Lot 140 · Old Master and British Works on Paper
Tom Jones: A scene from a French lyric comedy composed by François-André Philidor, derived from the famous literary work of Henry Fielding
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,564–$4,751
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Works on Paper, London · 6 July 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5041334
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre Alexandre Wille, Tom Jones: A scene from a French lyric comedy composed by François-André Philidor, derived from the famous literary work of Henry Fielding. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2022, lot 140. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5041334.
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Pierre Alexandre Wille, Tom Jones: A scene from a French lyric comedy composed by François-André Philidor, derived from the famous literary work of Henry Fielding. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2022, lot 140. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5041334.
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