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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,017–$10,028
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — British and Continental Pictures, London · 6 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3733996
- Record
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Robert Anning Bell, Ra, The Unexpected Encounter. Sotheby's, 6 Mar 2008, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3733996.
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Robert Anning Bell, Ra, The Unexpected Encounter. Sotheby's, 6 Mar 2008, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3733996.
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From the same sale British and Continental Pictures · Mar 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sister | Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Fuente en un patio moro (Fountain in a Moorish Courtyard) | T. Liger-hidalgo | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Still Life of Flowers | Mee, Margaret. 1909-1988. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The Little Flower Seller | Antonio Paoletti | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Busy Street Scene, Mahon | Gonzalo Bilbao | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Still Life of Flowers | Anna Peters | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Anning Bell, Ra | The Divers | $5,808 | Christie's, Jul 2016 | |
| Robert Anning Bell, Ra | The mandolin player | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Robert Anning Bell, Ra | Mother and Children, 1906 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | ||
| French School | early 18th Century Three portraits of two ladies and a gentl | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Robert Anning Bell, Ra | The Red Headed Woman | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Robert Anning Bell, Ra | 'See where my love a-maying goes/with sweet Dame Flora playi | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| French School | Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs at Hippodamia's Wedding | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2022 |
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