The Loose Box was opened, out came the hounds with a cry
Etching
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 28, 2025Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Original Pencillings
John Leech (British, 1817–1864)
£280 hammer
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “an album containing eleven mounted pencil sketches”
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 14cm x 23.5cm
- Auction house
- Toovey's
- Sale
- Fine Art sale (1047)
- Date
- June 13, 2012
- Location
- Washington, West Sussex, UK
- Lot
- 9
- Estimate
- —
- Source
- Auction house tooveys.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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