Lot 75 · Victorian & Traditionalist Pictures
The crochet lesson
Edward Thompson Davis · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $22,350–$29,800
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian & Traditionalist Pictures, London · 11 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 18 x 13¾ in. (45.7 x 34.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5405336
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Thompson Davis, The crochet lesson. Christie's, 11 Dec 2008, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5405336.
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Edward Thompson Davis, The crochet lesson. Christie's, 11 Dec 2008, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5405336.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A canal in Venice | Henry Scott Tuke | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| The Campagna, by the Appian Way | Sir Herbert James Gunn, R.A. (1893-1964) | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A Summer Night | Harold Harvey | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Venice, the Busy Canal | Sir Frank Brangwyn, Ra | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| At the Seaside | Dorothea Sharp | £50,000–£80,000 | |
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