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Lot 7 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings

An Arab seated smoking and drinking Tea

Sir George Hayter

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Estimate
£200–£300 hammer ≈ $335–$503
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, London (South Kensington) · 3 September 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6652141
Record
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Sir George Hayter, An Arab seated smoking and drinking Tea. Christie's, 3 Sep 1998, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6652141.

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Sir George Hayter, An Arab seated smoking and drinking Tea. Christie's, 3 Sep 1998, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6652141.

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