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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,229–$4,843
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12408, London · 12 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4135309
- Record
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Aubrey Beardsley, ink drawing of a female drummer. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135309.
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Aubrey Beardsley, ink drawing of a female drummer. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135309.
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