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Lot 960 · Victorian & Traditionalist Art

The Refreshment Area at The Great Exhibition of 1851

Louis Haghe · pen and black and brown ink, watercolour and bodycolour

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Estimate
£7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $10,082–$12,962
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Victorian & Traditionalist Art, London (South Kensington) · 25 February 2009
Dimensions
34½ x 26½ in. (87.5 x 67.3 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5397380
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Haghe, The Refreshment Area at The Great Exhibition of 1851. Christie's, 25 Feb 2009, lot 960. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5397380.

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