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- Estimate
- $2,000–$2,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Dane Fine Art — Harvest Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art · 16 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-16509029
- Record
- first seen 22 Aug 2026 · updated 22 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Sendak, Maurice. 1928-2012., The Magic Flute. Dane Fine Art, 16 Oct 2025, lot 1122. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-16509029.
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Sendak, Maurice. 1928-2012., The Magic Flute. Dane Fine Art, 16 Oct 2025, lot 1122. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-16509029.
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