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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $30,284–$40,378
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Russian Contemporary Sale, London · 12 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3735882
- Record
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Alexei Kostroma, Butterfly with red spots. Sotheby's, 12 Mar 2008, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735882.
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Alexei Kostroma, Butterfly with red spots. Sotheby's, 12 Mar 2008, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735882.
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From the same sale Russian Contemporary Sale · Mar 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Spaces of Experience | Vladimir Yankilevsky | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait of the conductor Igor Markevich | Anatoly Zverev | £10,000–£12,000 | |
| The Fountain | Natalia Nesterova | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Versailles | Valery Koshlyakov | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled | Edvard Steinberg | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | William Brui | £5,000–£7,000 |
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