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Lot 94 · 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art

The little seamstress

Paul Hermann Wagner · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,224–$24,336
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art, London (South Kensington) · 11 November 1999
Dimensions
43½ x 33 1/8 in. (110.5 x 84 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4562995
Record
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Paul Hermann Wagner, The little seamstress. Christie's, 11 Nov 1999, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4562995.

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