Lot 375 · Christie's Interiors
It's a good job it's only a friendly match
Norman Thelwell · pen and black ink and blue wash heightened with white, unframed
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $644–$966
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 29 October 2014
- Dimensions
- 7 ½ x 10 ½ in. (19 x 26.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4230359
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Thelwell, It's a good job it's only a friendly match. Christie's, 29 Oct 2014, lot 375. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230359.
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Norman Thelwell, It's a good job it's only a friendly match. Christie's, 29 Oct 2014, lot 375. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230359.
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