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Lot 103 · 20th Century British Art

Ducks on a Sunny Morning

Alexander Max Koester

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Estimate
$180,000–$220,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — 20th Century British Art , London (South Kensington) · 12 February 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6377136
Record
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Alexander Max Koester, Ducks on a Sunny Morning. Christie's, 12 Feb 1998, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6377136.

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Alexander Max Koester, Ducks on a Sunny Morning. Christie's, 12 Feb 1998, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6377136.

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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Feb 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
Grandfather's Day Eduard Hippolyte Margottet (French, 1848-1887) $15,000–$20,000
The Discus Thrower Henry Charles Antoine Baron (French, 1816-1885) $15,000–$20,000
The Flower Seller Maximo Pena Y Munoz (Spanish, 1866-1936) $15,000–$20,000
After the Fire, Terracina Rudolf Lehmann (German, 1819-1905) $15,000–$20,000
The Boatmen of Barcelona Dionisio Baixeras-Verdaguer (Spanish, 1862-1943) $30,000–$50,000
The Grand Canal, looking towards Santa Maria della Salute; and Chiesa… Francesco Zanin $20,000–$30,000

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