Lot 128 · 19th Century European Art including Ottomans and Orientalist
The missing lovers
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- Estimate
- £3,500–£4,500 hammer ≈ $5,488–$7,056
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art including Ottomans and Orientalist, London (South Kensington) · 29 April 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6131025
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista, The missing lovers. Christie's, 29 Apr 2000, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6131025.
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Giovanni Battista, The missing lovers. Christie's, 29 Apr 2000, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6131025.
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