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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,699–$12,932
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12132, London · 10 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4086389
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Annie French, friendship blossoms best beside the wishing well. Sotheby's, 10 May 2012, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4086389.
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Annie French, friendship blossoms best beside the wishing well. Sotheby's, 10 May 2012, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4086389.
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From the same sale L12132 · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late October | John Atkinson Grimshaw | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| The Seamstress | Stanley Cursiter Cbe Rsa Rsw | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A View of Fin Lough and Delphi Lodge | James Arthur O'connor | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Birds over loop | John Shinnors | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Joan of Arc | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| A Game of Billiards | William Henry Bartlett | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie French | Rose Gatherers | $8,641 | Christie's, Jul 2019 | |
| Annie French | Summer Flowers | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Annie French | Watering the Flowers | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Annie French | Friendship blossoms best beside the wishing well 23.5 x 18 c | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Annie French | The Offering to the Bride (or Homage to the Queen) | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Edward Atkinson Hornel | A Woodland Elf | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2024 | ||
| Annie French | the peacock and the rose | Sotheby's, Apr 2004 | ||
| Annie French | A Bouquet 18.5 x 17 cm. (7 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.) | Bonhams, Oct 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.