Lot 179 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Corfe, Dorset, with the castle behind
Thomas Girtin · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,895–$2,527
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, London · 2 July 2019
- Dimensions
- 3 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. (8 x 12.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3709465
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3709465 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3709465
Thomas Girtin, Corfe, Dorset, with the castle behind. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 179. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709465.
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Thomas Girtin, Corfe, Dorset, with the castle behind. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 179. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709465.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna · Jul 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony Abbot experiencing a vision | Giovanni Battista Della Rovere | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Studies of legs, lower torsos, arms and a shoulder ( recto ); Faint s… | Aurelio Luini | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Death of Lucretia | Ferraù Fenzoni | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Nativity | Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Il Grechetto | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A crowd scene | Francesco Novelli | £800–£1,200 | |
| Three figure studies | Hendrick Avercamp | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Girtin | A Country House | $1,727 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| Thomas Girtin | A kitchen interior | Christie's, Mar 2002 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Kelso Abbey, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | A skating party on the Serpentine | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | On the road to Harrow-on-the-Hill | Christie's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Edward Lear | St John Lateran and the Claudian Aqueduct, Rome | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | A stone and timber house, possibly in Shropshire | Christie's, Jun 1999 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | A game of billiards | Bonhams, Oct 2018 |
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.