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Lot 4 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors

A design for a frieze of an equestrian battle, with fallen soldiers

Italian School, 17th Century · pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white on blue (faded) paper

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, New York · 22 January 2002
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 10¾ in. (21.9 x 27.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4625187
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Italian School, 17th Century, A design for a frieze of an equestrian battle, with fallen soldiers. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4625187.

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Italian School, 17th Century, A design for a frieze of an equestrian battle, with fallen soldiers. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4625187.

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