Lot 170 · Christie's Interiors
'Things that go bump in the night'
Ronald William Fordham Searle · pencil, pen and black ink, pastel and watercolour heightened with white, unframed
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,475–$4,126
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 28 July 2009
- Dimensions
- 11¼ x 16 3/8 in. (28.5 x 41.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5294240
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ronald William Fordham Searle, 'Things that go bump in the night'. Christie's, 28 Jul 2009, lot 170. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5294240.
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Ronald William Fordham Searle, 'Things that go bump in the night'. Christie's, 28 Jul 2009, lot 170. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5294240.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid 19Th Century | A FRENCH PROVINCIAL WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Early 19Th Century | A BIEDERMEIER FRUITWOOD CHEVAL MIRROR | £700–£1,000 | |
| Of Louis XVI Style, Late 19Th Century | A PAIR OF FRENCH BEECH FAUTEUILS | £800–£1,200 | |
| A tailpiece | Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, R.B.A. (1870-1935) | £200–£400 | |
| Peasants before a bridge in the environs of Rome | Franz Knebel | £2,500–£3,000 | |
| Mid-18Th Century | A SET OF MEISSEN CUTLERY HANDLES | £500–£800 |
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