Lot 146 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Delvinë or Delvino, Albania
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, on buff-paper
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,906–$8,176
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 5 December 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4333122
- Record
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Edward Lear, Delvinë or Delvino, Albania. Christie's, 5 Dec 2013, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4333122.
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Edward Lear, Delvinë or Delvino, Albania. Christie's, 5 Dec 2013, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4333122.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Bay of Samos, Cephalonia | $8,302 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| Edward Lear | St. Jean, France | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Sunset on the Nile | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Jerusalem | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Noli, Italy; together with Topolia, Greece | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | ´ I shall go south, like the swollers´ | International Autograph Auctions, Sep 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Wastwater, Lake District, England | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 |
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.