Lot 243 · Old Masters Day Sale
A desert landscape with travellers passing through the Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra
Jean-baptiste Hillaire · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $102,114–$153,171
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Day Sale, London · 7 December 2018
- Dimensions
- 31 3/8 x 59 5/8 in. (79.8 x 151.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3764185
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Hillaire, A desert landscape with travellers passing through the Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra. Christie's, 7 Dec 2018, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764185.
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Jean-baptiste Hillaire, A desert landscape with travellers passing through the Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra. Christie's, 7 Dec 2018, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764185.
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