Lot 378 · Christie's Interiors
The next time a fault develops while I'm out of the room, you'll all sit quietly in your seats until I return; and Giving them a lift was one thing!
Norman Thelwell · pen and black ink heightened with white, unframed
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,288–$1,932
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 29 October 2014
- Dimensions
- 7 ½ x 10 5/8 in. (19 x 27 cm.); and similar
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4230362
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Thelwell, The next time a fault develops while I'm out of the room, you'll all sit quietly in your seats until I return; and Giving them a lift was one thing!. Christie's, 29 Oct 2014, lot 378. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230362.
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Norman Thelwell, The next time a fault develops while I'm out of the room, you'll all sit quietly in your seats until I return; and Giving them a lift was one thing!. Christie's, 29 Oct 2014, lot 378. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230362.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | José Parlá | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Rose | Lowell Nesbitt | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| Drawing of a child | Akira Kito | £500–£700 | |
| Untitled | Tom Krøjer (Danish, b.1942) | £600–£800 | |
| Daniela im Seitenlicht | Paul Wunderlich | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| "Suite Narwa" Grand Arc IV | Gérard Titus-carmel | £1,000–£2,000 |
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