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Lot 57 · British & Irish Art

On the Way to the Festival

Charles William Wyllie

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Estimate
£30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $47,073–$78,455
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — British & Irish Art, London · 10 December 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-4319243
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Charles William Wyllie, On the Way to the Festival. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2014, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4319243.

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From the same sale British & Irish Art · Dec 2014

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The Yellow House Nevill Johnson £4,000–£6,000
A Balneatrix Sir Lawrence Alma-tadema, O.m., R.a. £40,000–£60,000

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