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Lot 4 · British Watercolours

A Figure on a Path by a Stream, Fordland; Trees at Fordland; and two Studies of Trees

John White Abbott

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Estimate
£3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,997–$6,663
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British Watercolours , London · 7 April 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6695079
Record
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John White Abbott, A Figure on a Path by a Stream, Fordland; Trees at Fordland; and two Studies of Trees. Christie's, 7 Apr 1998, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6695079.

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John White Abbott, A Figure on a Path by a Stream, Fordland; Trees at Fordland; and two Studies of Trees. Christie's, 7 Apr 1998, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6695079.

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