Lot 634 · Visual Grace: Important American Folk Art from the Collection of Ralph O. Esmerian
Santa Claus
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Visual Grace: Important American Folk Art from the Collection of Ralph O. Esmerian, New York · 25 January 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4230452
- Record
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Samuel Anderson Robb, Santa Claus. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2014, lot 634. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230452.
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Samuel Anderson Robb, Santa Claus. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2014, lot 634. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230452.
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|---|---|---|---|
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