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Lot 31 · British Watercolours

A stone and timber house, possibly in Shropshire

Thomas Girtin

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Estimate
£2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,001–$5,601
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British Watercolours, London · 8 June 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6539684
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Girtin, A stone and timber house, possibly in Shropshire. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539684.

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Thomas Girtin, A stone and timber house, possibly in Shropshire. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539684.

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From the same sale British Watercolours · Jun 1999

LotArtistEstimateResult
An extensive landscape with figures on a track and buildings beyond, Wales Peter De Wint O.w.s. £5,000–£7,000
Still life with plums and hazelnuts on a mossy bank William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. £1,500–£2,000
Still life with birds' nests William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. £1,500–£2,000
The Chaia, Naples John 'warwick' Smith £3,000–£5,000
Figures in a small boat off an icefloe with polar bears in the Arctic Anthony Devis £600–£800
Celadon and Amelia, a scene from Thomson's Seasons Hamilton, William. 1777–1859. £800–£1,200

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