Lot 188 · 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
Figures beside the Fire; and The Entertainer
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $328–$492
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, London · 29 January 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6710892
- Record
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Alfred Edward Parkman, Figures beside the Fire; and The Entertainer. Christie's, 29 Jan 1998, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6710892.
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Alfred Edward Parkman, Figures beside the Fire; and The Entertainer. Christie's, 29 Jan 1998, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6710892.
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