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Lot 223 · Sotheby's L04110

Stage Design for a Classical Beast

Lev Samoilovich Bakst

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $18,166–$27,249
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04110 · 26 May 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3053426
Record
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, Stage Design for a Classical Beast. Sotheby's, 26 May 2004, lot 223. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3053426.

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