Lot 135 · Old Masters & British Paintings
A view from Calton Hill looking east north east with in the foreground: the monument to Dougal Stewart to the right against the backdrop of Salisbury Crags is the Palace of Holyrood House and the Abbey Kirk, to the left over Portobello the Firth of Forth, the Bass Rock and North Berwick Law.
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $28,421–$42,631
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters & British Paintings, London (South Kensington) · 26 October 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6345487
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Roberts, A view from Calton Hill looking east north east with in the foreground: the monument to Dougal Stewart to the right against the backdrop of Salisbury Crags is the Palace of Holyrood House and the Abbey Kirk, to the left over Portobello the Firth of Forth, the Bass Rock and North Berwick Law. Christie's, 26 Oct 2000, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6345487.
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David Roberts, A view from Calton Hill looking east north east with in the foreground: the monument to Dougal Stewart to the right against the backdrop of Salisbury Crags is the Palace of Holyrood House and the Abbey Kirk, to the left over Portobello the Firth of Forth, the Bass Rock and North Berwick Law. Christie's, 26 Oct 2000, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6345487.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Ross-shire Village | Sir William George Gillies, R.S.A., P.R.S.W., R.A. (1898-1973) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Autumn in the Spey Valley | Sir William Russell Flint, R.S.W., P.R.W.S., R.A. (1880-1969) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Portrait of Lieutenant-General Alexander Mackenzie Fraser of Inverall… | Follower Of Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | £3,000–£5,000 | |
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