Lot 190 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Honister Crag, Lake District
Edward Lear · pencil heightened with white on grey paper
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,516–$2,274
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, London · 2 July 2019
- Dimensions
- 4 ¼ x 6 7/8 in. (10.8 x 17.5 cm.), corners cut
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3709470
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3709470 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3709470
Edward Lear, Honister Crag, Lake District. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 190. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709470.
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Edward Lear, Honister Crag, Lake District. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 190. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709470.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna · Jul 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony Abbot experiencing a vision | Giovanni Battista Della Rovere | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Studies of legs, lower torsos, arms and a shoulder ( recto ); Faint s… | Aurelio Luini | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Death of Lucretia | Ferraù Fenzoni | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Nativity | Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Il Grechetto | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A crowd scene | Francesco Novelli | £800–£1,200 | |
| Three figure studies | Hendrick Avercamp | £20,000–£30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Trees at Tivoli | $2,537 | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | |
| Edward Lear | Sepolcro Di Terone, Agrigento, Sicily | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | St John Lateran and the Claudian Aqueduct, Rome | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Flora | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Edward Lear | Civita Castellana | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | On the Nile, opposite El Ouasta, Egypt | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Edward Lear | Sunset on the Nile Near Mankabat | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Cannes | Bonhams, Nov 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.