Lot 42 · 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art
A debate in ancient times
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,938–$13,251
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art, London, New Bond Street · 22 January 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2061207
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Georg Karl Koch, A debate in ancient times. Bonhams, 22 Jan 2014, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2061207.
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Georg Karl Koch, A debate in ancient times. Bonhams, 22 Jan 2014, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2061207.
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From the same sale 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art · Jan 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Black Woodpecker in woodland | Archibald Thorburn | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Brambling and a pair of Chaffinches | Archibald Thorburn | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Red Grouse on a high moor | Archibald Thorburn | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| The gypsy encampment | Snr. William Shayer | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Orphans | Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The reading lesson | George Washington Brownlow | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Karl Koch | The fox hunt | $7,743 | Christie's, Dec 2011 | |
| Eugene Galien-laloue | Palais de Justice, Paris | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Arthur Wardle Ri | Parrots and Cockatoos | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | Place de la République, Paris together with another work by | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Georg Karl Koch | A debate in ancient times | Bonhams, Jun 2014 | ||
| French School | Still Life with Fruit and Flowers in a Porcelain Vase with a | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| Italian School | 18th Century Portrait of Pope Gregory XI, seated three-quart | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | Le Théâtre du Gymnase | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 |
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.