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Lot 82 · Russian

Costume design for an Egyptian dancer

Lev Samoilovich Bakst

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Estimate
£4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,440–$11,161
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Russian · 1 June 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3437196
Record
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, Costume design for an Egyptian dancer. Sotheby's, 1 Jun 2006, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3437196.

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