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Lot 321 · Sotheby's N01738

Muscatel and Quicksilver

Julião Sarmento

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Estimate
$6,000–$8,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N01738 · 12 February 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3031680
Record
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Julião Sarmento, Muscatel and Quicksilver. Sotheby's, 12 Feb 2004, lot 321. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3031680.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N01738 · Feb 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
Po34 Patrick Tosani $1,500–$2,000
Untitled Gerhard Richter $6,000–$8,000
Sound Series #6 Wallace Berman $2,000–$3,000
Untitled Alexander Calder $4,000–$6,000
Leda and the Swan Reuben Nakian $1,500–$2,000
September III John Levee $1,500–$2,000

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