Lot 172 · British Art on Paper including Original Book Illustrations
We're going on a ride on dear old quack - all the way there and all the way back.
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,511–$2,267
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper including Original Book Illustrations , London (South Kensington) · 17 June 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6134449
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mabel Lucie Atwell, We're going on a ride on dear old quack - all the way there and all the way back. Christie's, 17 Jun 2000, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6134449.
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Mabel Lucie Atwell, We're going on a ride on dear old quack - all the way there and all the way back. Christie's, 17 Jun 2000, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6134449.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | "Tommy spends the night in the tree" | $8,475 | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | |
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