Lot 121 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
Bleaching Linen - Le portal
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,145–$1,717
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, London (South Kensington) · 3 May 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6273110
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lionel Percy Smythe, Bleaching Linen - Le portal. Christie's, 3 May 2001, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6273110.
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Lionel Percy Smythe, Bleaching Linen - Le portal. Christie's, 3 May 2001, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6273110.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · May 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farewell | Carlton Alfred Smith | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Rough Pastures | Charles James Adams | £300–£500 | |
| Waves breaking | Ernest Stuart | £250–£350 | |
| Cattle resting on the banks of a river with a fisherman beyond | Charles James Adams | £300–£500 | |
| A stiff breeze | Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, P.O.W.S. (1787-1855) | £800–£1,200 | |
| Tower Bridge, London | William Minshall Birchall | £500–£700 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Percy Smythe | Haymaking | $5,635 | Sotheby's, Jan 2005 | |
| Lionel Percy Smythe | Sea Nymphs | Christie's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | The Fisher Girl | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | A Hero of our Century | Christie's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | The harvesters | Christie's, Jul 2004 | ||
| Edward Lear | A view of the Temple of Karnak at sunset, Thebes, Egypt | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | The Arabian Nights | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | Gleaners | Christie's, Sep 2002 |
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.