Lot 10 · The Scottish Sale
Half-length Portrait of Mrs Allen 77 x 63.5 cm. (30 5/16 x 25 in.) Painted circa 1795
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $14,759–$22,138
- Result
- upcoming — 15 April 2015
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Scottish Sale, Edinburgh · 15 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1785019
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Henry Raeburn Ra, Half-length Portrait of Mrs Allen 77 x 63.5 cm. (30 5/16 x 25 in.) Painted circa 1795. Bonhams, 15 Apr 2015, lot 10. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1785019.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
74% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 74%, 75% sold.
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Sir Henry Raeburn Ra, Half-length Portrait of Mrs Allen 77 x 63.5 cm. (30 5/16 x 25 in.) Painted circa 1795. Bonhams, 15 Apr 2015, lot 10. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1785019.
From the same sale The Scottish Sale · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-length Portrait of John, 2nd Duke of Argyll 76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 … | William Aikman | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Parliament Hall, Edinburgh 24 x 34 cm. (9 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.) | Hans Jacob Hansen Rsw | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Eilean Donan Castle 55 x 74.5 cm. (21 5/8 x 29 5/16 in.) | Millard Sheets | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Sheep Gathering, Isle of Skye 69 x 137 cm. (27 3/16 x 53 15/16 in.) | Ra Richard Ansdell | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Calves in a Stable 50.5 x 76.5 cm. (19 7/8 x 30 1/8 in.) | David Gauld R.s.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Portrait of Robert Burns 25 x 19.5 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.) | Follower Of Peter Taylor | £700–£1,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Portrait of Mrs George Wood | $17,698 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2024 | |
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Portrait of the Mrs Grant of Kilgraston half-length, in a gr | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Double Portrait of Mrs Graham Young and Her Child | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Mrs. Alexander Dirom, wife of Lieutenant-General Alexander D | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2019 | ||
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Half-Length Portrait of Mr William Mackenzie | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Portrait of James Bruce of Bankton, Mid Calder (1753-1826), | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Portrait of William Erskine, Lord Kinneder (1768-1822), thre | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806) | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 |
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.