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two old black and white photos of a woman and a manan old photo of a man in a black robe holding a fana piece of paper that has been torn off on the wallan old photo of a woman in a white dress and necklacesan old piece of paper sitting on top of a white table
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949 - William Louis Henry Skeen
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Estimate €350 - €600
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Description
William Louis Henry Skeen (London 1847 – 1903 Sri Lanka) Set of 2 photographs of Sri Lanka, c. 1880 albumen prints on mount (each c. 27 x 21.5 cm) one signed in the lower left-hand corner of the negative (cut) one with a hand-cut mat window showing traces of previous display ESTIMATE €350 – €600 STARTING PRICE €350 Ceylon, Tamil PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, sales tax and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13 per cent (20 per cent for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28 per cent in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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About the sale Modern Art
Auction location
Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
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