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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $140,988–$211,483
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05132 · 5 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3302567
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lemuel Francis Abbott, portrait of admiral horatio, first viscount nelson. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2005, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3302567.
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Lemuel Francis Abbott, portrait of admiral horatio, first viscount nelson. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2005, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3302567.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05132 · Oct 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A silver combined knife and fork, circa 1801 | — | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Battle of St. Kitts | English School | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson | Richard Bowyer | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Baron Nelson of the Nile | The Palermo Artist | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| Greenwich Pensioners commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar | Burnet, John. 1784-1868. | £500–£700 | |
| The death of Nelson | P.r.a. Benjamin West | £500–£700 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemuel Francis Abbott | Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), half-lengt | $553,368 | Christie's, Dec 2025 | |
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Elizabeth Blake, Lady Wallscourt (1805-1877), th | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Frances (née Puleston) Cooke (1765-1818) | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Lemuel Francis Abbott | Portrait of Henry Callender | Bonhams, Dec 2015 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Mrs. Henrietta Smith (1735-1795), three-quarter- | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| English School | Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | self portrait | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, cal | Christie's, Jul 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.