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Lot 27 · KARL, Karl Lagerfeld’s Estate Part I

A set of five ornamental drawings: (i) Squatting Devil Fishing (ii) Three Stylized Leaves (iii) Two Dog Roses (iv) Bunches of Grapes and Leaves (v) Convolvulus leaf

Aubrey Beardsley

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Estimate
€5,000–€7,000 hammer ≈ $5,646–$7,904
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — KARL, Karl Lagerfeld’s Estate Part I, Monaco · 5 December 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4984101
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Aubrey Beardsley, A set of five ornamental drawings: (i) Squatting Devil Fishing (ii) Three Stylized Leaves (iii) Two Dog Roses (iv) Bunches of Grapes and Leaves (v) Convolvulus leaf. Sotheby's, 5 Dec 2021, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4984101.

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Aubrey Beardsley, A set of five ornamental drawings: (i) Squatting Devil Fishing (ii) Three Stylized Leaves (iii) Two Dog Roses (iv) Bunches of Grapes and Leaves (v) Convolvulus leaf. Sotheby's, 5 Dec 2021, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4984101.

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From the same sale KARL, Karl Lagerfeld’s Estate Part I · Dec 2021

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