Lot 616 · Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler
The George Cross Island: Shipping in Grand Harbour, Valetta, 1945
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,892–$8,153
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler, London · 14 May 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6684462
- Record
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Frank Henry Mason, The George Cross Island: Shipping in Grand Harbour, Valetta, 1945. Christie's, 14 May 1998, lot 616. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6684462.
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Frank Henry Mason, The George Cross Island: Shipping in Grand Harbour, Valetta, 1945. Christie's, 14 May 1998, lot 616. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6684462.
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