Lot 395 · Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
An eagle defending its catch in the Highlands
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,653–$9,315
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction · 2 July 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5383933
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Henry Leonidas Rolfe, An eagle defending its catch in the Highlands. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 395. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5383933.
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Henry Leonidas Rolfe, An eagle defending its catch in the Highlands. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 395. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5383933.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Leonidas Rolfe | A good catch | $18,815 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | |
| Henry Leonidas Rolfe | The Catch | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Marcel Dyf | Femme et enfants au bord de la rivière de Beynes (Ile de Fra | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Marcel Dyf | Guinguette au bord de la rivière, Ile de France | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Sir William Russell Flint, Ra, Prws | Mercedes and Julietta | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2025 | ||
| Henry Leonidas Rolfe | The day's catch | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Heywood Hardy | Going to the meet | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Marcel Dyf | Cueillette de fleurs en Provence | Bonhams, Mar 2023 |
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.