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Lot 232 · The Art of Design The Lex Aitken & Alfredo Bouret Gonzalez Collection, Sydney and Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 39 Brook Street, Mayfair

The Harrowing of Hell

Flemish School, Late 18th Century · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,172–$1,757
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The Art of Design The Lex Aitken & Alfredo Bouret Gonzalez Collection, Sydney and Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 39 Brook Street, Mayfair, London (South Kensington) · 7 November 2001
Dimensions
40 ½ x 33 in. (102.9 x 83.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4270152
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Flemish School, Late 18th Century, The Harrowing of Hell. Christie's, 7 Nov 2001, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4270152.

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