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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,378–$9,567
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Drawings Sale, London · 8 July 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4024464
- Record
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Charles Bestland, The Letter. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2011, lot 245. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4024464.
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Charles Bestland, The Letter. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2011, lot 245. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4024464.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Drawings Sale · Jul 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| By the Waters of Babylon | Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding P.O.W.S | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A gondola with a larger boat behind it | Giuseppe Bernardino Bison | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Thomas Miles Richardson II | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Three butterflies and a gnat | Herman Henstenburgh | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Four hunting dogs in a landscape | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £14,000–£16,000 | |
| Two men-o'-war in a battle | Willem Van De Velde The Younger | £15,000–£20,000 |
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