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Phillips de Pury & Company London announces it has become market leader in photographs

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced it has become the London market leader in the sale of Photographs following on from the success of the last auction in November 2011 which achieved £1,664,750; selling 74% by lot and 86% by value. The Phillips de Pury photographs department in London maintains its position as a leader across the European market. Phillips de Pury’s Photographs department consistently achieves top prices at auction with works by Photographers such as Irving Penn, Peter Lindbergh, Vik Muniz and Hiroshi Sugimoto doing so in its most recent sale in November 2011. The next London auction on 17 May will feature exciting and diverse property spanning most of the 20th and 21st centuries and will continue to offer the best Photographs available on the market. Phillips de Pury will also host an event with award-winning photographer and film director, Jim Lee to coincide with the