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Lucky dip of David Bailey polaroids for £1,200

Buyers will have no idea which they have bought until they open the envelope containing it

A sealed envelope could contain polaroids of Mick Jagger and Princess Diana
A sealed envelope could contain polaroids of Mick Jagger and Princess Diana
DAVID BAILEY
David Sanderson
The Times

You could get Diana, Princess of Wales, Cara Delevingne or even Mickey Rourke. Or you could get a polaroid of what looks like mannequins preparing for sex.

A “lucky dip” is being held by an art gallery with more than 100 polaroid photographs taken by David Bailey, priced at £1,200 each.

Buyers will not know which they have bought until they open the envelope containing the artwork.

A photo from a fashion shoot by David Bailey with Jean Shrimpton could also feature in one of the envelopes, right
A photo from a fashion shoot by David Bailey with Jean Shrimpton could also feature in one of the envelopes, right
DAVID BAILEY

“It is a lucky dip,” Julian Phillimore, the director of Dellasposa gallery in London, said. “Polaroids are unique and some of these would sell for several thousand more so it adds an element of fun to it.”

Phillimore said that some captured moments during fashion shoots by Bailey, while others were headshot images of the numerous celebrities that