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Lot 182 · Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings

Burning the Fields

Aimé Perret · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings, London · 6 February 2008
Dimensions
16¼ x 13 in. (41.3 x 33 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3573100
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Aimé Perret, Burning the Fields. Christie's, 6 Feb 2008, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3573100.

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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

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