Lot 206 · Important Americana
Portrait of a Handsome Gentleman Holding a Yellow Book "Agriculture"
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Americana, New York · 19 January 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3725525
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ammi Phillips, Portrait of a Handsome Gentleman Holding a Yellow Book "Agriculture". Sotheby's, 19 Jan 2008, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3725525.
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Ammi Phillips, Portrait of a Handsome Gentleman Holding a Yellow Book "Agriculture". Sotheby's, 19 Jan 2008, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3725525.
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