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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 17 April 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs , New York · 17 April 2025
- Dimensions
- x 17 in. (53.6 x 43.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3173279
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3173279 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3173279
George H. Seeley, The Oak Branch, 1909. Christie's, 17 Apr 2025, lot 12. estimate $8,000–$12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3173279.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,681 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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George H. Seeley, The Oak Branch, 1909. Christie's, 17 Apr 2025, lot 12. estimate $8,000–$12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3173279.
From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchard, 1902 | Clarence H. White | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming |
| Venice, c. 1898 | Heinrich Kühn | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| In the Dune, c. 1904 | Heinrich Kühn | $12,000–$18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled, Study of Sheep, 1916 | George H. Seeley | $6,000–$8,000 | upcoming |
| Abraham Walkowitz's Exhibition, Galerie 291, New York, 1913 | Alfred Stieglitz | $12,000–$18,000 | upcoming |
| Ely Cathedral, Choir Screen, 1903 | Frederick M. Evans | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. Seeley | Portrait of a Woman, 1909 | $8,190 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | |
| George H. Seeley | Birch Trees | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Irving Penn | 'Woody Allen as [Charlie] Chaplin, New York, Sept 14, 1972' | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| George H. Seeley | portrait of laura | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Irving Penn | 'Dahomey Children', 1967 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Nude 151 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| George H. Seeley | Water Lilies | Christie's, Oct 1998 | ||
| André Kertész | Rainy Day, Tokyo | Phillips, Nov 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.