Lot 51 · Christie's Interiors
The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British aircraft of tomorrow', 1961
George Horace Davis · pencil, pen and ink and bodycolour, unframed
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,608–$2,412
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 7 October 2014
- Dimensions
- 18 ¾ x 29 ¾ in. (47.7 x 75.5 cm); and similar
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4240023
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Horace Davis, The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British aircraft of tomorrow', 1961. Christie's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4240023.
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George Horace Davis, The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British aircraft of tomorrow', 1961. Christie's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4240023.
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