Lot 18 · British and Continental Pictures including Marine pictures
The Bower of Venus
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,848–$3,798
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — British and Continental Pictures including Marine pictures · 21 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3533685
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Westall, The Bower of Venus. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2006, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3533685.
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Richard Westall, The Bower of Venus. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2006, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3533685.
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From the same sale British and Continental Pictures including Marine pictures · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guarding the Day's Bag | John Gifford | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Coastal Scene with a Brig | Joseph Heard | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| Off Loading the Day's Catch | Thomas Bush Hardy | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of Lady Constance Walpole, Wife of Sir Spencer Walpole | Hugh Goldwin Riviere | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| Views of mount edgcumbe and Plymouth Sound | Nicholas Matthew Condy | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| John Knox delivering a sermon | Marcellus Laroon | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Westall | Mary, Queen of Scots, taking her leave of Sir Arthur Melvill | $5,664 | Christie's, Mar 2004 | |
| Richard Westall | Portrait of Lady Becher (1791-1872), née Eliza O'Neill, seat | Christie's, Jun 2000 | ||
| Richard Westall | Richard Westall, R.a. (1765-1836) | Christie's, Sep 2009 | ||
| Richard Westall | Figures on a beach, with ponies and fishing boats | Christie's, Mar 1999 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | A Group of Ten Drawings: seven illustrations for The Adventu | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2024 | ||
| Richard Westall | The Ghost of Prince Edward appearing to Clarence in a dream; | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | The Sunday walk | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Richard Westall | The Bower of Venus | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 |
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.