Lot 217 · Important Pocketwatches and Wristwatches
Five Ptarmigans on a rock ledge
John C. Bell (fl. 1846-1869)
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT POCKETWATCHES AND WRISTWATCHES, Geneva · 3 April 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5871115
- Record
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John C. Bell (fl. 1846-1869), Five Ptarmigans on a rock ledge. Christie's, 3 Apr 2003, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5871115.
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John C. Bell (fl. 1846-1869), Five Ptarmigans on a rock ledge. Christie's, 3 Apr 2003, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5871115.
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