Lot 19 · Old Masters Online
Studies of a Lion
Alexandre-françois Desportes · black chalk, heightened with white and red chalk
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters Online, New York · 24 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4657011
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alexandre-françois Desportes, Studies of a Lion. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2018, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4657011.
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Alexandre-françois Desportes, Studies of a Lion. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2018, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4657011.
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