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Lot 653 · Sotheby's W04858

breaking cover; a rattling finish

Arthur Alfred Davis

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,843–$2,765
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's W04858 · 3 November 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3133439
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Alfred Davis, breaking cover; a rattling finish. Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2004, lot 653. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3133439.

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Arthur Alfred Davis, breaking cover; a rattling finish. Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2004, lot 653. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3133439.

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From the same sale Sotheby's W04858 · Nov 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
Sally; Dreamer John Sanderson Wells R.B.A., R.I. £2,000–£3,000
Sketches made on a cumberland Hound trail Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards R.I., R.C.A. £800–£1,200
Grouse on Rock Richard Robjent £800–£1,200
Hurlingham International Polo Trophy, 1921 Herbert Haseltine £1,500–£2,000
Portrait of John Wodehouse, Later 3rd Earl of Kimberley on his polo pony Kenneth Hauff £2,000–£3,000
Woodcock Archibald Thorburn £8,000–£12,000

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