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Lot 481 · Christie's Interiors

An illustration for Charles Lamb's and Douglas Jerrold's Bon Mots , 1893

Aubrey Beardsley · pencil and pen and black ink

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Estimate
£7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,420–$16,315
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 9 July 1998
Dimensions
3¼ x 3¾ in. (8.3 x 9.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4898459
Record
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Aubrey Beardsley, An illustration for Charles Lamb's and Douglas Jerrold's Bon Mots , 1893. Christie's, 9 Jul 1998, lot 481. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4898459.

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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Jul 1998

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Attributed to Matthew Boulton A PAIR OF GEORGE III ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH CANDELABRA £7,000–£10,000
A George II Giltwood Girandole A GEORGE II GILTWOOD GIRANDOLE £3,000–£6,000
A George II Walnut Coffer-On-Stand A GEORGE II WALNUT COFFER-ON-STAND £5,000–£10,000
A George II Walnut and Burr-Walnut Coffer-On-Stand A GEORGE II WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT COFFER-ON-STAND £5,000–£10,000
An Irish George I Walnut Wing Armchair AN IRISH GEORGE I WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR £15,000–£25,000

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