Lot 1022 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Afternoon tea recto and an oil sketch of a bird's nest verso
Charles Maciver Grierson · pencil and watercolour with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,822–$3,762
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 4 October 2006
- Dimensions
- 11 x 15½ in. (28 x 39.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3095008
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3095008 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3095008
Charles Maciver Grierson, Afternoon tea recto and an oil sketch of a bird's nest verso. Christie's, 4 Oct 2006, lot 1022. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095008.
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Charles Maciver Grierson, Afternoon tea recto and an oil sketch of a bird's nest verso. Christie's, 4 Oct 2006, lot 1022. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095008.
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