Lot 392 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day
An abbey doorway
Thomas Girtin · pencil and watercolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,904–$8,172
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day , London · 13 January 1998
- Dimensions
- 9¼ x 7¾ in. (23.5 x 19.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009087
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5009087 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5009087
Thomas Girtin, An abbey doorway. Christie's, 13 Jan 1998, lot 392. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009087.
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Thomas Girtin, An abbey doorway. Christie's, 13 Jan 1998, lot 392. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009087.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day · Jan 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A diamond brooch, | Diamond Bar Brooch | £300–£400 | |
| A capriccio of a mediterranean port with Roman ruins | Anton Goubau | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Triumph of Galatea | Giuseppe Chiari | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Figures on the banks of a canal | Johannes Franciscus Spohler | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| A Dominican saint, perhaps Saint Peter Martyr, half-length, holding a book | Giovanni Battista Salvi, Il Sassoferrato | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Design for a half-arch with composite columns and a statue of Cupid h… | Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Girtin | Kelso, Scotland | $20,819 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | |
| Thomas Girtin | View of Chepstow Castle with cattle watering in the foregrou | Christie's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | The Gatehouse at Denbigh Castle, Wales | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Dryburgh Abbey, Berwickshire: The South Transept from the Cl | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | The Dover Mail | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Primrose Hill, London | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | On the Medway | Sotheby's, Dec 2005 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Warkworth Hermitage, Northumberland | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 |
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.