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Lot 233 · Sotheby's N07964

"the meet;" "drawing cover;" "full cry;" and "the death"

Henry Thomas Alken Snr

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Estimate
$40,000–$60,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07964 · 27 May 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3054525
Record
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Henry Thomas Alken Snr, "the meet;" "drawing cover;" "full cry;" and "the death". Sotheby's, 27 May 2004, lot 233. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3054525.

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Henry Thomas Alken Snr, "the meet;" "drawing cover;" "full cry;" and "the death". Sotheby's, 27 May 2004, lot 233. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3054525.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N07964 · May 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
"An Anxious Moment" John Dalby Of York $5,000–$7,000
Portrait of Four Children Gerard Soest $20,000–$30,000
"Autumn Sunshine" Sir Alfred J. Munnings, P.r.a. $300,000–$500,000
Portrait of a Lady R.a. Angelica Kauffman $60,000–$80,000
Cart Horses in a Yard John Frederick Herring Jr. $15,000–$25,000
Blenheim Groom Cinching a Girth Sir Alfred J. Munnings, P.r.a. $15,000–$20,000

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John Frederick Herring, Snr. Good Companions Bonhams, Oct 2020

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