Lot 261 · Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints
from: illustrations for thirteen poems by cp cavafy (not recorded in scottish arts council)
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,723–$5,668
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, London · 3 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3487720
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Hockney, from: illustrations for thirteen poems by cp cavafy (not recorded in scottish arts council). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2006, lot 261. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3487720.
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David Hockney, from: illustrations for thirteen poems by cp cavafy (not recorded in scottish arts council). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2006, lot 261. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3487720.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate (Wentworth 22) | James Tissot | £4,000–£6,000 | |
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