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Lot 197 · Mapping Modern and Contemporary Art

La Commode

Walter Gay · oil on board

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Estimate
$20,000–$30,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Mapping Modern and Contemporary Art, Milan · 29 November 2007
Dimensions
21¾ x 18¼ in. (55.2 x 46.4 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5497812
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Gay, La Commode. Christie's, 29 Nov 2007, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5497812.

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Walter Gay, La Commode. Christie's, 29 Nov 2007, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5497812.

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From the same sale Mapping Modern and Contemporary Art · Nov 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Standing Ram John B. Flannagan (1895-1942) $20,000–$30,000
The Last of the Mohicans Emanuel Leutze (1816-1868) $700,000–$1,000,000
The Pink Dress Edward Alfred Cucuel (1875-1954) $100,000–$150,000
Interior at the Mountains Otto Grundmann (1844-1890) $80,000–$120,000
Francisquita Robert Henri $300,000–$500,000
Out of the Calm George Bellows $200,000–$300,000

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