Lot 87 · Old Master Paintings and Drawings
A military encampment at the edge of a forest
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,891–$11,837
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Paris · 25 June 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3773674
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Dit Desfontaines Jacques-françois-joseph Swebach, A military encampment at the edge of a forest. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3773674.
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Dit Desfontaines Jacques-françois-joseph Swebach, A military encampment at the edge of a forest. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3773674.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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