Lot 381 · Old Master & British Works on Paper
design for a ceiling decoration: gods and virtues
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,033–$7,550
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Works on Paper, London · 3 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4755528
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Daguerre, design for a ceiling decoration: gods and virtues. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2019, lot 381. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4755528.
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Louis Daguerre, design for a ceiling decoration: gods and virtues. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2019, lot 381. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4755528.
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