Lot 11 · Old Masters
neapolitan school, 17th century | a memento mori with skull and crossbones
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,517–$26,022
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters, London · 8 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4740020
- Record
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Neapolitan School, 19th Century, neapolitan school, 17th century | a memento mori with skull and crossbones. Sotheby's, 8 May 2019, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740020.
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Neapolitan School, 19th Century, neapolitan school, 17th century | a memento mori with skull and crossbones. Sotheby's, 8 May 2019, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740020.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| lambert de hondt the elder | expulsion from the garden of eden | Lambert De Hondt The Elder | £7,000–£10,000 | |
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| neapolitan school, 17th century | a memento mori with skull and crossbones | Neapolitan School, 19th Century | £15,000–£20,000 |
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