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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $705–$987
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH & CONTINENTAL PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 28 June 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6245486
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anatole Vély, The persistent suitor. Christie's, 28 Jun 2001, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6245486.
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Anatole Vély, The persistent suitor. Christie's, 28 Jun 2001, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6245486.
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From the same sale British & Continental Pictures · Jun 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Spanish coastal scene | Frederick William Elwell | £400–£600 | |
| A study of artichokes | E. G. Petit, 19th Century | £200–£300 | |
| A Bavarian courtship | August Frind (1852-1924) | £700–£1,000 | |
| A traveller on a riverside track | Dutch School, Early 20th Century | £300–£400 | |
| Gondolas and other boats on a Venetian lagoon with Saint Marks Square… | Charles Louis Auguste Cousin | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A duck, ducklings, a cock and some chickens before a cottage | French School, Circa 1900 | £300–£500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatole Vély | Meeting at the Well | $645 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | |
| Henri-joseph Harpignies | Paysage vallonné | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Henri-joseph Harpignies | France | Cutler Bay Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Henri-joseph Harpignies | A Summer Day | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2019 | ||
| Vittorio Reggianini | Best friends | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Henri-joseph Harpignies | Paysage boisé | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Paul-cesar Helleu | Sommeil (Montesquiou, LV) sheet size 57.0 x 43.0 cm (22 7/16 | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Henri-joseph Harpignies | Paysage aux arbres | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 |
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.