Lot 140 · Topographical Pictures
Flora Luisa Tupper; and Elisa Brock Tupper
Johann Moritz Rugendas · pencil on card
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,116–$4,362
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Topographical Pictures, London · 15 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 17 ½ x 13 7/8in. (44.4 x 35.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3961775
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3961775 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3961775
Johann Moritz Rugendas, Flora Luisa Tupper; and Elisa Brock Tupper. Christie's, 15 Dec 2016, lot 140. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3961775.
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Johann Moritz Rugendas, Flora Luisa Tupper; and Elisa Brock Tupper. Christie's, 15 Dec 2016, lot 140. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3961775.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| A house and flame tree by the shore, Tahiti | William Alistair MacDonald (1861-1948) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Tahitians fishing in an outrigger in the lagoon, the reef and Moorea beyond | William Alistair MacDonald (1861-1948) | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Artefacts collected by Richard Aldworth Oliver on his travels | Captain Richard Aldworth Oliver, R.N. (1811-1889) | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| 'Watering Place Anger Point Straights of Sunda' | Thomas Daniell | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Sketches in New Zealand | Captain Richard Aldworth Oliver, R.N. (1811-1889) | £15,000–£20,000 |
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