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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $566–$850
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — Five Centuries: Furniture, Paintings & Works of Art, Live Online | Viewing in Edinburgh · 19 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2377370
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Charles Playfair, MEDITATION. Lyon & Turnbull, 19 May 2021, lot 399. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2377370.
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James Charles Playfair, MEDITATION. Lyon & Turnbull, 19 May 2021, lot 399. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2377370.
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From the same sale Five Centuries: Furniture, Paintings & Works of Art · May 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock, Nicholson and Son, Berwick — Ear… | — | £600–£800 | |
| Chinese Yellow Ground Bottle Vase — 20Th Century | — | £250–£350 | |
| Three Cut Glass Comports — 19Th/20Th Century | — | £1,000–£1,400 | |
| Collection of Cut Glass — 19Th/ 20Th Century | — | £2,250–£3,150 | |
| After Rembrandt — Portrait of Saskia Van Uylenburgh the Artist's Wife | — | £800–£1,200 | |
| Oak Court Cupboard, Westmorland or North Yorkshire — Late 17Th Century | — | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Charles Playfair | A Moment's Thought | $588 | Christie's, Oct 1998 | |
| English School | 20th Century A river curving through a rural landscape | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| English School | early 19th century A colonial plantation scene unframed | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Dutch School | Dutch School: Eines der Werke der Barmherzigkeit: Speisung d | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Jan 2024 | ||
| English School | 18th Century A gentleman holding a glass of wine | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| James Charles Playfair | Solitude | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Dutch School | 18th Century Drovers with their flock before a stream, a tow | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| English School | 19th Century 'The Little Basses' and 'The Great Basses', Cey | Bonhams, Jul 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.