Lot 126 · Old Master & British Drawings
Design for a stage set: The Temple of Neptune
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $38,422–$53,791
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Drawings, London · 8 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4380961
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louis-jean Desprez, Design for a stage set: The Temple of Neptune. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2015, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380961.
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Louis-jean Desprez, Design for a stage set: The Temple of Neptune. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2015, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380961.
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