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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Drawings , New York · 28 January 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4443613
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Fairfax Murray, Study of a woman reading a book. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2016, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4443613.
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Charles Fairfax Murray, Study of a woman reading a book. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2016, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4443613.
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From the same sale Master Drawings · Jan 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| self portrait in a turban | Elisabeth-louise Vigée Le Brun | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| a mythological scene with the figure of diana wearing the crescent mo… | Taddeo Zuccari | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| study of two hands playing the harpsichord | French School, 19th Century | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| The Feast | Louis-félix De La Rue | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| three studies for a reclining female nude | Jacques Edouard Gatteaux | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| sheet of figure studies including a man with turban | Stefano Della Bella | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Fairfax Murray | A collection of studies after Old Masters, including Piero d | $6,675 | Christie's, Dec 2017 | |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Female head study | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Bullfinches | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Charles Fairfax Murray | catalogo dei libri. parte prima–seconda. | Sotheby's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Bullfinch and apple blossom | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | A pair of Wood Pigeons | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Oyster-Catcher; Redshank; Sanderling; Kentish Plover each 14 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Stalking Country - Poolewe | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2021 |
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