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Lot 185 · Cameras and Photographic Equipment

A lesson in perspective

German School, Circa 1800

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$5,000–$7,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, London (South Kensington) · 24 January 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6058112
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German School, Circa 1800, A lesson in perspective. Christie's, 24 Jan 2001, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6058112.

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German School, Circa 1800, A lesson in perspective. Christie's, 24 Jan 2001, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6058112.

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A view in the Roman campagna Attributed to Félix Boisselier (1776-1811) $5,000–$7,000
Peacocks, doves, a deer, an eagle, a pheasant and a horse at a founta… Jean de La Chambre the Younger (1648-1685) $3,000–$5,000
An album of thirty-six leaves: studies of heads, feet, angels and put… Attributed to Sebastian Walther (1576-1645) $7,000–$10,000

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