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The Sphinx
William Lee (British, 1809–1865)
£65 hammer
≈ $83≈ €76
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 27 x 46cm
- Auction house
- Gorringe's
- Sale
- Gorringes Weekly House & Gardens Sale - Monday 26th February 2024 (srgo10400)
- Date
- February 26, 2024
- Location
- Lewes, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 715
- Estimate
- £120 – £180 (≈ $152 – $228) (≈ €140 – €211)
- Source
- Auction house bid.gorringes.co.uk ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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