Lot 119 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures
melancholia recto; study of a male nude verso
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,389–$5,852
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823887
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Opie R.a., melancholia recto; study of a male nude verso. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823887.
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John Opie R.a., melancholia recto; study of a male nude verso. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823887.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) | $4,156 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| John Opie R.a. | A girl slumbering under a tree in a landscape | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of a young girl | Sotheby's, Oct 2004 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of a girl, seated | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Full length portrait of a gentleman in a blue c | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | portrait of a young girl, said to be lady bathurst | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | portrait of john penwarne junior (b. 1758), resting on a mos | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| English School | Portrait of an officer, traditionally identified as Major Ge | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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.