Lot 116 · A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation
Portrait of an Artist
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,504–$2,257
- 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-2026-3816719
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Herman Gustave Herkomer, Portrait of an Artist. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2008, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816719.
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Herman Gustave Herkomer, Portrait of an Artist. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2008, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816719.
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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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Gustave Herkomer | A portrait of Captain Weber 44 1/4 x 34in (112.4 x 86.3cm) | $4,075 | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | |
| Bernard Pothast | Admiring the New Arrival | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| William Powell Frith, Ra | The Letter | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2021 | ||
| Herman Gustave Herkomer | Portrait of Aileen Wemyss Syme (nee Crane) of Braemar, bust- | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| John Cyril Harrison | Barnacle geese taking off | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| John Cyril Harrison | Grouse in flight | Sworders, May 2026 | ||
| John Cyril Harrison | Coming along the ridge | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Bernard Pothast | Dressing the Baby | Bonhams, Oct 2025 |
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.