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Lot 62 · Old Masters

Portrait of Jean Charles Sapey (1775-1857), bust-length

Elisabeth-louise Vigée Le Brun · oil on canvas, unlined

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Estimate
$200,000–$300,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 30 October 2018
Dimensions
25 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (64.8 x 54 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3789648
Record
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Elisabeth-louise Vigée Le Brun, Portrait of Jean Charles Sapey (1775-1857), bust-length. Christie's, 30 Oct 2018, lot 62. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3789648.

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Elisabeth-louise Vigée Le Brun, Portrait of Jean Charles Sapey (1775-1857), bust-length. Christie's, 30 Oct 2018, lot 62. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3789648.

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