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A game of chess
Vernon Ward (British, 1905–1985)
$2,550 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,833≈ €2,110
Hammer $2,000 · with buyer’s premium $2,550
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- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 18 x 24in (45.7 x 61cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- European Fine Living (26752)
- Date
- April 27, 2021
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 242
- Estimate
- $800 – $1,200 (≈ £575 – £863) (≈ €662 – €993)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Oct 2, 2026
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