Lot 349 · British and Continental Watercolours
Front cover design for Favourite Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales
English School, 19th Century · pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, unframed
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $542–$904
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 29 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 12½ x 10 in. (31.8 x 25.4 cm.); and four unframed cover designs for
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5791269
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5791269 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5791269
English School, 19th Century, Front cover design for Favourite Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 349. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791269.
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English School, 19th Century, Front cover design for Favourite Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 349. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791269.
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|---|---|---|---|
| View of a cathedral town | Attributed to Jan Vermeer van Haarlem, the Elder (Dutch, 1628-1691) | £500–£800 | |
| An extensive parkland landscape | William Alfred Delamotte | £200–£300 | |
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