Lot 51 · Old Masters Evening Sale
the opening of waterloo bridge, seen from whitehall stairs, london, 18 june 1817
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- Estimate
- £1,000,000–£1,500,000 hammer ≈ $1,337,748–$2,006,623
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 6 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4623010
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Constable, the opening of waterloo bridge, seen from whitehall stairs, london, 18 june 1817. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2017, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4623010.
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John Constable, the opening of waterloo bridge, seen from whitehall stairs, london, 18 june 1817. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2017, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4623010.
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