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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,137–$1,625
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Watercolours, London · 9 November 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6483680
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, A pair of birds of prey on a rocky outcrop. Christie's, 9 Nov 1999, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6483680.
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Edward Lear, A pair of birds of prey on a rocky outcrop. Christie's, 9 Nov 1999, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6483680.
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From the same sale British Watercolours · Nov 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A view of Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, from the tiltyard | Harry John Johnson, Ri | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| A lime kiln at Penshurst, Kent | Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Brechin Cathedral, Strathmore, Scotland | Thomas Girtin | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| A beached fishing boat | Richard Parkes Bonington | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Forum at Rome, Italy , with the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice… | Circle Of Richard Wilson | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Fishing boats in a harbour | Count Alexandre Thomas Francia (1820-1884) | £1,000–£2,000 |
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| Edward Lear | Bordighera (Lands of orange blossom); Constantinople (Below | $4,500 | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2024 | |
| Edward Lear | A view of Eremo di Camaldoli, Frascati, near Rome | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | A view of the Temple of Karnak at sunset, Thebes, Egypt | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Civita Castellana , 1843 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | Ceylon, Sri Lanka | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Zante | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | 'There was an old man of the Rhine, who thought it was going | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | assiut on the nile, egypt | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 |
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