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Lot 1252 · British & Continental Watercolours

A mother with her children

Margaret Sarah Carpenter

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $1,096–$1,461
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British & Continental Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 27 May 2004
Dimensions
20½ x 14¾ in. (52 x 37.4 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5589604
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Margaret Sarah Carpenter, A mother with her children. Christie's, 27 May 2004, lot 1252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5589604.

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Margaret Sarah Carpenter, A mother with her children. Christie's, 27 May 2004, lot 1252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5589604.

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From the same sale British & Continental Watercolours · May 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
A scene from Charles Dibdin's comic opera 'The Quaker' Thomas Rowlandson £800–£1,200
Portrait de femme André Derain €800–€1,200
Interrupted sleep D'après François Boucher £600–£800
Admiring glances English School, Early 19th Century £300–£500
A quiet rural village Sir Alfred East £300–£400
Study of a monk Italian School, 17th Century £200–£300

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French School, 19th Century [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Dec 2023
French School, 19th Century David and Hercules (recto); Study of a seated figure (verso) Christie's, Jan 2022
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