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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $65,720–$92,008
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Art, London · 25 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5338859
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Semyon Faibisovich, That is the Question. Sotheby's, 25 Nov 2025, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5338859.
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Semyon Faibisovich, That is the Question. Sotheby's, 25 Nov 2025, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5338859.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| A parcel-gilt silver and cloisonné enamel icon of the Tikhvin Mother … | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Faibisovich | That Is the Question | $142,556 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
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| Semyon Faibisovich | Winter Day, from the “Shuttle Bus” series | Phillips, Feb 2014 | ||
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