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Lot 71 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours

Trees and a fence along the banks of a river, with two children

Jean-baptiste Huët · charcoal and black chalk, heightened with white, on light-brown paper

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,815–$6,358
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours , London · 4 July 2023
Dimensions
27.2 x 41.2 cm (10 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3346440
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Huët, Trees and a fence along the banks of a river, with two children. Christie's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 71. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346440.

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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours · Jul 2023

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Sa… VENETIAN SCHOOL, FIRST HALF OF 16TH CENTURY £20,000–£30,000
A rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) AFTER JACOPO LIGOZZI (1547-1627) £6,000–£8,000
The new road over the Pontine Marshes, near Rome JOHN 'WARWICK' SMITH, O.W.S. (IRTHINGTON, CUMBRIA 1749-1831 LONDON) £3,000–£5,000
Bellagio, Lake Como THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON, JUN., R.W.S. (LONDON 1813-1890) £4,000–£6,000
Saint Blaise, enthroned and crowned by an angel, with two boy attendants Called Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi £15,000–£20,000
The Marriage of the Virgin Avanzino Nucci £4,000–£6,000

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