Lot 610 · Property from the Collection of Mary Sayles Booker Braga
honey letter, 1985-86
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Property from the Collection of Mary Sayles Booker Braga, New York · 20 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4406756
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kubach-wilmsen, honey letter, 1985-86. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2015, lot 610. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4406756.
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Kubach-wilmsen, honey letter, 1985-86. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2015, lot 610. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4406756.
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|---|---|---|---|
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