Lot 158 · Old Master and British Works on Paper
Orpheus between Life and Death
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Works on Paper, New York · 26 January 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4997689
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564., Orpheus between Life and Death. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2022, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4997689.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564., Orpheus between Life and Death. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2022, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4997689.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | A group of 12 plates from Vedute di Roma and Le Antichità Ro | Freeman's | Hindman, Jun 2024 |
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