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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$5,393
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05161 · 27 September 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3296582
- Record
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Henry Moore, Elephant Skull (C. 109-141). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2005, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3296582.
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Henry Moore, Elephant Skull (C. 109-141). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2005, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3296582.
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