Lot 133 · The John Laws CBE Collection: The Library
Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorhynchidae, or Bower-birds,
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- Estimate
- A$10,000–A$15,000 hammer ≈ $7,169–$10,754
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The John Laws CBE Collection: The Library, Sydney · 25 May 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-013469
- Record
- first seen 19 Jul 2026 · updated 19 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorhynchidae, or Bower-birds,. Bonhams, 25 May 2026, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-013469.
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Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorhynchidae, or Bower-birds,. Bonhams, 25 May 2026, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-013469.
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