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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,122–$10,203
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — British & Continental Paintings, London · 3 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3682136
- Record
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Margaret Dovaston, A Legal Point. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2007, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3682136.
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Margaret Dovaston, A Legal Point. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2007, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3682136.
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From the same sale British & Continental Paintings · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near Llangollen, North Wales | John Clayton Adams | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Standard bearer | Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Merry Go Round | Frieda Lock | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A Huntsman and his pack of Beagles | Charles Bilger Spalding | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| View of a house through a wooded garden | Ernst Oppler | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Quiet Spot to Rest | Numa Marzocchi De Belluci | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Dovaston | Tea at the Vicarage | $17,788 | Bonhams, Mar 2016 | |
| Margaret Dovaston | Searching the deed | Bonhams, Mar 2016 | ||
| Margaret Dovaston | His Stradivarius | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| Margaret Dovaston | A Legal Point | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Antoine Bouvard | The gondola workshop of San Trovaso, Venice | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Margaret Dovaston | Setting the boundary | Bonhams, Mar 2015 | ||
| Margaret Dovaston | Naval affairs | Bonhams, Jan 2013 | ||
| Margaret Dovaston | The toast 20 x 27in (50.8 x 68.6cm) | Bonhams, Apr 2023 |
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.