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Lot 262 · Christie's Interiors

Trading vessels moored alongside a Mediterranean quay with figures loading barrels in the foreground

Alexandre-thomas Francia · pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic

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Estimate
£800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,259–$1,889
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 5 February 2013
Dimensions
17 x 27 in. (43.2 x 68.6 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4458265
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexandre-thomas Francia, Trading vessels moored alongside a Mediterranean quay with figures loading barrels in the foreground. Christie's, 5 Feb 2013, lot 262. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458265.

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Alexandre-thomas Francia, Trading vessels moored alongside a Mediterranean quay with figures loading barrels in the foreground. Christie's, 5 Feb 2013, lot 262. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458265.

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