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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,947–$5,525
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 21 November 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6086751
- Record
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Paolo Mei, The sleeping seamstress. Christie's, 21 Nov 2002, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6086751.
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Paolo Mei, The sleeping seamstress. Christie's, 21 Nov 2002, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6086751.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Pictures · Nov 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffaloes watering in the Roman campagna; and A shepherd girl washing… | Charles Coleman | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The rehearsal | Román Ribera Cirera | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The young busker | Léon-jean-basile Perrault | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The palm reader | Gabriel Cornelius Von Max | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Portrait of an elegant beauty, bust length | Charles Chaplin | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A nude with her vanity mirror | Paul Sieffert | £4,000–£6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Mei | An idle hour 14 1/2 x 10 1/2in | $3,750 | Bonhams, Jan 2013 | |
| André Henri Dargelas | L'Embuscade | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Follower Of François Boucher | Allegory of Summer | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Follower Of François Boucher | Venus and Cupid asleep | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| André Henri Dargelas | The doctor's visit | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| André Henri Dargelas | The lost kite | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Follower Of François Boucher | A pair of Chinoiserie scenes (2) | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| Follower Of François Boucher | A pastoral landscape with an amorous couple | Christie's, Nov 2012 |
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