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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,140–$8,566
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The British Sale, London · 27 November 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3013509
- Record
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William A. Breakspeare, The Lover's Meeting. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2003, lot 335. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3013509.
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William A. Breakspeare, The Lover's Meeting. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2003, lot 335. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3013509.
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From the same sale The British Sale · Nov 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figures in a Gig | Charles Cooper Henderson | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Spanish Beauty | John Bagnold Burgess, Ra | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Fair Pledges of a Fruitful Tree | Robert Walker Macbeth | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| On the Sand Dunes | Heywood Hardy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Patience | Frank Percy Wild | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Whitby | John Atkinson Grimshaw | £18,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William A. Breakspeare | Wistful | $12,915 | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | |
| William A. Breakspeare | Lost in thought | Christie's, Mar 2015 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | The Guardian Angel 24 1/4 x 36 1/4in (61.6 x 92.1cm) | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | The gypsy girl | Christie's, Jul 2009 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | The End of the Evening | Christie's, Apr 2004 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | A Musical Interlude | Sotheby's, Jun 2008 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | Where are you going to, my pretty maid? | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | a toast to the chef | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 |
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.