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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,733–$2,600
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05431 · 15 November 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3332890
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William E. Dassonville, The Condensing Tower, circa 1925. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2005, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3332890.
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William E. Dassonville, The Condensing Tower, circa 1925. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2005, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3332890.
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