Lot 21 · British and Continental Pictures including Marine pictures
sir scudamore journeying to the temple of venus in quest of amores. "so on that hard adventeur forth i went..." spenser
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $9,495–$13,293
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — British and Continental Pictures including Marine pictures · 21 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3533856
- Record
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John Frederick Tennant, sir scudamore journeying to the temple of venus in quest of amores. "so on that hard adventeur forth i went..." spenser. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2006, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3533856.
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John Frederick Tennant, sir scudamore journeying to the temple of venus in quest of amores. "so on that hard adventeur forth i went..." spenser. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2006, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3533856.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Tennant | glennabbey, north wales | $10,625 | Sotheby's, Jan 2008 | |
| John Frederick Tennant | A narrowboat passing under a bridge, mountains beyond | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| John Frederick Tennant | the lion rock, cheddar gorge, somerset | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| John Frederick Tennant | A hunting party in an extensive landscape | Christie's, Dec 2007 | ||
| John Frederick Tennant | The Wye Valley | Christie's, Sep 2006 | ||
| French School | Saint Jerome reading by candlelight | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| French School | 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, holding a | Bonhams, Apr 2018 | ||
| John Frederick Tennant | A wooded river landscape with a shepherd and his cattle in t | Christie's, Oct 2007 |
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.