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Lot 140 · Sotheby's N08260

feeding the arab

John Frederick Herring, Snr.

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Estimate
$350,000–$450,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08260 · 30 November 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3543716
Record
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John Frederick Herring, Snr., feeding the arab. Sotheby's, 30 Nov 2006, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3543716.

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John Frederick Herring, Snr., feeding the arab. Sotheby's, 30 Nov 2006, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3543716.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N08260 · Nov 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
Long Tailed duck, Summer Archibald Thorburn $4,000–$6,000
A Peaceful Harbor Henry Redmore $8,000–$12,000
Cape Buffalo David Shepherd $8,000–$12,000
October Morning Edmund Henry Osthaus $40,000–$60,000
A Cock and his Hens John Frederick Herring, Jnr. $5,000–$7,000
Prong Horn Antelope Peter Mcintyre $5,000–$7,000

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