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Lot 693 · Christie's Interiors

The oyster girl

Circle Of Francis Wheatley R.a. · oil on panel

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Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $863–$1,208
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 16 November 2005
Dimensions
4¾ x 4½ in. (12 x 11.4 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4720929
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Circle Of Francis Wheatley R.a., The oyster girl. Christie's, 16 Nov 2005, lot 693. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4720929.

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EINSTEIN, Albert. Autograph postcard signed ('Einstein') to Wander Jo… EINSTEIN, Albert. Autograph postcard signed ('Einstein') to Wander Johannes de Haas ('Dear De Has [ sic ]'), [postmarked Berlin, 17 March 1915], including an autograph diagram showing two states of a spool under a magnetic field, one page, 8vo , autograph address panel. £6,000–£8,000
EINSTEIN, Albert. Two autograph postcards signed ('Papa') to his son,… EINSTEIN, Albert. Two autograph postcards signed ('Papa') to his son, Hans Albert ('Mein lieber Albert'), [Berlin], 8 January and 24 December 1917, the first illustrated with a small diagram below the signature, 2½ pages, 8vo . £900–£1,200
The York mail coach Samuel Henry Alken £700–£1,000
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A playful spaniel in a landscape French School, 19th Century £1,000–£1,500
By Henri Vian, Late 19Th Century A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU THREE-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS £4,000–£6,000

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