Lot 47 · Old Masters Evening Sale
The Village Festival: a finished sketch
David Wilkie · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $198,792–$331,320
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 7 December 2021
- Dimensions
- 13 1⁄2 x 18 1⁄4 in. (34.4 x 46.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3498118
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Wilkie, The Village Festival: a finished sketch. Christie's, 7 Dec 2021, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3498118.
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David Wilkie, The Village Festival: a finished sketch. Christie's, 7 Dec 2021, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3498118.
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