Lot 944 · Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
Bust of Colonel Elliot Fitch Shepard
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Building America: The Wolf Family Collection, New York · 21 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5120761
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Quincy Adams Ward, Bust of Colonel Elliot Fitch Shepard. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2023, lot 944. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5120761.
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John Quincy Adams Ward, Bust of Colonel Elliot Fitch Shepard. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2023, lot 944. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5120761.
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