An Obelisk in front of a Colonnade Palace, seen through an Arch, a bull in the foreground — Pierre-Antoine Demachy (1723-1807)

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Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,676–$2,514
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Sale: Christie's — Russian Art, London (South Kensington) · 21 April 1998
Record ID: TB-2026-6691985
Record: first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre-antoine Demachy, An Obelisk in front of a Colonnade Palace, seen through an Arch, a bull in the foreground. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6691985.

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Pierre-antoine Demachy, An Obelisk in front of a Colonnade Palace, seen through an Arch, a bull in the foreground. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6691985.

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