Lot 29 · Alchemy: Objects of desire
mao wallpaper 1974 from the exhibition at the musée galliera, paris
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $21,644–$25,973
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Alchemy: Objects of desire, London · 21 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4466914
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Andy Warhol, mao wallpaper 1974 from the exhibition at the musée galliera, paris. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4466914.
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Andy Warhol, mao wallpaper 1974 from the exhibition at the musée galliera, paris. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4466914.
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