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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,287–$4,931
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 23 September 2009
- Dimensions
- 18 x 21¼ in. (45.7 x 54 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5261115
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Sunita embracing a child. Christie's, 23 Sep 2009, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5261115.
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Sunita embracing a child. Christie's, 23 Sep 2009, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5261115.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian soldier | Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | — | upcoming |
| Big Match, 1996 | Peter Howson | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Tristan de Vere Cole aged two | Augustus Edwin John O.m., R.a. | £800–£1,200 | |
| The Surrey with the Fringe on top | Doris Clare Zinkeisen | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Wild Grass and Bushes | Robert Buhler R.a. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Notre Dame from the Left Bank | Philip Wilson Steer, O.M. (1860-1942) | £1,000–£1,500 |
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