Lot 11 · British Art on Paper
View of a cottage, possibly Chiswick
John Varley R.w.s. · pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,829–$11,743
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper, London · 4 June 2008
- Dimensions
- 7 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (18.7 x 27 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5447479
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Varley R.w.s., View of a cottage, possibly Chiswick. Christie's, 4 Jun 2008, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5447479.
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John Varley R.w.s., View of a cottage, possibly Chiswick. Christie's, 4 Jun 2008, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5447479.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study of Dorelia standing | Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Study for a tree, possibly at Virginia Water | Thomas Sandby | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Bishop's Palace at Brescia, Northern Italy | Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Falls of Tivoli with the Temple of the Sibyl | Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| View of Lake Lugano, Switzerland | John 'Warwick' Smith, O.W.S. (1749-1831) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| View of Constantinople with camels watering and travellers on a track… | William Purser | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Varley R.w.s. | A view of Harrow from Hampstead | $6,561 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| John Varley R.w.s. | sudbury church from the thames | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | on the thames, chiswick | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | Albion Chapel and the Remains of London Wall and Bethlehem H | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | an extensive river landscape on the thames | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | View on the Mondego River | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | moel hebog, north wales | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | lambeth: on the surrey side between westminster and blackfri | Sotheby's, Jul 2009 |
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.