Lot 11 · British and European Art
Arbuscula
Aubrey Beardsley · pencil, pen and black ink with black and wash on paper
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $51,044–$76,565
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and European Art, London · 4 June 2024
- Dimensions
- 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (13.7 x 10.5 cm.); and with a slight subsidary sketch (on the reverse)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3254976
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3254976 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3254976
Aubrey Beardsley, Arbuscula. Christie's, 4 Jun 2024, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3254976.
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Aubrey Beardsley, Arbuscula. Christie's, 4 Jun 2024, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3254976.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A set of four tracery designs for Albion Congregational Church, Ashto… | SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES, BT., A.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1833-1898) | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| H.R.H. The Princess Royal on 'Portumna', and the Earl of Harewood, Ma… | SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS, P.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1878-1959) | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Spring (or 'In the bluebell wood') | GEORGE HENRY, R.A., R.S.A., R.S.W. (BRITISH, 1858-1943) | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| A Corner Berth at the Fair, Norfolk | SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS, P.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1878-1959) | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Rio Della Guerra, Venice | Joseph Edward Southall | £12,000–£18,000 | |
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| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, sketches by boz, 1836, original parts, dickens' bib | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
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| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, sketches by boz, first and second series, 1836-1837 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
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