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Lot 159 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures

a canal, venice; the interior of saint mark's basilica, venice

George Arthur Fripp, R.w.s.

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 9 July 2009
Record ID
TB-2026-3872002
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Arthur Fripp, R.w.s., a canal, venice; the interior of saint mark's basilica, venice. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3872002.

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George Arthur Fripp, R.w.s., a canal, venice; the interior of saint mark's basilica, venice. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3872002.

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From the same sale Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures · Jul 2009

LotArtistEstimateResult
Villas at Hammersmith James Miller £3,000–£5,000
At the Cobblers Thomas Rowlandson £4,000–£6,000
Still life Peter De Wint £5,000–£7,000
London from Highgate, St. Paul's Cathedral beyond Bernard Walter Evans £4,000–£6,000
La Galleria di Sopra, above lake Albano, Italy John Robert Cozens £20,000–£30,000
Near Barmouth, North Wales David Cox Snr. O.w.s. £4,000–£6,000

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