Lot 254 · Christie's Interiors
Children playing by a River, a milkmaid with cattle beyond
John Frederick Tennant · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,580–$2,370
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 8 January 2008
- Dimensions
- 23½ x 33 in. (59.6 x 83.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5486867
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Frederick Tennant, Children playing by a River, a milkmaid with cattle beyond. Christie's, 8 Jan 2008, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5486867.
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John Frederick Tennant, Children playing by a River, a milkmaid with cattle beyond. Christie's, 8 Jan 2008, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5486867.
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