Lot 18025 · 2024 December 9 Illustration Art Showcase Auction
Plumber at the Plate, Baseball Stories pulp magazine cover
George Gross · Oil on canvas
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2024 December 9 Illustration Art Showcase Auction · 9 December 2024
- Dimensions
- 20 x 13-3/4 inches (50.8 x 34.9 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13477452
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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George Gross, Plumber at the Plate, Baseball Stories pulp magazine cover. Heritage Auctions, 9 Dec 2024, lot 18025. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13477452.
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George Gross, Plumber at the Plate, Baseball Stories pulp magazine cover. Heritage Auctions, 9 Dec 2024, lot 18025. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13477452.
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