Lot 610 · Christie's Interiors
Studies of lions
Samuel Howitt · grey ink and wash on buff coloured paper, unframed
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $781–$1,171
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 22 January 2008
- Dimensions
- 6¾ x 9¼ in. (17.1 x 23.5 cm.), and five other unframed figure studies, some in watercolour, by separate hands (6)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5483864
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Howitt, Studies of lions. Christie's, 22 Jan 2008, lot 610. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5483864.
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Samuel Howitt, Studies of lions. Christie's, 22 Jan 2008, lot 610. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5483864.
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