Lot 52 · The Harborne Collection, the Estate of Magdi Obeid
'The love letter'
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,618–$2,427
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Harborne Collection, the Estate of Magdi Obeid, Online, London, New Bond Street · 4 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-331762
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Myles Birket Foster, Rws, 'The love letter'. Bonhams, 4 Mar 2024, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-331762.
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Myles Birket Foster, Rws, 'The love letter'. Bonhams, 4 Mar 2024, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-331762.
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From the same sale The Harborne Collection, the Estate of Magdi Obeid · Mar 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taking the horses to water | George Wright | £600–£800 | |
| Cattle in a water meadow | Circle Of William Shayer, Snr. | £500–£700 | |
| 'The Chapel, Haddon Hall' | Thomas Baker Of Leamington | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Shepherd boy and flock in the Roman Campagna | Alfredo De Simoni | £500–£700 | |
| The Rick Yard | Stanley Anderson | £400–£600 | |
| In the hayfield | Ri Walter Langley | £1,200–£1,800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting wa | $3,112 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | |
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | Naufrage | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | Nutting | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | English summer landscape | Bonhams, Mar 2016 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | The fisherman's children | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | Minding sheep | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster, Rws | Loading the cart for market | Bonhams, Mar 2021 |
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.