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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,249–$24,374
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Watercolours, London · 9 November 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6483708
- Record
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Edward Lear, View of Ratnapura, Ceylon. Christie's, 9 Nov 1999, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6483708.
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Edward Lear, View of Ratnapura, Ceylon. Christie's, 9 Nov 1999, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6483708.
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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 | Akroteri from Khanea, Crete | $17,089 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | |
| Edward Lear | View of Philae at Sunset, Egypt | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Cervo, Imperia, Italy | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Edward Lear | San Remo | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Bab el Kalabshe on the Nile | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Nile at Kasr-es-Saad | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | "And I will See, Before I Die, The Palms and Temples of the | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Castel Lagopesole, Southern Italy | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 |
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