Lot 45 · Old Master Prints
Infortunium (Misfortune)
Hans Sebald Beham · 1541, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of the fourth, final state
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,384–$1,977
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Prints, London · 5 December 2006
- Dimensions
- Plate 78 x 52 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3631383
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hans Sebald Beham, Infortunium (Misfortune). Christie's, 5 Dec 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3631383.
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Hans Sebald Beham, Infortunium (Misfortune). Christie's, 5 Dec 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3631383.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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