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Lot 408 · Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art

Jacob refusing to send Benjamin away

Théophile Auguste Vauchelet

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Estimate
$5,000–$7,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, New York · 25 January 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3727967
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Théophile Auguste Vauchelet, Jacob refusing to send Benjamin away. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2008, lot 408. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3727967.

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Théophile Auguste Vauchelet, Jacob refusing to send Benjamin away. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2008, lot 408. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3727967.

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