Lot 157 · Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours
A Turkish soldier, a dervish, and a Greek lemonade seller
Count Amadeo Preziosi · pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, two on blue-green paper
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,522–$3,783
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 7 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 10¾ x 7½ in. (27.3 x 19 cm.); and smaller
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3967776
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Count Amadeo Preziosi, A Turkish soldier, a dervish, and a Greek lemonade seller. Christie's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967776.
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Count Amadeo Preziosi, A Turkish soldier, a dervish, and a Greek lemonade seller. Christie's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967776.
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