Lot 75 · British Art on Paper
A Great Green Macaw, Macrocercus Militaris , an illustration for Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $17,027–$25,541
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper , London · 20 November 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5977888
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, A Great Green Macaw, Macrocercus Militaris , an illustration for Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library. Christie's, 20 Nov 2003, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5977888.
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Edward Lear, A Great Green Macaw, Macrocercus Militaris , an illustration for Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library. Christie's, 20 Nov 2003, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5977888.
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