Lot 280 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Tea Cup Painting - 1879
David Mcdermott & Peter Mcgough · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,559–$2,338
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 9 February 2007
- Dimensions
- 9½ x 9½in. (24.1 x 24.1cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5593333
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Mcdermott & Peter Mcgough, Tea Cup Painting - 1879. Christie's, 9 Feb 2007, lot 280. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5593333.
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David Mcdermott & Peter Mcgough, Tea Cup Painting - 1879. Christie's, 9 Feb 2007, lot 280. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5593333.
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