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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,140–$5,797
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W03712 · 1 October 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2992855
- Record
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Léon-émile Caille, the bedtime story. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2003, lot 211. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2992855.
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Léon-émile Caille, the bedtime story. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2003, lot 211. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2992855.
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From the same sale Sotheby's W03712 · Oct 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossing the River | Louis-aimé Japy | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Off The Market | Julius Caesar Ibbetson | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A sad farewell | David Monies | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| Al Fresco | Joseph Pauwels | £600–£800 | |
| The Rose Arch | R.w.s. Helen Allingham | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| River above Rouen | David Farquharson A.R.A., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. | £1,000–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| French School | Still Life with Fruit and Flowers in a Porcelain Vase with a | $12,117 | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | |
| English School | A view of Chester from the River Dee with pleasure boats and | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| Léon-émile Caille | feeding time; kiss goodnight | Sotheby's, Mar 2006 | ||
| English School | circa 1560 Portrait of a lady, half-length, in an embroidere | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| George Morland | Peasants beside a stream in a storm | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| French School | 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, holding a | Bonhams, Apr 2018 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | Arrival of Hoppickers, Farnham | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| French School | The Young Grape Pickers | Lempertz, Nov 2023 |
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.