• Lehman Brothers: Artwork and E auction at Christies

    Sale 5682

    Lehman Brothers: Artwork and Ephemera

    London, South Kensington

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    29 September 2010

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    • Gideon Yates (1790-1840)
    Lot 1102

    Gideon Yates (1790-1840)

    An excursion steamer clearing her berth and heading down river towards London Bridge, her decks crowded with passengers

    Price realised

    GBP 2,375

    Estimate

    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    Gideon Yates (1790-1840)
    An excursion steamer clearing her berth and heading down river towards London Bridge, her decks crowded with passengers
    signed and dated 'G. Yeats 1829' (lower left)
    pencil and watercolour, on paper
    13 x 22¼in. (33 x 56.5 cm.)

    Provenance

    Elwes & Hanham, London.

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