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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $53,586–$89,310
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05621 · 31 August 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286714
- Record
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Arthur Melville, The Cock Fight. Sotheby's, 31 Aug 2005, lot 1051. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286714.
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Arthur Melville, The Cock Fight. Sotheby's, 31 Aug 2005, lot 1051. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286714.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life of Pink Roses | James Stuart Park | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A Morayshire Village | Wes David | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Summer Shade | David Gauld R.s.a. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
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| Left in Charge | William McTaggart, R.S.A., R.S.W. | £15,000–£20,000 |
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