Lot 185 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
Mr Armitage's 'Velocipede' with William Scott up and trainer John Scott standing by a hack
John Ferneley Senior · oil on canvas
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $65,997–$105,594
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, London · 8 December 2021
- Dimensions
- 34 x 42 in. (86.4 x 106.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3498054
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3498054 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3498054
John Ferneley Senior, Mr Armitage's 'Velocipede' with William Scott up and trainer John Scott standing by a hack. Christie's, 8 Dec 2021, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3498054.
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-2026-3498054.
John Ferneley Senior, Mr Armitage's 'Velocipede' with William Scott up and trainer John Scott standing by a hack. Christie's, 8 Dec 2021, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3498054.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Old Master Paintings and Sculpture · Dec 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tower of Babel - unfinished | Hendrik Van Cleve III | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| A view on a river with peasants in boats | Salomon Van Ruysdael | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Portrait of a young boy in classical costume holding a bird, with a s… | Nicolaes Maes | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Tomb robbers | Willem De Poorter | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Lot and his Daughters | Alessandro Turchi | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A Mediterranean harbour with townsfolk trading on the shore at sunset… | Circle Of Claude Joseph Vernet | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ferneley Senior | The Lambton Hounds at Feeding Time | $67,260 | Christie's, Jul 2026 | |
| John Ferneley Senior | The late Harry Goodricke, 7th Bt. (1797-1833), Deer-Stalking | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| John Ferneley Senior | John Henry Bucklitch, Lord Kintore's keeper, stalking roebuc | Christie's, Oct 2008 | ||
| John Ferneley Senior | Colonel O'Malley's Hunters at Spa Stables, Cheltenham | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| John Ferneley Senior | Mr Sadler's Dangerous, a chestnut racehorse with Chapple up | Christie's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Temple of Isis, Philae, viewed from the north | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Grouse in flight over butts | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Ferneley Senior | Sir Francis Holyoake on Crossbow, George Osbaldeston, M.F.H. | Bonhams, Jun 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.