Lot 122 · 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale
The Return Home
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale, New York · 23 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3801309
- Record
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George Elgar Hicks, The Return Home. Sotheby's, 23 Oct 2008, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3801309.
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George Elgar Hicks, The Return Home. Sotheby's, 23 Oct 2008, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3801309.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherries and Hollyhocks | Alexis Kreyder | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Bathers | Louis Marie Henri Raoul Prat | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Angelus | Emile Friant | $45,000–$65,000 | |
| In a Courtyard, Tangier | Philippe Pavy | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Fontainebleau, Sommet de Carrière Boisée | Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| La Valaisane | Jules Salles-wagner | $80,000–$120,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Elgar Hicks | the children of sir h. hussey vivian, bt, m.p. | $84,329 | Sotheby's, May 2014 | |
| George Elgar Hicks | The Bayeux Tapestry | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | The General Post Office, One minute before six | Christie's, Jul 2016 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | Haymaking | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | Saint Augustine's, Canterbury, in 1883 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | billingsgate fish market | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | Croquet | Sotheby's, Oct 2004 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | the general post office, one minute before six | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 |
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.