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Lot 99 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings

The Picnic

George Goodwin Kilburne

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Estimate
£4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,705–$10,057
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, London (South Kensington) · 3 September 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6652219
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Goodwin Kilburne, The Picnic. Christie's, 3 Sep 1998, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6652219.

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George Goodwin Kilburne, The Picnic. Christie's, 3 Sep 1998, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6652219.

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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · Sep 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Wreckers English School £25–£200
The young Anglers John Reginald Goodman £200–£400
A View of Dartmoor Frederick John Widgery £200–£400
Marching at Ease English School £25–£200
A small Quantity of unframed Watercolours by Reverend John Lewis Peti… A small Quantity of unframed Watercolours by Reverend John Lewis Petit, all views of Gibraltar, including Ape's Hill; shipping in a bay; a settlement below cliffs, and others, the majority inscribed and dated from 'Jan 11-1859' to 'Feb 22-1859' £25–£200
The Thames Embankment William Alister Macdonald £200–£400

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