Lot 42 · Christie's Interiors
Ruins of the Temple of the Sun at Baalbec 'Joyless She Sees the Sun Look Down on That Great Temple Once His Own, Whose Lonely Columns Stand Sublime, Flinging Their Shadows From on High, Like Dials Which the Wizard Time
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $417,625–$584,675
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 18 June 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4989782
- Record
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David Roberts, RUINS OF THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN AT BAALBEC 'JOYLESS SHE SEES THE SUN LOOK DOWN ON THAT GREAT TEMPLE ONCE HIS OWN, WHOSE LONELY COLUMNS STAND SUBLIME, FLINGING THEIR SHADOWS FROM ON HIGH, LIKE DIALS WHICH THE WIZARD TIME. Christie's, 18 Jun 1998, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4989782.
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David Roberts, RUINS OF THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN AT BAALBEC 'JOYLESS SHE SEES THE SUN LOOK DOWN ON THAT GREAT TEMPLE ONCE HIS OWN, WHOSE LONELY COLUMNS STAND SUBLIME, FLINGING THEIR SHADOWS FROM ON HIGH, LIKE DIALS WHICH THE WIZARD TIME. Christie's, 18 Jun 1998, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4989782.
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