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LES ÉCHECS

Basil Rakoczi (British, 1908–1979) · 1952

€3,600 hammer

≈ $4,667≈ £2,916

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower right; signed, inscribed [1749 Les echecs] and dated on reverse; with another painting of a face also on reverse
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
18 by 24in., 45.72 by 60.96cm.
Auction house
Whyte's
Sale
Important Irish Art (756)
Date
November 26, 2012
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Lot
37
Estimate
€2,500 – €3,500 (≈ $3,241 – $4,537) (≈ £2,025 – £2,835)
Source
Auction house whytes.ie ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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