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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $600–$900
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 25 November 2008
- Dimensions
- 20 x 30 in. (50.7 x 76.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5411281
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5411281 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5411281
James Brereton, Chasing the smuggler. Christie's, 25 Nov 2008, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411281.
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James Brereton, Chasing the smuggler. Christie's, 25 Nov 2008, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411281.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Nov 2008
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|---|---|---|---|
| A crowded fishing barge tacking up a Dutch river estuary, probably th… | Antonie Waldorp | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Circa 1970 | A JORGE ZALSZUPIN ROSEWOOD SIDEBOARD | £700–£900 | |
| Late 18Th Century | THREE STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL SCENT BOTTLES | £600–£800 | |
| In Louis XV Style, Mid 19Th Century | A FRENCH ORMOLU TWIN BRANCH LAMP WITH ADJUSTABLE SCREEN | £700–£900 | |
| Late 18Th Century | FOUR ENAMEL SCENT BOTTLES OR ETUIS | £600–£800 | |
| Late 19Th or Early 20Th Century | A COLLECTION OF FIVE GILT-METAL PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES | £500–£800 |
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