Lot 339 · Prints and Multiples
John Bull and the Sinking-fund-a Pretty scheme for Reducing the Taxes & Paying-Off the National Debt!
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $784–$1,045
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Prints and Multiples, London, Knightsbridge · 18 December 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-755374
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Gillray, John Bull and the Sinking-fund-a Pretty scheme for Reducing the Taxes & Paying-Off the National Debt!. Bonhams, 18 Dec 2019, lot 339. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-755374.
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James Gillray, John Bull and the Sinking-fund-a Pretty scheme for Reducing the Taxes & Paying-Off the National Debt!. Bonhams, 18 Dec 2019, lot 339. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-755374.
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