Lot 133 · British Art on Paper
View of the Castello Caetani and the hill-town of Sermoneta, Lazio, Italy
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $9,975–$13,965
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper, London · 5 June 2007
- Dimensions
- 6½ x 10 1/8 in. (16.5 x 25.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5551986
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5551986 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5551986
Edward Lear, View of the Castello Caetani and the hill-town of Sermoneta, Lazio, Italy. Christie's, 5 Jun 2007, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5551986.
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Edward Lear, View of the Castello Caetani and the hill-town of Sermoneta, Lazio, Italy. Christie's, 5 Jun 2007, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5551986.
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