Lot 111 · Christie's Interiors
An Allegory of the Catholic Church: a Female Figure Seated on a Cloud Wearing a Tiara and Holding a Cross
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,275–$4,912
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 7 July 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4922395
- Record
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Carlo Bononi, AN ALLEGORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: A FEMALE FIGURE SEATED ON A CLOUD WEARING A TIARA AND HOLDING A CROSS. Christie's, 7 Jul 1998, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4922395.
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Carlo Bononi, AN ALLEGORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: A FEMALE FIGURE SEATED ON A CLOUD WEARING A TIARA AND HOLDING A CROSS. Christie's, 7 Jul 1998, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4922395.
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