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- Estimate
- £22,000–£28,000 hammer ≈ $31,777–$40,443
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L01953 · 18 October 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2797318
- Record
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Auguste-xavier Leprince, Greek Youth Reading a Letter. Sotheby's, 18 Oct 2001, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2797318.
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Auguste-xavier Leprince, Greek Youth Reading a Letter. Sotheby's, 18 Oct 2001, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2797318.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L01953 · Oct 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sentinels | *** Lafforgin | £800–£1,000 | |
| Constantinos Parthenis Greek, 1878-1967, ATHENA, oil on canvas, circu… | — | £90,000–£120,000 | |
| Constantinos Volanakis Greek, 1837-1907, PYROPHANI - FIRE FISHING, si… | — | £70,000–£90,000 | |
| Gerasimos Steris Greek, 1895-1985, BATHERS, acrylics on board, 48 by … | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Pavlos Prosalentis Greek, 1857-1894, SHIPS AT SEA, signed l.l. oil on… | — | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Yiannis Tsarouchis Greek, 1910-89, CHRYSANTHY, signed l.r. and titled… | — | £20,000–£30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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