Lot 281 · Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art
Portrait of Nicole Grilhault des Fontaines
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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $3,860–$6,433
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong · 3 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4555689
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mai Trung Thu, Portrait of Nicole Grilhault des Fontaines. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2017, lot 281. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4555689.
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Mai Trung Thu, Portrait of Nicole Grilhault des Fontaines. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2017, lot 281. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4555689.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mai Trung Thu | Three works: (i) Woman with Mirror; (ii) Woman with Two Chil | $4,547 | Phillips, Jun 2021 | |
| Mai Trung Thu | Le printemps | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Poème sur soie | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 （梅忠恕） | New year gathering 新年聚會 | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
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| Mai Trung Thu | Children by the Balcony | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
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