Lot 197 · Old Master & British Works on Paper
helicon and lake copais from the mountains above kokhino on the way to thebes, greece
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,748–$10,330
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Works on Paper, London · 5 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4579286
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, helicon and lake copais from the mountains above kokhino on the way to thebes, greece. Sotheby's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4579286.
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Edward Lear, helicon and lake copais from the mountains above kokhino on the way to thebes, greece. Sotheby's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4579286.
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