Lot 26 · Old Master & British Drawings
two drawings for engravings:a) le bek de l’espagnol pris par le françois - france silencing spainb) two cripples
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $18,442–$27,664
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Drawings, London · 8 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4380981
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Riche, two drawings for engravings:a) le bek de l’espagnol pris par le françois - france silencing spainb) two cripples. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2015, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380981.
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Louis Riche, two drawings for engravings:a) le bek de l’espagnol pris par le françois - france silencing spainb) two cripples. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2015, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380981.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Head of a Woman, Downward Gaze | Adolph Menzel | £15,000–£20,000 | |
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