Lot 17 · British Art on Paper
The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland
John White Abbott · pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour on the artist's original mount
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $6,742–$10,787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper, London · 10 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 7½ x 9 3/8 in. (19.1 x 24.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5405406
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John White Abbott, The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland. Christie's, 10 Dec 2008, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5405406.
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John White Abbott, The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland. Christie's, 10 Dec 2008, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5405406.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| John White Abbott | view of buckland, devon | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 | ||
| John White Abbott | view of morpeth, northumberland | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 |
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