Lot 116 · Old Master & British Works on Paper
Tom Jones: A scene from a French lyric comedy composed by François-André Philidor, derived from the famous literary work of Henry Fielding
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,916–$2,555
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Works on Paper, London · 6 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5138085
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre Alexandre Wille, Tom Jones: A scene from a French lyric comedy composed by François-André Philidor, derived from the famous literary work of Henry Fielding. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5138085.
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Pierre Alexandre Wille, Tom Jones: A scene from a French lyric comedy composed by François-André Philidor, derived from the famous literary work of Henry Fielding. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5138085.
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