Lot 132 · European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art
The reluctant reader; Window shopping, two one 30 x 22cm (11 13/16 x 8 11/16in), the other 26 x 21cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4in).
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,612–$2,418
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art, London, Knightsbridge · 9 September 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2020592
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Henry Henshall, Rws, The reluctant reader; Window shopping, two one 30 x 22cm (11 13/16 x 8 11/16in), the other 26 x 21cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4in). Bonhams, 9 Sep 2014, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2020592.
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John Henry Henshall, Rws, The reluctant reader; Window shopping, two one 30 x 22cm (11 13/16 x 8 11/16in), the other 26 x 21cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4in). Bonhams, 9 Sep 2014, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2020592.
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From the same sale European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art · Sep 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Early Morining in the Guidecca, Venice' | Richard Gay Somerset | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| A Saint's Day, Venice | James Baker Pyne | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Asking the way | William Turner Of Oxford Ows | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Threading the needle; The bonnet, a pair | Herbert William Weekes | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Figures by a canal | Pieter Gerardus Vertin | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A Dutch street scene | Hubertus Van Hove | £1,500–£2,000 | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Henshall, Rws | Fairy Tales | $3,824 | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | |
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | 'The love letter' | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Charles Spencelayh, Rms, Hrbsa | Monday morning | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| John Henry Henshall, Rws | Self portrait | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| John Henry Henshall, Rws | 'Beg!' | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| Marcel Dyf | Claudine in a Coral Necklace | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Marcel Dyf | Parc Monceau, Paris | Heritage Auctions, May 2020 | ||
| Marcel Dyf | Bateaux , c. 1930s | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.