Lot 121 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
les métamorphoses [translated by georges lafaye]. eaux-fortes originales de picasso. lausanne: albert skira, 1931
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $22,942–$30,590
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 330 x 258mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362902
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Publius Ovidius Naso, les métamorphoses [translated by georges lafaye]. eaux-fortes originales de picasso. lausanne: albert skira, 1931. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362902.
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Publius Ovidius Naso, les métamorphoses [translated by georges lafaye]. eaux-fortes originales de picasso. lausanne: albert skira, 1931. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362902.
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