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Lot 319 · Important Watches

A portrait of a Geisha

Willem Dooijewaard

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches, New York · 20 March 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6290323
Record
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Willem Dooijewaard, A portrait of a Geisha. Christie's, 20 Mar 2001, lot 319. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6290323.

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