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Lot 508 · Important Watches

Tibetaanse Nacht II

Ernst Vijlbrief

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Estimate
$1,000–$1,500 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches, New York · 20 March 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6290445
Record
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Ernst Vijlbrief, Tibetaanse Nacht II. Christie's, 20 Mar 2001, lot 508. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6290445.

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Ernst Vijlbrief, Tibetaanse Nacht II. Christie's, 20 Mar 2001, lot 508. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6290445.

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