Lot 247 · Sotheby's W04711
illustration of the queen of sheba from flaubert's "la tentation"
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,717–$5,575
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W04711 · 14 July 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3087731
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Comte Robert De Montesquiou, illustration of the queen of sheba from flaubert's "la tentation". Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2004, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3087731.
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Comte Robert De Montesquiou, illustration of the queen of sheba from flaubert's "la tentation". Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2004, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3087731.
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