Lot 126 · The Splendour of Venice, Important Furniture and Old Master Paintings from a Private Collection
venus, mercury and cupid
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $45,494–$75,823
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Splendour of Venice, Important Furniture and Old Master Paintings from a Private Collection, London · 6 July 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3938614
- Record
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Antonio Balestra, venus, mercury and cupid. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2010, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3938614.
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Antonio Balestra, venus, mercury and cupid. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2010, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3938614.
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|---|---|---|---|
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