Lot 124 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures
a figure weeping over a grave
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,852–$8,778
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823899
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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George Richmond, a figure weeping over a grave. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823899.
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George Richmond, a figure weeping over a grave. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823899.
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From the same sale Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin | Alfred Gomersal Vickers | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | Andrew Plimer | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A shipwreck | R.w.s. Edward Duncan | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Portrait of an actress | R.a. Richard Cosway | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| An interesting letter | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £3,500–£4,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Richmond | Hagar lamenting; and Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness (th | $22,561 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | |
| George Richmond | st john at patmos | Sotheby's, Jun 2008 | ||
| Edward Lear | View of Cairo, with the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in t | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| George Richmond | isaac going forth to meditate | Sotheby's, Jun 2008 | ||
| George Richmond | a recollection of william blake (1757-1827) | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| George Richmond | Recollection of a Sunset | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Kandy, Ceylon | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | Isola Bella, Isole Borromee, on Lake Maggiore, Italy | Christie's, Jul 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.