Lot 1188 · Modern American Art Online
Philae on the Nile
William Minshall Birchall · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $539–$809
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern American Art Online, New York · 29 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 5½ x 9¾ in. (14 x 24.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5614090
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Minshall Birchall, Philae on the Nile. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 1188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614090.
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William Minshall Birchall, Philae on the Nile. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 1188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614090.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend at Woodmont | JEAN WADE (b. 1910) | $500–$700 | |
| The Covered Bridge | ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES (1860-1961) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Bird | MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Plover | MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Game Refuge | HARRY LIVINGSTON (1883-1952) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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