Lot 73 · Art Africain : Collection d'un Amateur
The Glassblowers
Mervyn Peake · pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,968–$14,348
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art Africain : Collection d'un Amateur, Paris · 30 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 19¼ x 26¼ in. (49 x 66.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5789457
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mervyn Peake, The Glassblowers. Christie's, 30 Jun 2005, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5789457.
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Mervyn Peake, The Glassblowers. Christie's, 30 Jun 2005, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5789457.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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