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- Estimate
- €1,500–€2,000 hammer ≈ $1,983–$2,644
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AM1022 · 13 March 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3587540
- Record
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Pavel Baňka, ladder; one person story. Sotheby's, 13 Mar 2007, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3587540.
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Pavel Baňka, ladder; one person story. Sotheby's, 13 Mar 2007, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3587540.
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From the same sale Sotheby's AM1022 · Mar 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | Josef Sudek | €1,500–€2,000 | |
| Vaux, ground pictures | Edward Steichen | €1,500–€2,500 | |
| Megumi | Loretta Lux | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Het orgel in de Jordaan | Dirk De Herder | €1,300–€1,500 | |
| Hauser am Meer, Bretagne | Albert Renger-patzsch | €2,500–€3,500 | |
| Helena | Jan Saudek | €2,000–€3,000 |
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