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Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888)
£8,000 hammer
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “Watercolour heightened with white”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with monogram, titled and dated '1867' (lower left)
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 16 x 25.5cm
- Auction house
- Dreweatts
- Sale
- Robert Kime: The Personal Collection (Day 1) | Contents from Warwick Square, London (drewea1-10401)
- Date
- October 4, 2023
- Location
- Newbury, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 355
- Estimate
- £3,000 – £5,000 (≈ $3,637 – $6,062) (≈ €3,465 – €5,775)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.dreweatts.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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