Lot 5 · Victorian & Edwardian Art, Including Masterpieces
the general post office, one minute before six
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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $124,894–$187,341
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Victorian & Edwardian Art, Including Masterpieces, London · 16 December 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3977227
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Elgar Hicks, the general post office, one minute before six. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2010, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3977227.
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George Elgar Hicks, the general post office, one minute before six. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2010, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3977227.
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From the same sale Victorian & Edwardian Art, Including Masterpieces · Dec 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Proud Ship | Montague Dawson, R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A Woman in Blue | Simeon Solomon | £3,500–£5,000 | |
| Swerving from the Guns-Red Grouse | Archibald Thorburn | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Lilla's a Lady | Kate Perugini | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Slump | Charles Spencelayh | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Red-legged Partridge | Archibald Thorburn | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Elgar Hicks | The General Post Office, One minute before six | $98,907 | Christie's, Jul 2016 | |
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Lights in Whitby Harbour | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Clydeside, Glasgow | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | the children of sir h. hussey vivian, bt, m.p. | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Gourock Dock, Glasgow | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Greenock | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Glasgow Docks | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | The Return Home | Sotheby's, Oct 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.