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Lot 67 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings

Sheep resting beneath the trees; and Feeding the sheep

Charles James Adams

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Estimate
£700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,172–$1,675
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, London (South Kensington) · 21 October 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6491641
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles James Adams, Sheep resting beneath the trees; and Feeding the sheep. Christie's, 21 Oct 1999, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6491641.

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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · Oct 1999

LotArtistEstimateResult
The open road William Tatton Winter £300–£500
Figures on a country lane English School £200–£300
Moored barges on a Dutch canal Jan Van Couver £200–£400
The footbridge Claude Hayes £400–£600
Cattle in landscape John Keeley (1849-1930) £200–£400
The Minster and Treasury House, York Thomas Dudley (fl.1879-1910) £25–£200

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Charles James Adams Sheep resting in the sunshine Christie's, Mar 2006
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Charles James Adams Early spring, Tilford, Surrey Christie's, Oct 1999
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