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Lot 315 · British & Continental Watercolours including Original Book

A cover design for Punch: The Grand National & Boat Race Issue, 21 March 1956.

Ronald William Fordham Searle

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Estimate
£700–£900 hammer ≈ $1,210–$1,556
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British & Continental Watercolours including Original Book , London (South Kensington) · 3 December 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-5971797
Record
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Ronald William Fordham Searle, A cover design for Punch: The Grand National & Boat Race Issue, 21 March 1956. Christie's, 3 Dec 2003, lot 315. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5971797.

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