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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $22,107–$29,475
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Victorian & Edwardian Art, London · 9 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3825656
- Record
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Mary Ethel Young Hunter, Once Upon a Time. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2008, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3825656.
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Mary Ethel Young Hunter, Once Upon a Time. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2008, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3825656.
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From the same sale Victorian & Edwardian Art · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockerel and Hen; Chickens and Pigeons | Edgar Hunt | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Heathersett Races | R.w.s. Edward Seago | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| On the Threshold | Edgar Hunt | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The Hunt outside the Blacksmith's Forge | John Frederick Herring, Jnr. | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Salthouse Docks, Liverpool | John Atkinson Grimshaw | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Streamlet at Bettws-y-Coed | Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | £7,000–£10,000 |
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