Lot 101 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
A landscape in Corfu with two figures sitting on a hillside
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,355–$31,140
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London · 29 October 2002
- Dimensions
- 14 x 20¾ in. (35.5 x 52.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4391451
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4391451 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4391451
Edward Lear, A landscape in Corfu with two figures sitting on a hillside. Christie's, 29 Oct 2002, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4391451.
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Edward Lear, A landscape in Corfu with two figures sitting on a hillside. Christie's, 29 Oct 2002, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4391451.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Possibly by Osler, Birmingham, 20Th Century | An ormolu and cut glass gueridon | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Second Half 19Th Century | A pair of French bronze figural mounts | $2,500–$3,000 | |
| After El Greco, by Alberto Larrumbide, First Half 20Th Century | A Spanish miniature painting on ivory** | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| After La Carga, by Alberto Larrumbide, First Half 20Th Century | A Spanish miniature painting on ivory** | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Circa 1880 | A Viennese Renaissance style silvered and enamelled timepiece | $5,000–$7,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Edward Lear | Mount Sinai | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Campagna di Roma | Bonhams, Sep 2021 |
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