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Lot 170 · Master Drawings

Costume Design

Louis-jean Desprez

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Estimate
$10,000–$15,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Master Drawings , New York · 28 January 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-4443963
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first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louis-jean Desprez, Costume Design. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2016, lot 170. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4443963.

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Louis-jean Desprez, Costume Design. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2016, lot 170. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4443963.

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study of two hands playing the harpsichord French School, 19th Century $4,000–$6,000
The Feast Louis-félix De La Rue $6,000–$8,000
three studies for a reclining female nude Jacques Edouard Gatteaux $4,000–$6,000
sheet of figure studies including a man with turban Stefano Della Bella $5,000–$7,000

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