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Lot 260 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture

Sur la Plage - Mary, Queen of Scots

James Joseph Tissot · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $40,982–$68,303
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 2 July 2025
Dimensions
19 1⁄2 x 22 1⁄4 in. (49.5 x 56.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3148546
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Joseph Tissot, Sur la Plage - Mary, Queen of Scots. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 260. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148546.

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From the same sale Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture · Jul 2025

LotArtistEstimateResult
A male saint, possibly a deacon FRENCH, LATE 14TH OR EARLY 15TH CENTURY £4,000–£6,000
The Lamentation AMBROSIUS BENSON (LOMBARDY C. 1495-1550 BRUGES) AND WORKSHOP £20,000–£30,000
Saint Bartholomew PROBABLY EAST NETHERLANDISH, LATE 15TH OR EARLY 16TH CENTURY £15,000–£25,000
The Conversion of Saint Paul PIERO BONACCORSI, CALLED PERINO DEL VAGA (FLORENCE 1501-1547 ROME) £80,000–£120,000
Portrait of a young boy, thought to be Ralph Delaval (1622-1691), ful… ANGLO-DUTCH SCHOOL, 1623-25 £60,000–£80,000
Sleeping Nymph and Satyr AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY £25,000–£35,000

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