Lot 79 · The Sporting Sale
A set of three portraits of the champion pointers: Hamlet, 1868; Bang, 1876; Drake, 1875 each panel 137.5 x 51.4cm (54 1/8 x 20 1/4in), overall screen 220 x 183.5cm (86 5/8 x 72 1/4in).
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,942–$38,913
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Sporting Sale, Edinburgh · 23 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1477585
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Earl, A set of three portraits of the champion pointers: Hamlet, 1868; Bang, 1876; Drake, 1875 each panel 137.5 x 51.4cm (54 1/8 x 20 1/4in), overall screen 220 x 183.5cm (86 5/8 x 72 1/4in). Bonhams, 23 May 2017, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1477585.
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George Earl, A set of three portraits of the champion pointers: Hamlet, 1868; Bang, 1876; Drake, 1875 each panel 137.5 x 51.4cm (54 1/8 x 20 1/4in), overall screen 220 x 183.5cm (86 5/8 x 72 1/4in). Bonhams, 23 May 2017, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1477585.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Slipper's ABC of Fox Hunting, first edition, Longmans, Green and Co., 1903 | Somerville | £300–£500 | |
| A History of British Birds, 6 vol., George Bell, 1870 | Morris | £300–£500 | |
| WILDFOWL SCOTT (PETER) Wild Chorus, NUMBER 321 OF 1200 COPIES SIGNED … | — | £300–£400 | |
| 'The Varmint Little Lady' | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'snaffles' | £800–£1,200 | |
| The Chase | George Denholm Armour | £500–£700 | |
| Before the race | Follower Of John Frederick Herring, Jnr. | £500–£700 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Earl | Bringing home the stag | $26,904 | Christie's, Jul 2026 | |
| Thomas Blinks | The York and Ainsty Hounds on the Ferry at Newby | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| George Earl | Brocklesby Foxhounds, Scornful , Prudence , Rosebud and Poes | Christie's, Nov 2000 | ||
| George Earl | The Return from Stalking | Sotheby's, Aug 2005 | ||
| John Emms | Gone to ground 27 x 23 3/4in. (68.5 x 60.5cm.) | Bonhams, Feb 2015 | ||
| John Emms | Buckhounds at rest | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| George Earl | A three-part Screen depicting Hamlet , Bang and Drake , with | Christie's, Jun 1998 | ||
| Thomas Blinks | thomas blinks | pointers on alert | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 |
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.