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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $50,296–$75,443
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Monte Alverno - An Irish Private Collection, London · 26 May 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5030664
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Fontana, Cupid captured by Venus. Sotheby's, 26 May 2022, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5030664.
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Giovanni Fontana, Cupid captured by Venus. Sotheby's, 26 May 2022, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5030664.
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