Lot 413 · Christie's Interiors
"You're bound to get the occasional bad apple I suppose."
Norman Thelwell · pen and black ink and black wash
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $842–$1,178
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 13 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 7.1/2 x 10.3/4 in. (19 x 27.3 cm.); unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4285750
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Thelwell, "You're bound to get the occasional bad apple I suppose.". Christie's, 13 May 2014, lot 413. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4285750.
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Norman Thelwell, "You're bound to get the occasional bad apple I suppose.". Christie's, 13 May 2014, lot 413. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4285750.
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|---|---|---|---|
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