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- Estimate
- £800–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,305–$1,632
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 7 May 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6233942
- Record
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Edmund Bristow, Chasing the butterfly; and Catching a bird. Christie's, 7 May 1999, lot 357. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6233942.
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Edmund Bristow, Chasing the butterfly; and Catching a bird. Christie's, 7 May 1999, lot 357. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6233942.
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From the same sale British and Victorian Pictures · May 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Dynasty | A SICHUAN PAINTED POTTERY BOAR | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Han Dynasty | AN ARCHAIC MOTTLED GREEN JADE PIG | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Ming Dynasty or Earlier | A BROWN AND CELADON JADE CAMEL | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Possibly Song Dynasty | A GREY AND RUSSET JADE CAMEL | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Yuan Dynasty | A RARE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, YUHUCHUNPING | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Jiajing Six-Character Mark Within a Double Circle and of the Period | AN IMPERIAL MING BLUE AND WHITE JAR | $7,000–$9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Bristow | Playing skittles | $1,510 | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | |
| Edmund Bristow | Interior of an inn | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| Edmund Bristow | Farmyard scene with horses, pigs and chickens | Bonhams, Sep 2014 | ||
| Edmund Bristow | The Monkey's kitchen | Christie's, Mar 2012 | ||
| Oliver Clare | A pair of still lifes of fruit on a mossy bank | Sworders, May 2026 | ||
| Edmund Bristow | Cattle watering in a wooded landscape | Christie's, Nov 2001 | ||
| Edmund Bristow | A pub brawl between two monkeys; A monkey soldier cheating a | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Edmund Bristow | The Farmyard | Christie's, Jun 2000 |
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.