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Lot 34 · Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings

The rose seller

Edward Charles Barnes · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$7,000–$9,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings, London · 6 February 2008
Dimensions
23½ x 17½ in. (59.7 x 44.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3572952
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Charles Barnes, The rose seller. Christie's, 6 Feb 2008, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3572952.

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From the same sale Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings · Feb 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
Second Half 20Th Century AN OAK AND CHROMED-METAL DINING TABLE, $1,500–$2,000
Late 17Th Century A CHARLES II OAK BIBLE BOX, $700–$900
Circa 1720, A REGENCE BEECHWOOD AND CANED FAUTEUIL, $2,500–$3,500
Labeled 'Made in Grand Rapids', Circa 1930 AN AMERICAN ART DECO TIGER MAPLE CHEST-OF-DRAWERS, $1,000–$1,500
Mid-18Th Century A PAIR OF LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL WALNUT AND CHESTNUT FAUTEUILS, $4,000–$6,000
Early 19Th Century AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY FAUTEUIL, $2,000–$3,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Edward Charles Barnes The Peep Show $6,864 Sotheby's, Oct 2004
Edward Charles Barnes The lady in the arbour Christie's, Jun 1998
Edward Charles Barnes The flower seller Christie's, Feb 2009
Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra A bull, three cows and three sheep in a river landscape Bonhams, Mar 2025
Italian School, 17th Century [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Dec 2024
Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra 'Evening, East Kent' Bonhams, Nov 2022
Edward Charles Barnes The Peddler Christie's, Apr 2006
Italian School, 17th Century Portrait of a man surprised, possibly a self-portrait of the Sotheby's, Jan 2022

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