Lot 245 · Sotheby's L05173
An album of figure drawings, landscapes and designs for pictures
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,486–$5,229
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05173 · 8 December 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3359789
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Thompson Davis, An album of figure drawings, landscapes and designs for pictures. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 245. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3359789.
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Edward Thompson Davis, An album of figure drawings, landscapes and designs for pictures. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 245. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3359789.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05173 · Dec 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A folio of drawings and watercolours | Unknown Artist | £800–£1,200 | |
| Figures on a street in Paris | John Scarlett Davis | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman in Spanish costume, possibly Richard Ford | Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | £800–£1,200 | |
| Cattle crossing a stream | John Linnell | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| British Soldiers before the tower of the old Moorish Citadel in Gibraltar | R.a. David Roberts | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A folio of drawings | Unknown Artist | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Thompson Davis | Telling a tale 12 x 16in (30.5 x 40.5cm) | $5,000 | Bonhams, May 2018 | |
| George Richmond | Self-Portrait | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| James. Ward | The Fern Burners | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| George Richmond | Three Quarter Length Portrait of Octavius Wigram Seated in H | Lyon & Turnbull, Nov 2021 | ||
| Edward Thompson Davis | Study of Ivy | Sotheby's, Jan 2011 | ||
| David Cox Snr. O.w.s. | Asking the way | Bonhams, Mar 2016 | ||
| David Cox Snr. O.w.s. | The Old Holyhead Road, sheep beneath a tree | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| John Linnell | 'Sheep' | Bonhams, Mar 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.