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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,348–$2,022
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 16 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 6¾ x 10 in. (17.2 x 25.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5143916
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Adolphe Valette, Farm Buildings, France. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5143916.
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Adolphe Valette, Farm Buildings, France. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5143916.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Dec 2009
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|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock | Nigel Hall | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Two girls bathing | Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | £800–£1,200 | |
| Dora Reclining | Ken Howard R.a. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Yellow butterfly | Bussy, Simon-albert. 1869-1954. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Volubilis Bleu | Bussy, Simon-albert. 1869-1954. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Pelican | Bussy, Simon-albert. 1869-1954. | £3,000–£5,000 |
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