The four black and white shots by Herbert Ponting were sold at Bonhams in London on Friday. The first, The Terra Nova at the Ice Foot, Cape Evans, a shot of Scott’s ship taken in January 1911, sold for £13,750, more than double the sum it had been expected to fetch.
The three other images, Grotto in an Iceberg, The Castle Berg and Captain Scott’s Birthday Dinner sold for £11,250, £5,000 and £3,500 respectively.
Herbert George Ponting, FRGS (21 Mar 1870–1935) was a professional photographer. He is best known as the expedition photographer and cinematographer for Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Ross Sea and South Pole (1910–1913). In this role, he captured some of the most enduring images of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
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| Scott’s ship
(Photo credit: National Library NZ on The Commons) |
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| Grotto in an Iceberg
(Photo credit: National Library NZ on The Commons) |
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| The Castle Berg (Photo credit: National Library NZ on The Commons) |
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| Captain Scott’s Birthday Dinner (Photo credit: National Library NZ on The Commons) |
The three other images, Grotto in an Iceberg, The Castle Berg and Captain Scott’s Birthday Dinner sold for £11,250, £5,000 and £3,500 respectively.