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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $323,298–$484,946
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12132, London · 10 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4086474
- Record
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Arthur John Elsley, Pick of the Litter. Sotheby's, 10 May 2012, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4086474.
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Arthur John Elsley, Pick of the Litter. Sotheby's, 10 May 2012, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4086474.
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From the same sale L12132 · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late October | John Atkinson Grimshaw | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| The Seamstress | Stanley Cursiter Cbe Rsa Rsw | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A View of Fin Lough and Delphi Lodge | James Arthur O'connor | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Birds over loop | John Shinnors | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Joan of Arc | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| A Game of Billiards | William Henry Bartlett | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur John Elsley | The Joy of Spring | $290,500 | Sotheby's, May 2012 | |
| Arthur John Elsley | Hold Up/Here He Comes | Christie's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Safe Quarters | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Well Done! | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Too Hot | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Home Again | Christie's, Nov 2000 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Weatherbound | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | friend or foe? | Sotheby's, Apr 2009 |
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.