Lot 141 · Old Master and British Paintings
an elegant company seated outdoors making music;an elegant company seated outdoors with a couple looking at a bird's nest
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,776–$7,960
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Paintings, London · 28 October 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3959372
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bonaventure De Bar, an elegant company seated outdoors making music;an elegant company seated outdoors with a couple looking at a bird's nest. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2010, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3959372.
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Bonaventure De Bar, an elegant company seated outdoors making music;an elegant company seated outdoors with a couple looking at a bird's nest. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2010, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3959372.
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