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Lot 177 · L12408

"A flushed and boisterous group"

Arthur Rackham

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Estimate
£15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $24,215–$32,287
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — L12408, London · 12 December 2012
Record ID
TB-2026-4135734
Record
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Arthur Rackham, "A flushed and boisterous group". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135734.

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Arthur Rackham, "A flushed and boisterous group". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135734.

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