Lot 109 · Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours
The Recitation - ''Tis I that Love's Columbus am'
Robert Anning Bell, Ra · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,641–$2,461
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 22 July 2009
- Dimensions
- 22½ x 13¼ in. (57.1 x 33.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5295358
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Anning Bell, Ra, The Recitation - ''Tis I that Love's Columbus am'. Christie's, 22 Jul 2009, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295358.
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Robert Anning Bell, Ra, The Recitation - ''Tis I that Love's Columbus am'. Christie's, 22 Jul 2009, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295358.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study of a Pug; and Study of a Scottish Terrier | Edward Aistrop, 19th/20th Century | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Bridge, East Lothian | William Stewart Macgeorge Rsa | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Ninon, ninon, que fait tu de la vie? - Alfred de Musset | Herbert Gustave Schmalz | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A fair beauty | Herbert Gustave Schmalz | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| On the Amstel, Amsterdam | John Ernest Aitken | £500–£700 | |
| The hay gatherers | George Arthur Fripp, R.w.s. | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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