Lot 20 · Adams & Company: Photographs of the American West including Property from the Peter Fetterman Collection
Mount Watkins, Fully Reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite, 1865-1866
Carleton E. Watkins · annotated in pencil (mount, recto)
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Adams & Company: Photographs of the American West including Property from the Peter Fetterman Collection, New York · 15 January 2009
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in. (52.3 x 39.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3463363
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3463363 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3463363
Carleton E. Watkins, Mount Watkins, Fully Reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite, 1865-1866. Christie's, 15 Jan 2009, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3463363.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3463363.
Carleton E. Watkins, Mount Watkins, Fully Reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite, 1865-1866. Christie's, 15 Jan 2009, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3463363.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Adams & Company: Photographs of the American West including Property from the Peter Fetterman Collection · Jan 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A pair of deadeye bookends | A pair of deadeye bookends | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Walker & Hall, British; 19Th Century | A circular serving tray in plate from the Hawksdale | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| An eight spoked wood and brass ship's wheel | An eight spoked wood and brass ship's wheel | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Mid-19Th Century | A carpenter's chest from the 120-gun first rate ship of the line H.M.S. St. Vincent | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Circa 1910 | An Art Nouveau plate decorated with a cutter yacht | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| A mid 19th century British single draw telescope | A mid 19th century British single draw telescope | $800–$1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton E. Watkins | Cathedral Spires, Yosemite Valley | $40,320 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Carleton E. Watkins | Lake Tahoe from Tahoe City | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | 'El Capitan. 3600 Ft. Yosemite' | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Mt. Hood from Near Vancouver | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Yosemite Valley, from Big Oak Flat Road | Sotheby's, Jan 2025 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | The Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point Y | Phillips, Apr 2016 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | ‘the half dome, vernal and nevada falls, from glacier point | Sotheby's, Apr 2004 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Devil's Gate and the Weber River, Weber Canyon, Utah | Bonhams, Jul 2026 |
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.