Lot 85 · Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900
Venus and cupids
Richard Westall · pencil and watercolour heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $11,987–$17,980
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, London · 5 July 2022
- Dimensions
- 12 7⁄8 x 16 in. (32.7 x 40.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3444499
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3444499 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3444499
Richard Westall, Venus and cupids. Christie's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 85. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3444499.
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Richard Westall, Venus and cupids. Christie's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 85. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3444499.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900 · Jul 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A nude man seen from behind | AFTER GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA, CALLED IL PARMIGIANINO (PARMA 1503-1540 CASALMAGGIORE) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A river landscape with cliffs | LOUIS-GABRIEL MOREAU, MOREAU L'AÎNÉ (PARIS 1740-1806) | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| The Virgin and Child beneath a baldachin, with Saints Agnes, Dorothea… | ANDREAS JOHANN JACOB HEINRICH MÜLLER (KASSEL 1811-1890 DÜSSELDORF) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| An album comprising topographical views and character and architectur… | VARIOUS ARTISTS, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY | £10,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of Joseph Brown of Norwich (1720-1800), painter ( recto ); a… | THE REV. THOMAS KERRICH (1747-1828 CAMBRIDGE) | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Conway Castle, North Wales | THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON, SEN. (NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 1784-1848) | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Westall | The Infant Bacchus | $19,237 | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | |
| Richard Westall | Eloisa | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| English School | 18th Century View of Lindsey House, Cheyne Walk, London | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Richard Westall | Emma Hamilton (1765–1815) as Ariadne | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| John Constable | Dedham Church, Suffolk | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Richard Westall | The Bower of Venus | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| John Constable | River landscape, possibly on the Stour | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of an officer, half-length, in a scarl | Bonhams, Sep 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.