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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-2026-6539798
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, The Upper Nile, Toske, Egypt. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539798.
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Edward Lear, The Upper Nile, Toske, Egypt. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539798.
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From the same sale British Watercolours · Jun 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | $7,441 | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | |
| Edward Lear | A distant view of the Castel Sant' Angelo, Corfú | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Wastwater, Lake District, England | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Nile at Kasr-Es-Saad, Egypt | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Edward Lear | St. Jean, France | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Two views of Thebes | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Topolia, Crete | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Mount Sinai, Egypt | Christie's, Dec 2020 |
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