Lot 65 · Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire: The Last of the Mitford Sisters
Gossip - Hens
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- Estimate
- £80–£120 hammer ≈ $112–$168
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire: The Last of the Mitford Sisters, London · 2 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4448517
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jonathan Sainsbury, Gossip - Hens. Sotheby's, 2 Mar 2016, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4448517.
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Jonathan Sainsbury, Gossip - Hens. Sotheby's, 2 Mar 2016, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4448517.
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