49.3cm (13 3/16 x 19 7/16in).
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Bruce Bernard (British, 1928-2000) Lucian Freud with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
Bruce Bernard (British, 1928-2000) Francis Bacon in the studio doorway, 1983 Paper 59.5 x 43.7cm (23 7/16in x 17 3/16in), image 49.2 x 33.5cm (19 3/8 x 13 3/16in).
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Bruce Bernard (British, 1928-2000) Francis Bacon in the studio doorway, 1983
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
Robert Freeman (British, born 1936) With the Beatles, 1963 Sight area 25.5 x 30.5cm (10 1/16 x 12in).
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Robert Freeman (British, born 1936) With the Beatles, 1965
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
€4,700 - 7,100
Chris Smith
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Chris Smith (British, born 1937) Ali vs The Beatles, 1964
Sold for £5,000 inc. premium
David Bailey (British, born 1938) The Kray Brothers, 1965 Paper 60.9 x 50.6cm (24 x 19 15/16in), image 48 x 48cm (18 7/8 x 18 7/8in).
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48AR
David Bailey (British, born 1938) The Kray Brothers, 1965
Sold for £21,250 inc. premium
Colin Jones (British, born 1934) Four studies from The Black House, London, 1973-76 Various paper sizes from 28.9 x 39.5cm (11 3/8 x 15 1/2in) to 40.8 x 50.2cm (16 x 19 3/4in).
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Colin Jones (British, born 1934) Four studies from The Black House, London, 1973-76
Sold for £1,250 inc. premium
David Bailey (British, born 1938) David Bailey's Box of Pin-Ups, 1965 Each print approx. 37 x 31.5cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/8in).
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David Bailey (British, born 1938) David Bailey's Box of Pin-Ups, 1965
Sold for £6,500 inc. premium
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