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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $731–$1,096
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W04700 · 21 January 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3028723
- Record
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Robert Anning Bell, Ra, Study of children eating and drinking. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2004, lot 191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3028723.
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Robert Anning Bell, Ra, Study of children eating and drinking. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2004, lot 191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3028723.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Winter - Sheep and Cattle | Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| The Awakening | Armand Point | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Beach scene | Hercules Brabazon Brabazon | £300–£500 | |
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| Girl with lilac | Albert H. Collings | £500–£700 | |
| A good Smoke | Giuseppe Giardiello | £800–£1,200 |
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