Lot 125 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
On the way to Achmet Aga from Castella and Chalcis, Greece
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink, brown, blue and green wash
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,330–$15,495
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London · 5 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 11 ½ x 20 ½ in. (29.2 x 52.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908606
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, On the way to Achmet Aga from Castella and Chalcis, Greece. Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 125. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908606.
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Edward Lear, On the way to Achmet Aga from Castella and Chalcis, Greece. Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 125. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908606.
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