Lot 237 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Palaiokastritsa, Corfu
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and ink and watercolor
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,071–$18,107
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 9 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 14 x 20 ½ in. (35.5 x 52.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4076037
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4076037 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4076037
Edward Lear, Palaiokastritsa, Corfu. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 237. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4076037.
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Edward Lear, Palaiokastritsa, Corfu. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 237. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4076037.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Presentation in the Temple | Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (Venice circa 1548-1628) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The archangel Michael triumphs over the Turks | Belisario Corenzio | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A levitating Saint holding the Christ Child | Bolognese School, 17th Century | £800–£1,200 | |
| A queen consigned to hell by avenging angels | Sebastiano Galeotti | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Two seated putti holding a duck | Spanish School, 19th Century | £800–£1,200 | |
| A unicorn surrounded by animals, two men standing on the right | French School, Circa 1900 | £3,000–£4,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | The Gorge at Suk Wady Barada, Lebanon | $24,346 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Edward Lear | The Pyramids near Cairo | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Monastery of St Nilus, Mount Athos | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Campagna di Roma | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | Erbalunga, Corsica | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Coast of Malabar | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | "And I will See, Before I Die, The Palms and Temples of the | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Kom Ombo, Egypt | Bonhams, Jun 2020 |
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.