Lot 2 · Important Miniatures from a Private Collection
three works in four volumes comprising: williamson, g.c. andrew & nathaniel plimer. london: george bell and sons, 1903, number 121 of 365 copies, original cloth, top edge gilt, library markings, extremities frayed--williamson, g.c. the history of portrait miniatures. london: george bell and sons, 1904, one of 520 copies, two volumes, original buckram gilt, top edges gilt, extremities bumped--bourgoing, j. de. die englische bilnisminiatur. vienna: artur wolf, 1927, number 480 of 1000 copies, original cloth gilt with morocco gilt spine; all folio, numerous plates, occasional wear, small labels on insides of upper covers
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £80–£120 hammer ≈ $158–$237
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Miniatures from a Private Collection , London · 16 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3747662
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3747662 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3747662
A Collection Of Books:, three works in four volumes comprising: williamson, g.c. andrew & nathaniel plimer. london: george bell and sons, 1903, number 121 of 365 copies, original cloth, top edge gilt, library markings, extremities frayed--williamson, g.c. the history of portrait miniatures. london: george bell and sons, 1904, one of 520 copies, two volumes, original buckram gilt, top edges gilt, extremities bumped--bourgoing, j. de. die englische bilnisminiatur. vienna: artur wolf, 1927, number 480 of 1000 copies, original cloth gilt with morocco gilt spine; all folio, numerous plates, occasional wear, small labels on insides of upper covers. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747662.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3747662.
A Collection Of Books:, three works in four volumes comprising: williamson, g.c. andrew & nathaniel plimer. london: george bell and sons, 1903, number 121 of 365 copies, original cloth, top edge gilt, library markings, extremities frayed--williamson, g.c. the history of portrait miniatures. london: george bell and sons, 1904, one of 520 copies, two volumes, original buckram gilt, top edges gilt, extremities bumped--bourgoing, j. de. die englische bilnisminiatur. vienna: artur wolf, 1927, number 480 of 1000 copies, original cloth gilt with morocco gilt spine; all folio, numerous plates, occasional wear, small labels on insides of upper covers. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747662.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Important Miniatures from a Private Collection · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Miss Turner of Uxbridge | Richard Crosse | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of Jane Dorothy Lambton | Charles Shirreff | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman | John Smart | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a young girl | French School | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of the Hon. Sophia Ward | Horace Hone A.r.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of Miss Meliora Butter | Andrew Plimer | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Collection Of Books: | 17 works in 18 volumes, comprising: [christie, manson & wood | $939 | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | |
| Utagawa Hiroshige | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2025 | ||
| Various Artists | Valley of Mist 2 | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Various Artists | Four Works | Rago, Feb 2022 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | a) Two ôban triptychs. Theater scenes. Signed: Toyokuni ga. | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| Various Artists | Six works from the Taittinger Artist Collection | Rago, Aug 2026 | ||
| Various Artists | 19th Century Five views of Turkey, including Citadelle of Tr | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | “Ise Province: Mount Asama, Teahouse on the pass” | Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 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.