Lot 1631 · British and Continental Watercolours
Sifting through bric-a-brac
Quentin Blake · pen and black ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,222–$1,746
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 22 March 2006
- Dimensions
- 5¾ x 9½ in. (14.6 x 24.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5706647
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5706647 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5706647
Quentin Blake, Sifting through bric-a-brac. Christie's, 22 Mar 2006, lot 1631. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5706647.
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Quentin Blake, Sifting through bric-a-brac. Christie's, 22 Mar 2006, lot 1631. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5706647.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours · Mar 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The peaks of Skye | P. Macgregor Wilson (Scottish, d.1928) | £200–£300 | |
| On the Neapolitan coast | M. Gianni, 20th Century | £500–£700 | |
| The Children of Israel passing over Jordan into the Promised Land | Heaton, Butler and Bayne, 19th/20th Century | £200–£400 | |
| Lake views | Franz Graessel (c.1785) | £400–£600 | |
| Lost in thought | George Whyatt, 19th Century | £300–£400 | |
| A white-backed night heron | Robert Gillmor (b.1936) | £400–£600 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Blake | Wading birds #27 | $2,319 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | |
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #15 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Feet in the Water alternative version | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Bird companions #10 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Prince Charming & Dandini on the balcony | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Rencontres Inattendues alternative version #4 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Other Voyce Owl | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #2 | Christie's, Dec 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.