Lot 146 · British & Continental Pictures
By the Duck Pond; and Dressing up an old Friend
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $833–$1,167
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British & Continental Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 2 April 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6696206
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lionel Percy Smythe, By the Duck Pond; and Dressing up an old Friend. Christie's, 2 Apr 1998, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6696206.
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Lionel Percy Smythe, By the Duck Pond; and Dressing up an old Friend. Christie's, 2 Apr 1998, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6696206.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Date Seller | O. Chimchidian, 20th Century | £500–£700 | |
| The Education of the Virgin | Manner Of Sir Peter Paul Rubens | £400–£600 | |
| A Figure on a Path in an extensive Landscape | Follower of James Stark | £300–£400 | |
| The Needles, Isle of Wight | English School, 19th Century | £300–£500 | |
| Motherhood | Endre Komaromi-kacz | £500–£700 | |
| A wooded River Landscape | Circle of William Traies (1789-1872) | £700–£1,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Lionel Percy Smythe | The Fisher Girl | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | Surrey Pines | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Studies of a building, trees and a distant Roman aqueduct, p | Sworders, May 2026 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | Woodland scene at sunset | Chiswick Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | An autumn evening in North Wales | Bonhams, Jul 2023 |
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