Lot 78573 · 2014 May 7 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Beverly Hills
A Secret Encounter, American Legion magazine story illustration
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer · Charcoal on heavy paper
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2014 May 7 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Beverly Hills · 7 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 13 x 10.5 in. (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13643527
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer, A Secret Encounter, American Legion magazine story illustration. Heritage Auctions, 7 May 2014, lot 78573. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13643527.
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Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer, A Secret Encounter, American Legion magazine story illustration. Heritage Auctions, 7 May 2014, lot 78573. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13643527.
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