Lot 197 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures
Bedouin Tents
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $17,556–$26,334
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823918
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876., Bedouin Tents. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823918.
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Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876., Bedouin Tents. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823918.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | john frederick lewis, r.a. | the alhambra, near granada, spa | $21,080 | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | |
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | Turkish habitation in Venice, Italy | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | study of a young neapolitan woman in rome | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | portrait of the artist | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | A young woman from Bursa, Northern Turkey | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | ploughing at kom-ombo, egypt | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | An Old Suliote | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | A Spanish Girl | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 |
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.