A Design for a Cornice with Putti blowing Trumpets, a Triton and a Nereid holding an Urn — Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (c. 1733-1793)

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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-2026-6692005
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Etienne De Lavallée-poussin, A Design for a Cornice with Putti blowing Trumpets, a Triton and a Nereid holding an Urn. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6692005.

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Etienne De Lavallée-poussin, A Design for a Cornice with Putti blowing Trumpets, a Triton and a Nereid holding an Urn. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6692005.

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