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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,801–$11,702
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important British Paintings, London · 5 June 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3768487
- Record
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Willis, Robert. 1799-1878., Portrait of a lady. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3768487.
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Willis, Robert. 1799-1878., Portrait of a lady. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3768487.
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From the same sale Important British Paintings · Jun 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Sir Thomas Harrison, Chamberlain of London (1701-1765) | Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Old Houses by the Wensum | James Stark | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Friars in a Landscape | Richard Wilson R.A | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait of Ronald Crawford | Philip Wickstead | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Eurydice hurried back to the Infernal Regions | R.a. Henry Thomson | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| A Gypsy Encampment | Samuel David Colkett | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | The Shrinking Perimeter | $8,190 | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | |
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | Study for ‘The Sailor’s Return' | Christie's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | Sarah, the artist's wife | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Miss Grace S | Christie's, Mar 2007 | ||
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | Nude Holding a Cat | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | l'histoire du règne de l'empereur charles quint. amsterdam ; | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | Four Seasons Seen Through the Eyes of Jessica's Sock Monkey | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | Shoe Shop | Christie's, Dec 2015 |
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.