Lot 146 · Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Pope Pius VI at the Ceremony of the ‘Papal Chapel of the Annunciation’ on 25 March 1784
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $66,201–$105,922
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries · 1 July 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2597041
- Record
- first seen 27 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louis-jean Desprez, Pope Pius VI at the Ceremony of the ‘Papal Chapel of the Annunciation’ on 25 March 1784. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2597041.
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Louis-jean Desprez, Pope Pius VI at the Ceremony of the ‘Papal Chapel of the Annunciation’ on 25 March 1784. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2597041.
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