Lot 217 · Important Old Master Pictures Day Sale
The Adoration of the Magi
Pietro De Lignis · oil on copper laid down on panel
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $23,511–$35,267
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Old Master Pictures Day Sale, London · 8 December 2006
- Dimensions
- 25½ x 19½ in. (64.8 x 49.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5608758
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro De Lignis, The Adoration of the Magi. Christie's, 8 Dec 2006, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5608758.
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Pietro De Lignis, The Adoration of the Magi. Christie's, 8 Dec 2006, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5608758.
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