Lot 122 · Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books
A Letter of Importance
Carl Heinrich Hoff · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books, London · 26 October 2005
- Dimensions
- 46 x 33 in. (116.8 x 83.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5759789
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carl Heinrich Hoff, A Letter of Importance. Christie's, 26 Oct 2005, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5759789.
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Carl Heinrich Hoff, A Letter of Importance. Christie's, 26 Oct 2005, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5759789.
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