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Lot 334 · Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler

Going to the Rescue

William Clarkson Stanfield

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Estimate
£300–£500 hammer ≈ $404–$674
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler, London · 14 May 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6684234
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Clarkson Stanfield, Going to the Rescue. Christie's, 14 May 1998, lot 334. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6684234.

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