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Lot 124 · British Watercolours

'Evil spirits cast out': An illustration to Emmanuel Swedenborg's Arcania Coelestia , no. 1272.

John Flaxman

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Estimate
£5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,002–$11,203
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British Watercolours, London · 8 June 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6539756
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Flaxman, 'Evil spirits cast out': An illustration to Emmanuel Swedenborg's Arcania Coelestia , no. 1272. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539756.

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John Flaxman, 'Evil spirits cast out': An illustration to Emmanuel Swedenborg's Arcania Coelestia , no. 1272. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539756.

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