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James Charles Playfair (British, 1865–1904)
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£320 hammer
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “Watercolour”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated '71' (lower left)
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 27 x 21cm
- Auction house
- Dreweatts
- Sale
- Old Master, British and European Art (drewea1-10525)
- Date
- February 11, 2025
- Location
- Newbury, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 314
- Estimate
- £300 – £500 (≈ $372 – $619) (≈ €360 – €600)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.dreweatts.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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