Sale 7477
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel
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31 October 2007
Price realised
USD 103,000
Estimate
FARID BELKAHIA (MOROCCAN, B. 1934) Procession henna on vellum laid down on board, eleven assembled panels Overall 62¾ x 96¼in. (195.5 x 252cm.)
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