Ten Drawings for Illustrations: An Elephant looking at a Dog; Figures at a Table; An Eagle and a Heron; A Man beating Dogs; Chickens; and Five Drawings with Oriental Figures — French School, circa 1760

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Estimate: £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,341–$2,011
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Sale: Christie's — Russian Art, London (South Kensington) · 21 April 1998
Record ID: TB-2026-6691973
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French School, Circa 1900, Ten Drawings for Illustrations: An Elephant looking at a Dog; Figures at a Table; An Eagle and a Heron; A Man beating Dogs; Chickens; and Five Drawings with Oriental Figures. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 214. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6691973.

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French School, Circa 1900, Ten Drawings for Illustrations: An Elephant looking at a Dog; Figures at a Table; An Eagle and a Heron; A Man beating Dogs; Chickens; and Five Drawings with Oriental Figures. Christie's, 21 Apr 1998, lot 214. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6691973.

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From the same sale Russian Art · Apr 1998

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The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist	Circle Of Paolo Farinati	£400–£600
Angels in Flight	Circle Of Carlo Maratta	£400–£600
A View of the Castle at Grotta Ferrata; A View of Cirinale, near Sien…	Giovanni Battista Busiri	£600–£800
Ferra, near Naples; A Capriccio with the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli; A…	Giovanni Battista Busiri	£600–£800
A Woman wearing an Olive Wreath led by a Man to a Room with Antiquiti…	Italian School, C. 1800	£600–£800
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