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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08115 · 11 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3304398
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'red-lacquered lid, new york'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304398.
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Irving Penn, 'red-lacquered lid, new york'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304398.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Untitled | Henry Wessel, Jr. | $5,000–$7,000 | |
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