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    • 119 Lots

    1
    Myoung Ho Lee
    Tree #2
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £25,200
    2
    Naoya Hatakeyama
    Untitled/Osaka
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £25,000
    Sold For
    £30,240
    3
    Thierry Cohen
    New York 40° 42’ 16’’ N 2010-10-09 LST 3:40 from Darkened Cities
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £18,900
    4
    Sohei Nishino
    Diorama Map London
    Estimate
    £50,000 - £70,000
    Sold For
    £60,480
    5
    David Goldblatt
    Shop assistant, Orlando West, Soweto
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £25,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    6
    David Goldblatt
    Miriam Diale in her bedroom, 5357 Orlando East, Soweto
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £25,000
    7
    Saul Leiter
    Snow
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £25,000
    Sold For
    £18,900
    8
    Fernell Franco
    Interiores
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    9
    Tania Franco Klein
    Plane (Self-portrait) from Proceed To The Route
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    10
    Lucia Fainzilber
    Untitled 31 from Somewear
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold For
    £11,970
    11
    Peter Beard
    Francis Bacon on his roof at 80 Narrow Street, London (soon to be lost gambling), during the dead elephant interviews, March
    Estimate
    £80,000 - £120,000
    Sold For
    £100,800
    12
    Bernd and Hilla Becher
    Water Tower, New York City, Broadway/Houston Street
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £13,860

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    13
    Bernd and Hilla Becher
    Water Tower, New York City, Broadway/Spring Street
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    14
    Bernd and Hilla Becher
    Water Tower, New York City, 25 East 4th Street
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    15
    Bernd and Hilla Becher
    Water Tower, New York City, 548 West 22nd Street
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    16
    Hiroshi Sugimoto
    Fiesta Drive-in, Pico Rivera
    Estimate
    £12,000 - £18,000
    Sold For
    £11,340
    17
    Hiroshi Sugimoto
    Tyrrhenian Sea, Amalfi
    Estimate
    £12,000 - £18,000
    Sold For
    £17,640
    18
    Hiroshi Sugimoto
    Time Exposed
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £23,940
    19
    Amanda Means
    Light Bulb 00031C
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £19,530
    20
    Wolfgang Tillmans
    Transient 3
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £30,240
    21
    Steve McQueen
    More
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £22,680
    22
    Zanele Muholi
    Babhekile II, Oslo from Somnyama Ngonyama
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    23
    Pieter Hugo
    The Hyena Men of Abuja, Lagos, Nigeria from The Hyena and Other Men
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £25,200
    24
    Peter Beard
    Lion Pride near Ndutu, Southern Serengeti – with Richard Bell
    Estimate
    £80,000 - £120,000
    Sold For
    £100,800

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    25
    Karen Knorr
    The Gatekeeper, Zanana, Samode Palace from India Song
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    26
    Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre
    Facade, Michigan Central Station, Detroit, USA from The Ruins of Detroit
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    27
    Thomas Struth
    Zhejiang Zhong Lu, Shanghai
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    28
    Candida Höfer
    Le Sénat de Paris VII
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £11,970
    No Reserve
    29
    Loretta Lux
    Troll 1
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £1,764
    30
    Loretta Lux
    The Walk
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    31
    Wolfgang Tillmans
    Santa Marta
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold
    32
    Wolfgang Tillmans
    Kleine Welle
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    33
    Edward Burtynsky
    Oil Fields #13, Taft, California
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold For
    £6,048
    34
    Edward Burtynsky
    Oil Fields #3, McKittrick, California
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £5,040
    35
    Edward Burtynsky
    Manufacturing #10a & #10b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, China
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £20,000
    Sold For
    £18,900
    36
    Gregory Crewdson
    Untitled, Summer
    Estimate
    £30,000 - £50,000
    Sold For
    £52,920

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    37
    Gregory Crewdson
    Untitled
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    38
    Philip-Lorca diCorcia
    Brent Booth; 21 years old; Des Moines, Iowa; $30
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £9,450
    39
    Tina Barney
    The Reception
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    40
    Diane Arbus
    Woman with a locket in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C.
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £3,780
    41
    Diane Arbus
    Girl with a cigar in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C.
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    42
    Diane Arbus
    Untitled (8)
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    44
    Richard Avedon
    William Casby, Born in Slavery, Algiers, Louisiana, 24 March
    Estimate
    £25,000 - £35,000
    Sold For
    £37,800
    45
    Lisette Model
    Running Legs, 42nd Street, N.Y.C.
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    46
    Sally Mann
    Gooseneck Loosestrife
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    47
    Bill Brandt
    Nude, London
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    48
    Robert Mapplethorpe
    Raymond
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    49
    William Klein
    Blurred squares, Paris
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    50
    William Klein
    Turning black egg, Paris
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    51
    William Klein
    Gun 1, New York
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    52
    William Klein
    Dolores wants a taxi, New York (Vogue)
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    53
    Horst P. Horst
    Lisa on Silk III, New York
    Estimate
    £12,000 - £18,000
    54
    Horst P. Horst
    Nina de Voogh, New York
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    55
    Horst P. Horst
    Lillian Marcuson, New York
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    56
    Horst P. Horst
    Lisa with Turban, New York
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    57
    Terry O'Neill
    Brigitte Bardot, Spain
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    58
    Eve Arnold
    Marilyn Monroe, Chicago Airport
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    59
    Ormond Gigli
    Girl in Light, New York City
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £5,040
    60
    Melvin Sokolsky
    Simone, Bubble, Seine, Paris
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    61
    Helmut Newton
    Jenny in my Apartment, Paris
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £6,300
    62
    Helmut Newton
    Cyberwoman 1, 3, 5, 7
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    63
    Helmut Newton
    Arielle after haircut
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    64
    Helmut Newton
    Sylvia reclining inside the house, Brescia, Italy, (Dressed and Naked)
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £40,320
    65
    Helmut Newton
    Yves St. Laurent, Rue Aubriot, French Vogue, Paris
    Estimate
    £25,000 - £35,000
    Sold For
    £47,880
    66
    Richard Avedon
    Dovima with elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August
    Estimate
    £30,000 - £50,000
    Sold For
    £37,800
    67
    Michael Dweck
    Surf's Up 1, Montauk, NY
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £25,200
    68
    Peter Lindbergh
    Estelle Lefébure, Karen Alexander, Rachel Williams, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington, Vogue USA, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £25,000
    Sold For
    £22,680
    69
    Ormond Gigli
    Girls in the Windows, New York City
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    70
    Mario Testino
    Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam, L'Uomo Vogue
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    71
    David LaChapelle
    Angelina Jolie In Poppy Field
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    72
    Michel Comte
    Helena Christensen III, Safe Sex Campaign
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £6,300
    73
    Albert Watson
    Kate Moss, Marrakech
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    74
    Mike Figgis
    Kate Moss Descending
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £8,190
    75
    Anton Corbijn
    Kate
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £15,120
    76
    Steven Klein
    Madonna, Los Angeles from X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £5,292
    77
    Lee Friedlander
    Nude (Madonna)
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    No Reserve
    78
    Herb Ritts
    Nicole Kidman, Culver City
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £6,300
    No Reserve
    79
    Herb Ritts
    Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford, Malibu
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £5,670
    No Reserve
    80
    Ellen von Unwerth
    Untitled from Revenge
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £693
    81
    Helmut Newton
    SUMO
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    82
    Henri Cartier-Bresson
    Hyères, France
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £16,380
    83
    Henri Cartier-Bresson
    Alicante, Spain
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    No Reserve
    84
    Henri Cartier-Bresson
    Henri Matisse, Vence, France
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £3,150
    85
    Malick Sidibé
    Nuit de Nöel (Happy-Club)
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £27,720
    86
    René Burri
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £25,000
    87
    Josef Koudelka
    Jarabina
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    88
    Masahisa Fukase
    Kanazawa from Ravens
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £15,120
    89
    Masahisa Fukase
    Sasuke!! My Dear Cat
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,780
    90
    Sally Mann
    Deep South #45
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    91
    Stephen Shore
    El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, July 5, 1975
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold For
    £11,340
    92
    William Eggleston
    Untitled (Huntsville, Alabama)
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    93
    Lee Friedlander
    Florida
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    94
    Lee Friedlander
    Nashville
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    Sold For
    £5,670
    95
    Lee Friedlander
    Galax, Virginia
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    Sold For
    £3,528
    96
    Lee Friedlander
    New York City
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    97
    Steve McCurry
    Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    98
    Chris Levine
    Equanimity 9
    Estimate
    £12,000 - £18,000
    Sold For
    £17,640
    99
    Flip Schulke
    Ali Underwater
    Estimate
    £9,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    100
    John Stewart
    Ali Fist, Chicago
    Estimate
    £12,000 - £18,000
    Sold For
    £15,120
    101
    Nick Brandt
    Lion Before Storm, Sitting Profile, Maasai Mara
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    102
    Nick Brandt
    Elephants Walking Through Grass, Amboseli
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £17,640
    103
    Nick Brandt
    Zebra on Lake, Ngorongoro Crater
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £8,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    104
    Sebastião Salgado
    Chinstrap Penguins (Psygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    105
    Sebastião Salgado
    The Refugee Camp of Korem, Ethiopia
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold
    106
    Sebastião Salgado
    Ecuador
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £4,410
    107
    Sebastião Salgado
    Tanzania
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £5,040
    108
    Sebastião Salgado
    Namibia
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £5,040
    109
    Nick Brandt
    Hippos on the Mara River, Maasai Mara
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £9,450
    110
    Nick Brandt
    Giraffes with Dust Devil, Amboseli
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    111
    Nick Brandt
    Portrait of Old Chimp with Hand II, Mahale
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,500
    Sold For
    £2,520
    112
    Roger Ballen
    Ritual
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    Sold
    No Reserve
    113
    Edward Weston
    Tina on the Azotea
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    114
    Willy Ronis
    Lac du Bois de Boulogne, Paris
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    115
    Elliott Erwitt
    Paris
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    116
    Elliott Erwitt
    Yokohama, Japan (2 dogs in goggles)
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    No Reserve
    117
    Marc Riboud
    The Painter of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £2,772
    118
    Elliott Erwitt
    New York City
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £2,268
    No Reserve
    119
    Slim Aarons
    The Marlboroughs
    Estimate
    £800 - £1,200
    Sold For
    £10,584
    No Reserve
    120
    Slim Aarons
    Children at Mrs William de Rham's Dancing Class held at the River Club, New York
    Estimate
    £800 - £1,200
    Sold For
    £756