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Lot 99 · Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings

A View of the Galata Bridge, Yemi Cami, Beyazit Tower and Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople

Tristram Ellis · pencil and watercolor on paper

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Estimate
$2,500–$3,500 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Quentin Blake: 200 Drawings, London · 6 February 2008
Dimensions
10 x 21½ in. (25.4 x 54.6 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3573017
Record
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Tristram Ellis, A View of the Galata Bridge, Yemi Cami, Beyazit Tower and Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople. Christie's, 6 Feb 2008, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3573017.

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Tristram Ellis, A View of the Galata Bridge, Yemi Cami, Beyazit Tower and Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople. Christie's, 6 Feb 2008, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3573017.

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