Portrait of a Girl, bust-length — Pierre-Alexandre Wille (1748-1821)

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Estimate: £300–£500 hammer ≈ $503–$838
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Sale: Christie's — Russian Art, London (South Kensington) · 21 April 1998
Record ID: TB-2026-6692024
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Pierre-alexandre Wille, Portrait of a Girl, bust-length. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 298. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6692024.

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Pierre-alexandre Wille, Portrait of a Girl, bust-length. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 298. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6692024.

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