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Mallard in flight
Archibald Thorburn (British, 1860–1935)
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£2,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ $3,567≈ €3,181
Hammer £2,200 · with buyer’s premium £2,750
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with initials
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 42 x 32cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8in).
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- The Sporting Sale (24083)
- Date
- May 23, 2017
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 90
- Estimate
- £1,000 – £1,500 (≈ $1,297 – $1,946) (≈ €1,157 – €1,735)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
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