Lot 5 · British and European Art
'Taming the Shrew': "The meat was well, if you were so contented"
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,850–$6,418
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British and European Art, London, Knightsbridge · 12 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-756544
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles West Cope, 'Taming the Shrew': "The meat was well, if you were so contented". Bonhams, 12 Nov 2019, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-756544.
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Charles West Cope, 'Taming the Shrew': "The meat was well, if you were so contented". Bonhams, 12 Nov 2019, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-756544.
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From the same sale British and European Art · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'The Buttermarket, Winchester' | Louise Rayner | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Young love | Thomas P. Hall | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'The donkey that wouldn't go' | Myles Birket Foster, Rws | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Windsor Great Park | David Cox Snr. O.w.s. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The mountain pass | Sidney Richard Percy | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| The mêlée | Rba John Morgan | £5,000–£8,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles West Cope | 'A Deputation of Ministers and Elders Accompanied by the Dut | $9,854 | Bonhams, Mar 2013 | |
| Charles West Cope | A group of two hundred and nineteen figure drawings and land | Christie's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Charles West Cope | the first music lesson | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Charles West Cope | Portrait of Harry Cope, the artist's son, bust-length | Christie's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Charles West Cope | The Inquisition | Christie's, Nov 2001 | ||
| Henri Matisse | Portrait de Femme (Duthuit 558) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Henri Matisse | Vierge et enfant (Duthuit 649) | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Henry Moore | Three-Quarter Figure | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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