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Lot 689 · Important Watches

The violin: St. Trinian's, Ashtray design for Nymolle, Copenhagen

Ronald William Fordham Searle · pencil, pen and black ink and bodycolour, unframed

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $962–$1,283
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches, Dubai · 29 June 2011
Dimensions
9½ x 9½ in. (24.1 x 24.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4740152
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ronald William Fordham Searle, The violin: St. Trinian's, Ashtray design for Nymolle, Copenhagen. Christie's, 29 Jun 2011, lot 689. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740152.

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