Lot 61 · British Art on Paper
Bleaching Linen - Le Portel, Pas de Calais, France
Lionel Percy Smythe · pencil and watercolour with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,985–$9,975
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper, London · 5 June 2007
- Dimensions
- 9 x 14 in. (22.8 x 35.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5551937
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lionel Percy Smythe, Bleaching Linen - Le Portel, Pas de Calais, France. Christie's, 5 Jun 2007, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5551937.
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Lionel Percy Smythe, Bleaching Linen - Le Portel, Pas de Calais, France. Christie's, 5 Jun 2007, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5551937.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Percy Smythe | Digging potatoes | $9,878 | Christie's, Jun 2004 | |
| Lionel Percy Smythe | The Arabian Nights | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Edward Lear | A view across Kozhikode (Calicut), Malabar, India | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Mount Athos | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
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| Edward Lear | The Nile at Kasr-es-Saad | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | Haymaking | Sotheby's, Jan 2005 | ||
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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.