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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,376–$3,564
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Works on Paper, London · 6 July 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5041343
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, Mount Etna, Sicily. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2022, lot 234. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5041343.
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Edward Lear, Mount Etna, Sicily. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2022, lot 234. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5041343.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Works on Paper · Jul 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A bank of flowers with a river landscape beyond, possibly the Long Br… | Andrew Nicholl R.h.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A river estuary at sunset | François Louis Thomas Francia | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A town in Brittany, France | William Callow | £800–£1,200 | |
| A young woman in elegant attire, standing, holding flowers in her hands | François Boucher | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Two gentlemen in conversation | Isaac Cruikshank | £400–£600 | |
| A) Palatial Court with Fluted Corinthian Columns B) A Portico with a … | Antonio Galli Bibiena | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Lavello from Minervino Murge, Sunrise | $3,419 | Chiswick Auctions, Apr 2026 | |
| Edward Lear | assiut on the nile, egypt | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Edward Lear | Sunset on the Nile Near Mankabat | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | 'Villa Adriana' (Hadrian's Villa) | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Venice and Santa Maria Della Salute | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Villa Falconieri, Frascati | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Campagna di Roma, Via Nomentana | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Pentedattelo, Calabria | Bonhams, Mar 2017 |
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.