Lot 171 · Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire: The Last of the Mitford Sisters
Jacob ewe with a lamb in a shed
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,122–$1,683
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire: The Last of the Mitford Sisters, London · 2 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4448805
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Denis Curry, Jacob ewe with a lamb in a shed. Sotheby's, 2 Mar 2016, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4448805.
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Denis Curry, Jacob ewe with a lamb in a shed. Sotheby's, 2 Mar 2016, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4448805.
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