Lot 229 · Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours
Wadi Halfa, Sudan
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,783–$6,305
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 7 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 3 ½ x 6 7/8 in. (8.9 x 17.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3967826
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Christie's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967826.
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Edward Lear, Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Christie's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967826.
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