Lot 124 · Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
Café Bar
Edward Burra · watercolour and gouache on paper
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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $78,706–$112,437
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale, London · 20 October 2022
- Dimensions
- 22 x 29 3/4 in. (55.9 x 75.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3426813
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3426813 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3426813
Edward Burra, Café Bar. Christie's, 20 Oct 2022, lot 124. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3426813.
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Edward Burra, Café Bar. Christie's, 20 Oct 2022, lot 124. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3426813.
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