Lot 29 · 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art
A bit of temper
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,829–$25,243
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art, London, New Bond Street · 2 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1757093
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Edmund Waller, A bit of temper. Bonhams, 2 Mar 2016, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1757093.
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Samuel Edmund Waller, A bit of temper. Bonhams, 2 Mar 2016, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1757093.
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From the same sale 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art · Mar 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch Priory, Hampshire | Frederick George Cotman | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A Mountain Landscape | Sidney Richard Percy | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Veduta di Napoli da Posillipo; Veduta della costa Sorrentina | Alexander Nasmyth | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| Capel Curig | Sidney Richard Percy | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Picking up the scent | Heywood Hardy | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Frozen winter landscape | Andreas Schelfhout | £7,000–£10,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Edmund Waller | Courtship | $21,831 | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | |
| Samuel Edmund Waller | A bit of temper, a pair 102 x 76.5cm (40 3/16 x 30 1/8in).(2 | Bonhams, Oct 2016 | ||
| Samuel Edmund Waller | A pair of golden lion tamarin monkeys on a branch | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Frozen out- Fishers: Kingfisher and Heron in a winter landsc | Christie's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Edward Ladell | Still Life with a Peach, a Pear, Plums and Grapes with a Gob | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Ptarmigan and Deer on a Hillside | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2022 | ||
| Samuel Edmund Waller | In His Father's Footsteps | Christie's, Jan 2000 | ||
| Edward Ladell | A glass of wine, peaches, grapes, a greengage, whitecurrants | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 |
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.