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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,878–$2,817
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — British and Continental Pictures · 19 January 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3188942
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William A. Breakspeare, A dark beauty. Sotheby's, 19 Jan 2005, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3188942.
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William A. Breakspeare, A dark beauty. Sotheby's, 19 Jan 2005, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3188942.
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From the same sale British and Continental Pictures · Jan 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Landlord | Alberic Victor Duyver | £800–£1,200 | |
| Where Sunshine Gleams | Pietro Senno | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| The Day's Bag | Robert Cleminson | £750–£950 | |
| Junge Frau mit drei kleinen Kindern | Hugo Oehmichen | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The doctor's visit | Jozef Geirnaert | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| silhouette of prince william V of orange and family | English School | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William A. Breakspeare | A kitchen courtship | $4,421 | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | |
| William A. Breakspeare | Where are you going to, my pretty maid? | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | Halt for Refreshment | Sotheby's, Jul 2005 | ||
| Frank Moss Bennett | Another fine vintage | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | The gypsy girl | Christie's, Jul 2009 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | Portrait of a lady | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| William A. Breakspeare | Lost in thought | Christie's, Mar 2015 | ||
| Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | Sheep before the White Cliffs | Bonhams, Sep 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.