Lot 76 · British and European Art
Mediterranean gull and juvenile with sandwich terns on a beach
Archibald Thorburn · pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic on paper
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,104–$7,657
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and European Art, London · 4 June 2024
- Dimensions
- 8 1/8 x 11 in. (20.6 x 27.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3255041
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3255041 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3255041
Archibald Thorburn, Mediterranean gull and juvenile with sandwich terns on a beach. Christie's, 4 Jun 2024, lot 76. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3255041.
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Archibald Thorburn, Mediterranean gull and juvenile with sandwich terns on a beach. Christie's, 4 Jun 2024, lot 76. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3255041.
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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