Lot 60 · Sotheby's L05033
a dinner given by the grand vizier in honour of the french (?) ambassador in the topkapi palace, constantinople
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $103,797–$138,396
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05033 · 7 December 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3357110
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Van Mour, a dinner given by the grand vizier in honour of the french (?) ambassador in the topkapi palace, constantinople. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2005, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3357110.
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Jean-baptiste Van Mour, a dinner given by the grand vizier in honour of the french (?) ambassador in the topkapi palace, constantinople. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2005, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3357110.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Les dénicheurs Toscans | Christie's, Apr 2022 | ||
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