Lot 26 · 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art
The Punch and Judy Show
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $405,597–$567,836
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art, London (South Kensington) · 11 November 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6480770
- Record
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Arthur John Elsley, The Punch and Judy Show. Christie's, 11 Nov 1999, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6480770.
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Arthur John Elsley, The Punch and Judy Show. Christie's, 11 Nov 1999, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6480770.
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