Lot 137 · Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
The bombardment of the Turkish Forts at Chanak during World War I, 1915
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection, Geneva · 10 February 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4286357
- Record
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William Lionel Wyllie, Ra, The bombardment of the Turkish Forts at Chanak during World War I, 1915. Christie's, 10 Feb 2004, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4286357.
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William Lionel Wyllie, Ra, The bombardment of the Turkish Forts at Chanak during World War I, 1915. Christie's, 10 Feb 2004, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4286357.
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