Lot 300 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture
A covey of red grouse by a spring, some in flight in the distance
Archibald Thorburn · pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper laid on board
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,860–$26,480
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 1 July 2026
- Dimensions
- 11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3065239
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3065239 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3065239
Archibald Thorburn, A covey of red grouse by a spring, some in flight in the distance. Christie's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 300. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065239.
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Archibald Thorburn, A covey of red grouse by a spring, some in flight in the distance. Christie's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 300. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065239.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Rearing horse | ITALIAN, POSSIBLY MILAN, 16TH CENTURY | £7,000–£10,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Thorburn | Red Grouse and Blackcock Amongst the Stooks | $23,807 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2021 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Partridge | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2022 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Common Snipe nesting | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Peregrine Falcons | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Pintail Ducks | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Jack Snipe in the dunes | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Nutcracker and Rose Coloured Starling | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Ptarmigan and Deer on a Hillside | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2022 |
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.