Lot 457 · Collections
portrait of a lady, full length, wearing a black dress, holding a comb and embroidery
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,946–$23,919
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Collections, London · 1 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4609722
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Hersent, portrait of a lady, full length, wearing a black dress, holding a comb and embroidery. Sotheby's, 1 Nov 2017, lot 457. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4609722.
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Louis Hersent, portrait of a lady, full length, wearing a black dress, holding a comb and embroidery. Sotheby's, 1 Nov 2017, lot 457. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4609722.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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