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Lot 174 · Important British Pictures

The Infant Bacchus

Richard Westall

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Estimate
£5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $9,297–$13,016
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important British Pictures, London · 7 June 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3441633
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Westall, The Infant Bacchus. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2006, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441633.

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Richard Westall, The Infant Bacchus. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2006, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441633.

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