Lot 6 · Sotheby's W05701
portrait of a gentleman, thought to be lieutenant-general wheler
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,847–$5,770
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W05701 · 9 March 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3207638
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir William Beechey R.A, portrait of a gentleman, thought to be lieutenant-general wheler. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2005, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3207638.
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Sir William Beechey R.A, portrait of a gentleman, thought to be lieutenant-general wheler. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2005, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3207638.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pond in Bankey Field, Olney | Charles Spencelayh | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A rural mass | Eugenio Lucas Villamil | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| St Joan of Arc praying | Edgard Maxence | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Carnival Scene | H*** Pinto | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Ben Nevis | Alfred De Bréanski, Snr | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Blacksmith's Shop | Georg Schöbel | £1,000–£1,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Beechey R.A | sir william beechey, r.a. | portrait of mrs john braham with | $5,090 | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | |
| Sir William Beechey R.A | portrait of a young girl, full length, holding flower | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 | ||
| Sir William Beechey R.A | portrait of captain kean osborn (1783 - 1813), when a child | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Sir William Beechey R.A | Portrait of a Young Lady | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Sir William Beechey R.A | Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Buckler standing in a landscape | Sotheby's, Jan 2015 | ||
| Sir William Beechey R.A | Portrait of Lieutenant Paul Sandby (1765-1793), bust-length, | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Sir William Beechey R.A | Portrait of two children with a dog in an interior | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Sir William Beechey R.A | Portrait of a Lady, said to be Elizabeth Brudenell-Bruce | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 |
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.