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Lot 1201 · Sotheby's AM0921

a portrait of a lady, seated three-quarter length at a desk, wearing a blue dress with an ermine-lined fur mantle and holding a letter in her hand

Tischbein The Elder, Johann Heinrich

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Estimate
€3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $3,612–$6,020
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's AM0921 · 8 September 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3095779
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tischbein The Elder, Johann Heinrich, a portrait of a lady, seated three-quarter length at a desk, wearing a blue dress with an ermine-lined fur mantle and holding a letter in her hand. Sotheby's, 8 Sep 2004, lot 1201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095779.

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Tischbein The Elder, Johann Heinrich, a portrait of a lady, seated three-quarter length at a desk, wearing a blue dress with an ermine-lined fur mantle and holding a letter in her hand. Sotheby's, 8 Sep 2004, lot 1201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095779.

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