Lot 8 · Russian Pictures
A costume design for Hippolyte ; A Messenger
Lev Samoilovich Bakst · pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and silver, on paper laid on card
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,901–$10,352
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — RUSSIAN PICTURES, London · 30 November 2005
- Dimensions
- 12 3/8 x 9¼ in. (31.4 x 23.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5741555
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, A costume design for Hippolyte ; A Messenger. Christie's, 30 Nov 2005, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5741555.
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, A costume design for Hippolyte ; A Messenger. Christie's, 30 Nov 2005, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5741555.
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