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Lot 48 · Christie's Interiors

The fighter aircraft of tomorrow: The Hawker vertical take-off and landing P-1127 - The design and methods of flying

George Horace Davis · pen and black ink and bodycolour, on board, unframed

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Estimate
£400–£600 hammer ≈ $643–$965
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 7 October 2014
Dimensions
18 ½ x 29 in. (47 x 73.7 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4240020
Record
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George Horace Davis, The fighter aircraft of tomorrow: The Hawker vertical take-off and landing P-1127 - The design and methods of flying. Christie's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4240020.

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