Lot 143 · Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours
Design for a menu: Mehitable
John Singer Sargent, Ra · pen and black ink with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,261–$1,891
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 7 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3967765
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Singer Sargent, Ra, Design for a menu: Mehitable. Christie's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967765.
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John Singer Sargent, Ra, Design for a menu: Mehitable. Christie's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967765.
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|---|---|---|---|
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