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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07933 · 11 December 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3022222
- Record
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John William Waterhouse, sleep and his half-brother death. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2003, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3022222.
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John William Waterhouse, sleep and his half-brother death. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2003, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3022222.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07933 · Dec 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeune Femme aux Hortensias | Élisabeth Sonrel | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| A Sacrifice to Hymen | Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Orpheus | Jean Delville | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Portrait of Dante Alighieri | Simeon Solomon | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Siren | John William Waterhouse | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| The Red Cap | Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys | $35,000–$45,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John William Waterhouse | Phyllis | $148,593 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | |
| John William Waterhouse | Study for the figure of Echo in 'Echo and Narcissus' | Christie's, Jul 2016 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | Miss Betty Pollock | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | Miranda | Lyon & Turnbull, Jul 2026 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | Study of the head of a young man, possibly for 'Narcissus' | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | vain lamorna, a study for lamia | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | Study for Lamia | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A moonlit lane, Roundhay | Bonhams, Sep 2023 |
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