Lot 305 · Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian
a huntsman on horseback with others outside a walled palace; horsemen and cavaliers by ruins
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,024–$7,536
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, London · 28 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4550565
- Record
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August Querfurt, a huntsman on horseback with others outside a walled palace; horsemen and cavaliers by ruins. Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2017, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4550565.
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August Querfurt, a huntsman on horseback with others outside a walled palace; horsemen and cavaliers by ruins. Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2017, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4550565.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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