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Lot 255 · L’Univers Lalanne: Collection Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne

lettres aux colombes (2)

Yves Saint Laurent · i, ii: marker on paper

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Estimate
€600–€800 hammer ≈ $668–$890
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — L’Univers Lalanne: Collection Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Paris · 24 October 2019
Record ID
TB-2026-4779985
Record
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Yves Saint Laurent, lettres aux colombes (2). Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2019, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4779985.

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From the same sale L’Univers Lalanne: Collection Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne · Oct 2019

LotArtistEstimateResult
unique ex-voto Claude Lalanne €8,000–€12,000
untitled (constante indéterminée) Jean Tinguely €4,000–€6,000
raysse peinture à haute tension Sturtevant €60,000–€80,000
la source (bloch 45; baer 61) Pablo Picasso €6,000–€8,000
pomme paysage €600–€800
mule d'hydra €30,000–€40,000

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