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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,460–$31,280
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 23 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4361986
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Polidori, 'velours frappé et l'echelle', 1985. Sotheby's, 23 May 2015, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4361986.
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Robert Polidori, 'velours frappé et l'echelle', 1985. Sotheby's, 23 May 2015, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4361986.
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