Nymphs dancing in a Circle near the Bust of a Poet, a nymph playing the flute in the foreground — Louis-Félix de La Rue (1731-1777)

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Estimate: £500–£700 hammer ≈ $838–$1,173
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Sale: Christie's — Russian Art, London (South Kensington) · 21 April 1998
Record ID: TB-2026-6692003
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Louis-félix De La Rue, Nymphs dancing in a Circle near the Bust of a Poet, a nymph playing the flute in the foreground. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6692003.

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Louis-félix De La Rue, Nymphs dancing in a Circle near the Bust of a Poet, a nymph playing the flute in the foreground. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6692003.

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