Lot 134 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures
a sketching party in leigh woods, near bristol
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,852–$8,778
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823898
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A.r.a. Francis Danby, a sketching party in leigh woods, near bristol. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823898.
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A.r.a. Francis Danby, a sketching party in leigh woods, near bristol. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823898.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.r.a. Francis Danby | Hotwells in the Avon Gorge | $4,531 | Christie's, Jul 2022 | |
| A.r.a. Francis Danby | A Sailing Ship in a Stormy Sea | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | The Needle Club at The Ram Inn, Newmarket | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| John Constable | A cottage amongst trees | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | In Full Cry | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2022 | ||
| A.r.a. Francis Danby | A shepherd resting at the end of the day | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| A.r.a. Francis Danby | The Broken Bridge | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 |
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.