Lot 239 · British and Continental Drawings and Watercolours and Illust
A magician conjuring up a Christmas tree
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $853–$1,137
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST, London (South Kensington) · 6 December 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6187189
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Henry Corbould, A magician conjuring up a Christmas tree. Christie's, 6 Dec 2001, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6187189.
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Edward Henry Corbould, A magician conjuring up a Christmas tree. Christie's, 6 Dec 2001, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6187189.
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