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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $190,164–$285,246
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Gleneagles Pictures, London · 30 August 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3468281
- Record
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Arthur Melville, The Contrabandista. Sotheby's, 30 Aug 2006, lot 1023. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3468281.
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Arthur Melville, The Contrabandista. Sotheby's, 30 Aug 2006, lot 1023. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3468281.
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From the same sale Gleneagles Pictures · Aug 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulips and Ranunculus | Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, R.S.A., R.A. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A Woodcock | Archibald Thorburn | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Still Life with Violin, Sunflowers and Birds | Leon Francesco Morrocco | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| The Quay at Pittenween | Arthur Macdonald | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Native Americans at the Campfire | George Leslie Hunter | £2,500–£3,000 | |
| Loch Duich and the Mountains of Glen Shiel, Ross-shire | William Turner Of Oxford Ows | £10,000–£15,000 |
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| George Leslie Hunter | Purple Tulips 51 x 40.5 cm. (20 x 16 in.) | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| John Duncan Fergusson Rba | Yachts, 1927 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| John Duncan Fergusson Rba | Rose in the Hair, 1908 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2024 |
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