Lot 215 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Bamborough Castle, Northumberland
John Varley R.w.s. · pencil and watercolour with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,527–$3,790
- 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
- 9 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (24.2 x 32.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3709489
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3709489 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3709489
John Varley R.w.s., Bamborough Castle, Northumberland. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709489.
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John Varley R.w.s., Bamborough Castle, Northumberland. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709489.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Varley R.w.s. | A view of Harrow from Hampstead | $3,962 | Christie's, Dec 2023 | |
| John Varley R.w.s. | View of Totnes, from the River Dart, South Devon | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | dunstanburgh castle, northumberland | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | Albion Chapel and the Remains of London Wall and Bethlehem H | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | The Bridge at Beddgelert, North Wales | Christie's, Dec 2011 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | Bedgellert Bridge, Wales | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | View of Dolgellau, North Wales | Christie's, Nov 2006 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | On the River Thames at Millbank, London | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 |
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.