Lot 67 · British and Continental Pictures
A fresco of a boy playing a pipe in an ornamental cartouche
English School, 19th Century · oil on canvas, unframed
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- Estimate
- £25–£200 hammer ≈ $44–$352
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 29 April 2004
- Dimensions
- 45½ x 35 in. (115.6 x 88.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5933170
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5933170 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5933170
English School, 19th Century, A fresco of a boy playing a pipe in an ornamental cartouche. Christie's, 29 Apr 2004, lot 67. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5933170.
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English School, 19th Century, A fresco of a boy playing a pipe in an ornamental cartouche. Christie's, 29 Apr 2004, lot 67. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5933170.
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