Lot 94 · A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation
The First Piano Lesson
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,044–$22,566
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, London · 19 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3816505
- Record
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Charles West Cope, The First Piano Lesson. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2008, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816505.
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Charles West Cope, The First Piano Lesson. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2008, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816505.
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From the same sale A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuffed Birds in a Dome | Arthur H. Davis | £400–£600 | |
| Closhes; Potted Alpine Plants | Nina Carroll | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Quai Voltaire, Paris | Ronald Ossory Dunlop | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Old Schoolfellows | Alfred Rankley | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| The Squire and the Gamekeeper | James Lobley | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Sympathy | Edward Hughes | £4,000–£6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles West Cope | the first music lesson | $13,208 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | |
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| Henry Moore | Reclining Figure | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Charles West Cope | The Inquisition | Christie's, Nov 2001 | ||
| Henry Moore | Shorn Sheep in Field (recto) | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 |
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