Sale 7477
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel
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31 October 2007
Price realised
USD 32,200
Estimate
NJA MAHDAOUI (TUNISIAN, B. 1937) Calligrams signed in Arabic (lower right) India ink, paint and gold paint on parchment 43¼ x 34¼in. (110 x 85cm.) Executed in 1990
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