Lot 1 · Old Master and 19th Century Drawings
Three men shooting duck from a boat
Michel II Corneille · black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,044–$10,073
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, London · 3 July 2007
- Dimensions
- 8 x 11 in. (204 x 278 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5542545
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Michel II Corneille, Three men shooting duck from a boat. Christie's, 3 Jul 2007, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5542545.
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Michel II Corneille, Three men shooting duck from a boat. Christie's, 3 Jul 2007, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5542545.
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