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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $10,761–$14,348
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05171 · 30 June 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3275025
- Record
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Francis Towne, Lake Como. Sotheby's, 30 Jun 2005, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3275025.
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Francis Towne, Lake Como. Sotheby's, 30 Jun 2005, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3275025.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05171 · Jun 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milkmaids with Cattle on a country track | R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of Admiral Beauchamp | George Engleheart | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| View of London bridge on the Thames | Gideon Yates | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | Daniel Gardner | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman | Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A woman on a donkey returning from market | Peter De Wint | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Towne | View of the River Camel at the Estuary | $10,800 | Sotheby's, May 2024 | |
| Francis Towne | francis towne | a view of a hermitage at rocca di papa, near | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Francis Towne | Figures walking Near Glarus, Switzerland | Sotheby's, Jul 2010 | ||
| Francis Towne | The Breidden Hills going from Shrewsbury to Welshpool | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
| Francis Towne | the coastline near Lynton, Devon | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | ||
| Francis Towne | Edinburgh Castle from the south | Christie's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Francis Towne | View of the waterfall at Chudleigh Rock, Devon | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Francis Towne | James White's Estate at Fordland, Devon | Christie's, Nov 2003 |
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.