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Lot 4 · Sotheby's N08053

temple of flora: tulips

Thornton, Robert John. 1768–1837.

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Estimate
$4,000–$6,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08053 · 23 January 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3191823
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Thornton, Robert John. 1768–1837., temple of flora: tulips. Sotheby's, 23 Jan 2005, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3191823.

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Thornton, Robert John. 1768–1837., temple of flora: tulips. Sotheby's, 23 Jan 2005, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3191823.

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