Lot 29 · 20th Century British Art
Study for 'One of the Hundred Pillars of the Secret Temple'
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $38,974–$58,461
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 11 December 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3558842
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Study for 'One of the Hundred Pillars of the Secret Temple'. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2006, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3558842.
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Study for 'One of the Hundred Pillars of the Secret Temple'. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2006, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3558842.
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