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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,422–$9,037
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04130 · 19 April 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3039479
- Record
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John Robertson Reid, Blowing Bubbles. Sotheby's, 19 Apr 2004, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3039479.
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John Robertson Reid, Blowing Bubbles. Sotheby's, 19 Apr 2004, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3039479.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04130 · Apr 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shepherd's Courtship | Charles Martin Hardie Rsa | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Under Heavy Snow | Patrick William Adam R.s.a. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Far Away | Sir Robin Philipson, R.A., P.R.S.A., R.S.W. | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Still Life with a Melon | Robert Macbryde | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Breezy Day | Jack Vettriano O.b.e. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Old Plough | Joan Eardley R.s.a. | £15,000–£20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robertson Reid | 'Capturing a German Mine off the Cornish Coast, 1918' | $7,795 | Bonhams, May 2020 | |
| John Robertson Reid | The Footbridge | Sotheby's, Nov 2005 | ||
| John Robertson Reid | The Treasures of the Deep | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
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| Louis Bosworth Hurt | Glencoe | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| John Robertson Reid | montrose habour | Sotheby's, Aug 2003 | ||
| John Robertson Reid | The Cabbage Garden | Sotheby's, Dec 2004 | ||
| Louis Bosworth Hurt | Highland Cattle by a Mountain Loch | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2024 |
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