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Lot 155 · Old Masters Part II

A lobster on a pewter platter with grapes and peaches in a Wan-Li bowl, cherries, and a spider, on a partially draped marble ledge

Ottmar Elliger II · oil on panel

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Estimate
$25,000–$35,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters Part II, New York · 19 April 2018
Dimensions
21 ¼ x 17 ¼ in.(54 x 43.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3837252
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ottmar Elliger II, A lobster on a pewter platter with grapes and peaches in a Wan-Li bowl, cherries, and a spider, on a partially draped marble ledge. Christie's, 19 Apr 2018, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3837252.

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Ottmar Elliger II, A lobster on a pewter platter with grapes and peaches in a Wan-Li bowl, cherries, and a spider, on a partially draped marble ledge. Christie's, 19 Apr 2018, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3837252.

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