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Lot 362 · Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I

Meares and Oates at the blubber stove, 26 May, 1911; Capt. Scott writing up his Journal in the Winter Quarters Hut, 7 October, 1911

Herbert George Ponting

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Estimate
£3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $6,083–$8,111
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I, London (South Kensington) · 27 September 2007
Dimensions
17½ x 13 3/8in. (44.5 x 34cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4489304
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herbert George Ponting, Meares and Oates at the blubber stove, 26 May, 1911; Capt. Scott writing up his Journal in the Winter Quarters Hut, 7 October, 1911. Christie's, 27 Sep 2007, lot 362. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489304.

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Herbert George Ponting, Meares and Oates at the blubber stove, 26 May, 1911; Capt. Scott writing up his Journal in the Winter Quarters Hut, 7 October, 1911. Christie's, 27 Sep 2007, lot 362. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489304.

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From the same sale Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I · Sep 2007

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Travelling in Buenos Aires Emeric Essex Vidal £3,000–£5,000
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Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Stanley, SIR Henry Morton. 1841-1904. £2,000–£3,000
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Stanley, SIR Henry Morton. 1841-1904. £1,200–£1,600
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John Newton (1754-1844) John. Newton £2,500–£3,500

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