Lot 138 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
The fortress and town of Namur, at the junction of the Sambre and the Meuse
R.w.s. William Callow · pencil and watercolour with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $8,902–$12,717
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours , London · 4 July 2023
- Dimensions
- 20 1/4 x 29 7/8 in. (51.5 x 75.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3346508
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3346508 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3346508
R.w.s. William Callow, The fortress and town of Namur, at the junction of the Sambre and the Meuse. Christie's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 138. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346508.
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R.w.s. William Callow, The fortress and town of Namur, at the junction of the Sambre and the Meuse. Christie's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 138. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346508.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Bellagio, Lake Como | THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON, JUN., R.W.S. (LONDON 1813-1890) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Saint Blaise, enthroned and crowned by an angel, with two boy attendants | Called Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi | £15,000–£20,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.w.s. William Callow | The Piazzetta, Venice | $10,481 | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | |
| R.w.s. William Callow | lake como, italy | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| R.w.s. William Callow | View of Greenwich from the Thames, London | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
| R.w.s. William Callow | tours, on the loire, france | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| R.w.s. William Callow | a street scene, possibly in germany | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| R.w.s. William Callow | The Riva degli Schiavoni, looking towards the Danieli Hotel, | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| R.w.s. William Callow | A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| R.w.s. William Callow | View of Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy | Christie's, Jul 2023 |
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.