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Lot 237 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture

A hunt scurry - The Belvoir Hunt crossing the Smite, with Belvoir Castle in the distance

John Ferneley Senior · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $68,303–$109,285
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 2 July 2025
Dimensions
24 x 48 in. (61 x 122 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3148523
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Ferneley Senior, A hunt scurry - The Belvoir Hunt crossing the Smite, with Belvoir Castle in the distance. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 237. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148523.

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John Ferneley Senior, A hunt scurry - The Belvoir Hunt crossing the Smite, with Belvoir Castle in the distance. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 237. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148523.

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