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Lot 211 · 20th Century Design

Male Tennis Player

Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss

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Estimate
$12,000–$18,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — 20th Century Design, New York · 28 March 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3738792
Record
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Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss, Male Tennis Player. Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2008, lot 211. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3738792.

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