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LOT 163

Lot 163

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)
Lot 163 Details
Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), British

H.R.H. PRINCESS MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SNOWDON, 1958

Gelatin silver print mounted by Beaton on card; numbered “proof” in sepia ink lower left, titled “Margaret” and dated 1958 in pen and ink to the support bottom centre, stamped “Cecil Beaton Photograph” verso. A blue leather frame with gilt stamped crest of Princess Margaret’s personal cipher “M” monogram beneath a coronet, stamped H.H. Plante, London
Sheet 6" x 4.75" — 15.2 x 12.1 cm.; 10" x 7" — 25.4 x 17.8 cm.

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $480
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Lucien St. Amand, Ottawa, Canada;
By inheritance to the present Private Collection, Ottawa

CONDITION DETAILS

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