Lot 217 · Christie's Interiors
An Arab in traditional costume
James Shaw Crompton · watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic, with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $563–$845
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 27 January 2009
- Dimensions
- 14¼ x 9 3/8 in. (36.2 x 33.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5399093
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Shaw Crompton, An Arab in traditional costume. Christie's, 27 Jan 2009, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5399093.
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James Shaw Crompton, An Arab in traditional costume. Christie's, 27 Jan 2009, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5399093.
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