Lot 91 · Fine Patek Philippe Watches From a Private American Collecti
The return of Octavia
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — FINE PATEK PHILIPPE WATCHES FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTI, London (South Kensington) · 11 November 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6624074
- Record
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Pietro Gabrini, The return of Octavia. Christie's, 11 Nov 1998, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6624074.
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Pietro Gabrini, The return of Octavia. Christie's, 11 Nov 1998, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6624074.
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From the same sale Fine Patek Philippe Watches From a Private American Collecti · Nov 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honfleur, la Lieutenance | Louis-Aston Knight (French/American, 1873-1948) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Catching the trolley | Charles-Borrome-Antoine Houry (French, 1823-1898) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| In the studio of Joseph Vernet | Lucien-Alphonse Gros (French, 1845-1913) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Two men singing | Michel Lieb Munkacsy (Hungarian, 1844-1909) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh | Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze* (German, 1816-1868) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Dutch pincks at the mouth of a river | Paul-Jean Clays (Belgian, 1819-1900) | $15,000–$20,000 |
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| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Notre-Dame de Paris, vue de la Place Saint-Michel | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| French School | Rest on the Flight into Egypt | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Pietro Gabrini | journeying toward rome | Sotheby's, Jan 2009 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Boulevard des Capucines | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Montmartre, le Sacr é Coeur et la Place du Tertre | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2026 |
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