Lot 304 · Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours
The monastery of Great Lavra, Mount Athos
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,366–$8,049
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours, London · 8 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 6 ¼ x 10 1/8 in. (15.9 x 25.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3860191
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3860191 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3860191
Edward Lear, The monastery of Great Lavra, Mount Athos. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860191.
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Edward Lear, The monastery of Great Lavra, Mount Athos. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860191.
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