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Desmond Hickey (1937–2007)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate €500 – €700 (≈ $590 – $826) (≈ £441 – £618)
Offered at Whyte's and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 9¾ x 11½in. (24.77 x 29.21cm)
- Auction house
- Whyte's
- Sale
- Christmas Auction (819)
- Date
- December 11, 2017
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lot
- 117
- Estimate
- €500 – €700 (≈ $590 – $826) (≈ £441 – £618)
- Source
- Auction house whytes.ie ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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