Lot 497 · Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints
the port of new york, bird's eye view from the battery, looking south (gale 5257)
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$2,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints, New York · 22 January 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4896650
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Currier & Ives, the port of new york, bird's eye view from the battery, looking south (gale 5257). Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2021, lot 497. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4896650.
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Currier & Ives, the port of new york, bird's eye view from the battery, looking south (gale 5257). Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2021, lot 497. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4896650.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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