Sale 7440
London
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28 November 2007
THE PROPERTY OF AN ARIZONA COLLECTOR
Price realised
GBP 108,500
Estimate
Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh [Roerich] (1874-1947) Brahma Putra tempera on linen laid down on board 9¼ x 16 in. (23.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
Louis Horch, New York, circa 1935. Nancy Schwartz, circa 1977. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1982.
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Pre-Lot Text
What a newcomer need to know about the highly collectable, grain-based liquor served at all Chinese state banquets
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