Lot 160 · Valuable Books & Manuscripts
Hotel Ville Franche
Ludwig Bemelmans · gouache and watercolor on paper
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books & Manuscripts, London · 9 March 2007
- Dimensions
- 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3621050
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ludwig Bemelmans, Hotel Ville Franche. Christie's, 9 Mar 2007, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3621050.
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Ludwig Bemelmans, Hotel Ville Franche. Christie's, 9 Mar 2007, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3621050.
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|---|---|---|---|
| To Gilbert Harrison. 1959 | Carl Jung (1875-1961) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
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