Lot 76 · Victorian & Edwardian Art
Portrait of The Artist's Daughter against a Floral Background
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,098–$10,164
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Victorian & Edwardian Art, London · 12 July 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3662428
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Denys George Wells, Portrait of The Artist's Daughter against a Floral Background. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2007, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3662428.
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Denys George Wells, Portrait of The Artist's Daughter against a Floral Background. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2007, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3662428.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Farmer | Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Spring | Cecil Kennedy | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Trees and Cattle near Barton Mills | R.w.s. Edward Seago | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Farmyard Gossip | John Frederick Herring, Snr. | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Farmyard in Winter | John Frederick Herring, Snr. | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Arriving at the Hall | John Atkinson Grimshaw | £80,000–£120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denys George Wells | The Two Armchairs | $6,830 | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | |
| Denys George Wells | Still Life with Three Porcelain Figures on a Red Floral Tabl | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Denys George Wells | the artist's wife ethel playing the guitar | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Denys George Wells | Children Playing | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Pigsty, Portland (unframed) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Denys George Wells | The Circus Rehearsal | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Beans: Horham | Strauss & Co, Oct 2023 | ||
| Denys George Wells | The Arbor | Sotheby's, Jul 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.