Lot 478 · Old Masters & 19th Century Art
An Arab smoking a pipe
Antonio Gargiullo · pencil and watercolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,393–$8,090
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters & 19th Century Art, London (South Kensington) · 7 October 1998
- Dimensions
- 28¾ x 20½ in. (73 x 52 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4815329
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Antonio Gargiullo, An Arab smoking a pipe. Christie's, 7 Oct 1998, lot 478. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4815329.
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Antonio Gargiullo, An Arab smoking a pipe. Christie's, 7 Oct 1998, lot 478. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4815329.
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