Lot 159 · Travel, Exploration and Natural History
Portrait of a gentleman in Tangiers
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,353–$3,137
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Travel, Exploration and Natural History, London, Knightsbridge · 3 December 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1969457
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Theodore Blake Wirgman, Portrait of a gentleman in Tangiers. Bonhams, 3 Dec 2014, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1969457.
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Theodore Blake Wirgman, Portrait of a gentleman in Tangiers. Bonhams, 3 Dec 2014, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1969457.
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