Lot 230 · Christie's Interiors
Travellers before St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Thomas Dessoulavy · pencil and brown wash
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $944–$1,348
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 26 February 1998
- Dimensions
- 10 x 15¼ in. (25.4 x 38.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5287400
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Dessoulavy, Travellers before St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. Christie's, 26 Feb 1998, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5287400.
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Thomas Dessoulavy, Travellers before St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. Christie's, 26 Feb 1998, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5287400.
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