Lot 452 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
The Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt, looking towards the Plain of the Encampment
David Roberts · pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour on buff paper
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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $28,304–$39,312
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 8 December 2011
- Dimensions
- 13½ x 19½ in. (34.3 x 49.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4640438
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4640438 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4640438
David Roberts, The Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt, looking towards the Plain of the Encampment. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 452. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640438.
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David Roberts, The Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt, looking towards the Plain of the Encampment. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 452. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640438.
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