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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $15,185–$22,778
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05170 · 22 March 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3217672
- Record
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James. Ward, The Recruit; and The Wounded Soldier. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2005, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3217672.
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James. Ward, The Recruit; and The Wounded Soldier. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2005, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3217672.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05170 · Mar 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Lady Juliana Boyle | Nathaniel Hone R.a. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Portrait of Master Legh | R.a. Thomas Beach | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | R.a. Gavin Hamilton | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A prospect of Windsor Castle | Peter Tillemans | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| A shepherd and sheep on a bank by a river, cattle watering beyond | George Shalders | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The hurdy Gurdy Player | John Collet | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| James. Ward | Study of a Lioness | $15,240 | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | |
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| James. Ward | Adonis, from: Celebrated Horses | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| James. Ward | The Fall of Phaeton | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
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| James. Ward | The Pool of Bethesda, a Modello | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| James. Ward | A Rainbow's End | Sotheby's, May 2014 |
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