Lot 3 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
A Continental coastal city
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $270–$404
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings , London (South Kensington) · 8 December 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6461754
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ernest Louis Lessieux, A Continental coastal city. Christie's, 8 Dec 1999, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6461754.
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Ernest Louis Lessieux, A Continental coastal city. Christie's, 8 Dec 1999, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6461754.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · Dec 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A figure before a windmill in a river landscape | French School | £200–£300 | |
| Shanklin | David Cox Jnr., A.R.W.S. (1809-1885) | £300–£500 | |
| Heatherland near Hirrelhead, Surrey | Claude Hayes | £200–£400 | |
| Henry VI after the battle | John. Wood | £25–£200 | |
| A gentleman holding a top hat | Richard Dighton | £25–£200 | |
| Figure on the cliffs overlooking St Ives, Cornwall | Thomas Hart, F.S.A (1886) | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Louis Lessieux | A mountainous Track in a Mediterranean Landscape | $867 | Christie's, Sep 1998 | |
| English School | 20th Century A river curving through a rural landscape | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| French School | Chinoiserie scene with a trompe l'oeil frame 35 1/2 x 30 1/2 | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Ernest Louis Lessieux | A track in a Continental coastal landscape | Christie's, Jul 1999 | ||
| English School | 20th Century A Springer Spaniel in a landscape with hen phea | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| English School | 19th century A group of favourites - Foxhounds | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of Alexander, 3rd Earl of Antrim, bust | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Ernest Louis Lessieux | Meknes, a city in Morocco - Ernest Louis Lessieux | De Francesco Casa d'Aste, Dec 2024 |
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.