Lot 291 · Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Intaglio with Menelaus carrying the body of Patroclus
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $4,795–$7,192
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels, London · 5 July 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5041239
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5041239 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5041239
Italian, Circa 1700, Intaglio with Menelaus carrying the body of Patroclus. Sotheby's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 291. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5041239.
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Italian, Circa 1700, Intaglio with Menelaus carrying the body of Patroclus. Sotheby's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 291. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5041239.
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