Lot 172 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
View of Chepstow Castle with cattle watering in the foreground
Thomas Girtin · pencil and grey, blue, green and ochre washes, on the artist's wash-line mount
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,959–$15,655
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 2 December 2014
- Dimensions
- 6 ¾ x 8 ¾ in. (17.2 x 22.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4212294
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4212294 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4212294
Thomas Girtin, View of Chepstow Castle with cattle watering in the foreground. Christie's, 2 Dec 2014, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4212294.
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Thomas Girtin, View of Chepstow Castle with cattle watering in the foreground. Christie's, 2 Dec 2014, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4212294.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The sacrifice of Polyxena (recto); Study of two legs and feet (verso) | Venetian School, 18th Century | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| A kneeling woman holding a mirror | Circle Of Francesco Fontebasso | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Head of a bearded man looking up, to the right | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| The burning of Troy | German School, 18th Century | £700–£1,000 | |
| A wooded landscape with a farm and haycart | Jan Lievens | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| An architectural fantasy with elegant figures | French School, 19th Century | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Girtin | Kelso, Scotland | $20,819 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | |
| Thomas Girtin | On the Medway | Sotheby's, Dec 2005 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | The Gatehouse at Denbigh Castle, Wales | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | The Dover Mail | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Warkworth Hermitage, Northumberland | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Primrose Hill, London | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | A ship anchored off the coast | Sotheby's, Jul 2010 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | The interior of Exeter Cathedral | Christie's, Jul 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.