Lot 33 · Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
Four designs for the Manchester Jubilee Exhibition 1887: Shearing the Sheep - Wool; The Weaver; The Merchant - Commerce; and The Farrier - Iron and Machinery
Ford Madox Brown · black chalk, two on green paper, two on buff paper
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $6,675–$10,681
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art , London · 13 December 2017
- Dimensions
- each 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm.), circular
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3854142
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ford Madox Brown, Four designs for the Manchester Jubilee Exhibition 1887: Shearing the Sheep - Wool; The Weaver; The Merchant - Commerce; and The Farrier - Iron and Machinery. Christie's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3854142.
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Ford Madox Brown, Four designs for the Manchester Jubilee Exhibition 1887: Shearing the Sheep - Wool; The Weaver; The Merchant - Commerce; and The Farrier - Iron and Machinery. Christie's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3854142.
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From the same sale Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studies of ankles and feet; and Studies of arms | Evelyn De Morgan | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Study of a standing draped female figure | George Howard, 9th Earl Of Carlisle | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A collection of studies after Old Masters, including Piero della Fran… | Charles Fairfax Murray | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| The great red dragon and the woman clothed with the sun; and The Whor… | Henry John Stock | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Study for 'A Bather' | Albert Joseph Moore A.r.w.s. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Study for 'Kingcups' | Albert Joseph Moore A.r.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Everett Millais, Pra | Lovers embracing by moonlight | $6,227 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | |
| Ford Madox Brown | Portrait of Emma Madox Brown, bust-length | Christie's, Nov 2002 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Swan-egg Plums | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Ballads and Narrative Poems. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Ford Madox Brown | The expulsion from Eden | Christie's, Mar 2006 | ||
| Albert Joseph Moore A.r.w.s. | Study for Follow my Leader | Sotheby's, Mar 2014 | ||
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIEL. 1828-1882. Sir Hugh the Heron, A Le | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sir John Everett Millais, Pra | A self portrait in profile unframed | Bonhams, Jun 2015 |
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