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Lot 42 · Japanese Art & Design

Count Maldeghem as a child, facing left in white dress with blue bows at shoulders, fair hair; seated in a red backed high chair with a red ball, a bird and toy horses on the table before him

Richard Schwager

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Estimate
£1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,384–$3,973
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Japanese Art & Design, London (South Kensington) · 21 June 1999
Dimensions
93 x 74.5cm. (including frame)
Record ID
TB-2026-4802795
Record
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Richard Schwager, Count Maldeghem as a child, facing left in white dress with blue bows at shoulders, fair hair; seated in a red backed high chair with a red ball, a bird and toy horses on the table before him. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802795.

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Richard Schwager, Count Maldeghem as a child, facing left in white dress with blue bows at shoulders, fair hair; seated in a red backed high chair with a red ball, a bird and toy horses on the table before him. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802795.

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