Lot 11 · A Private Collection of Ottoman & Orientalist Paintings
Above Aswan
Charles Vacheron · pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white on paper
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,526–$6,336
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN & ORIENTALIST PAINTINGS, London · 15 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 12½ x 24¼ in. (31.5 x 61.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5798261
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Vacheron, Above Aswan. Christie's, 15 Jun 2005, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5798261.
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Charles Vacheron, Above Aswan. Christie's, 15 Jun 2005, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5798261.
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