Lot 43 · Next Destination: Hong Kong Exhibition of William Lim’s Living Collection
The Distance of the Moon (Moon-milk)
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- Estimate
- HK$90,000–HK$90,000 hammer ≈ $11,591–$11,591
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Next Destination: Hong Kong Exhibition of William Lim’s Living Collection , Hong Kong · 10 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4451491
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nadim Abbas, The Distance of the Moon (Moon-milk). Sotheby's, 10 Mar 2016, lot 43. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4451491.
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Nadim Abbas, The Distance of the Moon (Moon-milk). Sotheby's, 10 Mar 2016, lot 43. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4451491.
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