Lot 8 · Christie's Interiors
Leonia ligustrina (Lily of the Valley Bush), with two Red Admiral butterflies
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,493–$9,739
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 19 May 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5311178
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Georg Dionysius Ehret, Leonia ligustrina (Lily of the Valley Bush), with two Red Admiral butterflies. Christie's, 19 May 1998, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5311178.
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Georg Dionysius Ehret, Leonia ligustrina (Lily of the Valley Bush), with two Red Admiral butterflies. Christie's, 19 May 1998, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5311178.
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