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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $26,529–$35,373
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05133 · 13 December 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3366445
- Record
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Walter Hunt, The Foster Mother. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2005, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3366445.
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Walter Hunt, The Foster Mother. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2005, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3366445.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05133 · Dec 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Ravens | Edward Frederick Brewtnall R.W.S., R.B.A. | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Faraway Thoughts | Jnr. Alfred Glendening | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Before the Morning Ride | Samuel Edmund Waller | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Cattle Watering | Sidney Richard Percy | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Wooing and Cooing | George Smith | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| That Damned Cat | Charles Spencelayh | £60,000–£80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hunt | The Highland Hearth | $127,724 | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | |
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A moonlit landscape | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Liverpool Docks | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Walter Hunt | Puppies' breakfast | Christie's, Dec 2008 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Forge Valley by moonlight | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Lights in Whitby Harbour | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A moonlit lane, Roundhay | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | On the Clyde, Glasgow | Christie's, Dec 2022 |
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.