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Lot 226 · British and Victorian Pictures

The Blind Fiddler

After Sir David Wilkie, Ra

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Estimate
£1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,370–$3,160
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British and Victorian Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 9 March 2000
Record ID
TB-2026-6437825
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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After Sir David Wilkie, Ra, The Blind Fiddler. Christie's, 9 Mar 2000, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6437825.

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After Sir David Wilkie, Ra, The Blind Fiddler. Christie's, 9 Mar 2000, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6437825.

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From the same sale British and Victorian Pictures · Mar 2000

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Portrait of a lady, small three-quarter-length, in a white dress with… Follower Of Pieter Nason £1,000–£1,500
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Figures on a tow path with a town beyond David Payne £1,000–£1,500
The Willy Linn to London Royal Mail Coach Charles Cooper Henderson £3,000–£5,000

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