Lot 108 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures
portrait of george medley
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $13,005–$19,507
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 9 July 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3872020
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Russell R.a., portrait of george medley. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3872020.
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John Russell R.a., portrait of george medley. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3872020.
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From the same sale Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures · Jul 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villas at Hammersmith | James Miller | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| At the Cobblers | Thomas Rowlandson | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Still life | Peter De Wint | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| London from Highgate, St. Paul's Cathedral beyond | Bernard Walter Evans | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| La Galleria di Sopra, above lake Albano, Italy | John Robert Cozens | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Near Barmouth, North Wales | David Cox Snr. O.w.s. | £4,000–£6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| John Russell R.a. | Portrait of Dorothea Hugessen, Lady Banks (1758-1828) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
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| John Russell R.a. | Portrait of Elizabeth Freeman, later Mrs Thomas Freeman-Heat | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| John Russell R.a. | Portrait of George Sydenham | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| John Russell R.a. | Portrait of Judge William Garrow with two children | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| John Russell R.a. | portrait of anne wilson (1792-1825) | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| Edward Lear | Nemertska from Kouzza, Albania | Bonhams, Sep 2022 |
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.