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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, New York · 19 May 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5125743
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mequitta Ahuja, Close Quote. Sotheby's, 19 May 2023, lot 961. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5125743.
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Mequitta Ahuja, Close Quote. Sotheby's, 19 May 2023, lot 961. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5125743.
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