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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08235 · 26 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3510202
- Record
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William Clarke Wontner, THe Willing Captive. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2006, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3510202.
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William Clarke Wontner, THe Willing Captive. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2006, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3510202.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08235 · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Fields | Julien Dupré | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| The Serenade | Eugen Von Blaas | $700,000–$900,000 | |
| Le Livre d'heures | William-adolphe Bouguereau | $300,000–$350,000 | |
| The Letter | Maria Brooks | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Confidences | Giovanni Boldini | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Pick-a-back | Arthur John Elsley | $80,000–$100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Clarke Wontner | Valeria | $160,383 | Christie's, Nov 2006 | |
| William Clarke Wontner | An Eastern Beauty | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Glasgow docks after rain | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Glasgow Docks | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Gourock Dock, Glasgow | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | At the Park Gate | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| William Clarke Wontner | A classical beauty | Christie's, Nov 1998 | ||
| William Clarke Wontner | Portrait of a young woman in Eastern costume | Bonhams, Mar 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.