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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,757–$7,928
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Victorian & Edwardian Art, London · 15 November 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4049644
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Archibald Thorburn, Rock Doves. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2011, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4049644.
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Archibald Thorburn, Rock Doves. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2011, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4049644.
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From the same sale Victorian & Edwardian Art · Nov 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near Tintagel | Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Nymph in a Wood | Arthur Spooner | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Pheasants breaking out of cover | Archibald Thorburn | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Girl on a Coastal Path | Edmund Blair Leighton | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Old Drove Road | Archibald Thorburn | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Stitching the standard | Edmund Blair Leighton | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Thorburn | Blackbird; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Long-Eared Owl; Missel | $5,686 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Pallas's Sand Grouse | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Golden Eagles | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a pheasant | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | A family of partridge | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Brambling | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | two studies of a female mallard | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a mole | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.