Lot 123 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
The Entrance to Hell (design for Orphée et Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck)
Louis-jean Desprez · pen and black ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,270–$37,905
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, London · 2 July 2019
- Dimensions
- 17 ½ x 23 1/8 in. (44.3 x 58.6 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3709430
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3709430 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3709430
Louis-jean Desprez, The Entrance to Hell (design for Orphée et Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck). Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709430.
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Louis-jean Desprez, The Entrance to Hell (design for Orphée et Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck). Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709430.
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|---|---|---|---|
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