Fantail pigeons 51 x 92 cm. (20 1/16 x 36 1/4 in.) — Archibald Russell Watson Allan RSA (British, 1878-1959)

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,495–$3,743
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Sale: Bonhams — 19th and 20th Century Pictures, Edinburgh · 30 November 2016
Record ID: TB-2026-1656345
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Archibald Russell Watson Allan Rsa, Fantail pigeons 51 x 92 cm. (20 1/16 x 36 1/4 in.). Bonhams, 30 Nov 2016, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1656345.

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Archibald Russell Watson Allan Rsa, Fantail pigeons 51 x 92 cm. (20 1/16 x 36 1/4 in.). Bonhams, 30 Nov 2016, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1656345.

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From the same sale 19th and 20th Century Pictures · Nov 2016

Lot	Artist	Estimate
In a Western Brookland 61 x 90 cm. (24 x 35 7/16 in.)	Edward Steel Harper Jnr., Rbsa	£600–£800
Farm near Glasgow 36.5 x 54 cm. (14 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)	Harold Storey	£800–£1,200
Windy Day, Northern Fishing Village 49.5 x 62 cm. (19 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.)	Leonard Gray	£400–£600
Flowers on a Round table 60.5 x 56 cm. (23 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.)	Lld D Univ	£5,000–£7,000
A quiet backwater 64.5 x 77 cm. (25 3/8 x 30 5/16 in.)	William Alfred Gibson	£2,000–£3,000
Lochaber No More 67 x 50 cm. (26 3/8 x 19 11/16 in.)	William Mctaggart Rsa Rsw	£5,000–£7,000

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Archibald Russell Watson Allan Rsa	White doves	$4,488	Christie's, Mar 2013
Archibald Russell Watson Allan Rsa	Fantail Pigeons 41 x 47 cm. (16 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.)		Bonhams, Sep 2015
James Watterston Herald	A Busy Fishing Village		Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2026
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David Gauld R.s.a.	Three Calves by the Water's Edge		Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025
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