Lot 192 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures
lugano, switzerland
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,389–$7,315
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823886
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, lugano, switzerland. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823886.
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Edward Lear, lugano, switzerland. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823886.
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From the same sale Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin | Alfred Gomersal Vickers | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | Andrew Plimer | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A shipwreck | R.w.s. Edward Duncan | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Portrait of an actress | R.a. Richard Cosway | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| An interesting letter | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £3,500–£4,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Jerusalem | $6,554 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | |
| Edward Lear | A view of Santa Maura, Levkas, Ionian Islands | Christie's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Wastwater, Lake District, England | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | Topolia, Crete | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | St. Jean, France | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Dahr el Bayree, Thebes | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | A distant view of the Castel Sant' Angelo, Corfú | Christie's, Jul 2024 |
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.