Lot 265 · 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges
Indigo Green
Margaret Mellis · oil on canvas, unframed
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,933–$5,900
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, London (South Kensington) · 7 December 2006
- Dimensions
- 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5609122
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Margaret Mellis, Indigo Green. Christie's, 7 Dec 2006, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5609122.
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Margaret Mellis, Indigo Green. Christie's, 7 Dec 2006, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5609122.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges · Dec 2006
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|---|---|---|---|
| Street Musicians, Paris | Christopher Wood | £600–£800 | |
| Spahis in a café | Adrian Paul Allinson | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Sleeping Angel | Duncan Grant | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Nude resting | Duncan Grant | £800–£1,200 | |
| Reclining nude | Duncan Grant | £500–£800 | |
| Matador | Duncan Grant | £8,000–£12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Margaret Mellis | House on Sand - 1974-75 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2020 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Plant (Grey), 1960 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Still Life with Flowers 54 x 65 cm. (21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.) | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | boy | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
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