Lot 260 · Bowie/Collector Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Auction
Swallow, A Door Knocker
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,798–$6,330
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bowie/Collector Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Auction, London · 11 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4520209
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gertrude Hermes R.a., Swallow, A Door Knocker. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2016, lot 260. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520209.
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Gertrude Hermes R.a., Swallow, A Door Knocker. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2016, lot 260. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520209.
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