Lot 75 · European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
An idle hour 14 1/2 x 10 1/2in (37 x 26.7cm)
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 1 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2262554
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Paolo Mei, An idle hour 14 1/2 x 10 1/2in (37 x 26.7cm). Bonhams, 1 Nov 2012, lot 75. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2262554.
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Paolo Mei, An idle hour 14 1/2 x 10 1/2in (37 x 26.7cm). Bonhams, 1 Nov 2012, lot 75. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2262554.
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