Lot 434 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
Barges on the Thames near Chiswick, London
John Varley R.w.s. · pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,931–$5,504
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 8 December 2011
- Dimensions
- 9¼ x 13 in. (23.5 x 33 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4640429
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4640429 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4640429
John Varley R.w.s., Barges on the Thames near Chiswick, London. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 434. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640429.
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John Varley R.w.s., Barges on the Thames near Chiswick, London. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 434. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640429.
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