Lot 285 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture
Afternoon Idleness, Bamburgh
Sir William Russell Flint · pencil and watercolour with scratching out on paper
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,661–$20,491
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 2 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 19 ¾ x 26 ¾ in. (50 x 67.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3148571
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3148571 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3148571
Sir William Russell Flint, Afternoon Idleness, Bamburgh. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 285. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148571.
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Sir William Russell Flint, Afternoon Idleness, Bamburgh. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 285. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148571.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sir William Russell Flint | Models Resting, Moray, West Highlands | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
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| Sir William Russell Flint | two nudes | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 | ||
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| Sir William Russell Flint | Olalla Paracuellos | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Sir William Russell Flint | Figural Composition | Strauss & Co, Mar 2018 | ||
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