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- Estimate
- $700,000–$900,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art, New York · 18 April 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3607914
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur John Elsley, the happy pair (a royal procession). Sotheby's, 18 Apr 2007, lot 191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3607914.
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Arthur John Elsley, the happy pair (a royal procession). Sotheby's, 18 Apr 2007, lot 191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3607914.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · Apr 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Clipper Ship in a Moonlit Sea | Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| Le Labourage | Rosa Bonheur | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| The Duck Pond | Alexander Koester | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Fishermen on the Normandy Coast | Alexandre René Veron | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Posilipo, Naples | Franz Richard Unterberger | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| The Golden HOrn, Constantinople | SIR Frank Brangwyn, R.a., R.w.s., P.r.b.a. | $60,000–$80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur John Elsley | Well Done! | $722,500 | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | |
| Arthur John Elsley | Spring Songs | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Glaneuse (Young Girl in a Wheat Field) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| John William Godward R.b.a. | Poppies | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2021 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | La Fille du pêcheur (The Fisherman's Daughter) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | As Good as Ever | Christie's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Brume matinale au marais | Sotheby's, Apr 2006 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Biblis | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 |
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