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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,309–$3,079
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art, London (South Kensington) · 10 September 2015
- Dimensions
- 16 ¼ x 12 ¾ in. (41.5 x 32.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4130665
- Record
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Marie François Firmin-girard, A chance encounter. Christie's, 10 Sep 2015, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4130665.
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Marie François Firmin-girard, A chance encounter. Christie's, 10 Sep 2015, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4130665.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · Sep 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A lobster and oysters on a table | Otto Goldmann | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The haymakers | Ernest Chateignon | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Environs de Bourges | Léon Augustin Lhermitte | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The gleaners | Henri Alphonse Laurent-Desrousseaux (French, 1862-1906) | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A boat moored on a lake | Georges Robin | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| A bridge over the river; and On the banks of the river | René Charles Edmond His | £1,200–£1,800 |
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