Lot 198 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
Girgente, Sicily
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink, blue and ochre wash, on buff paper
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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
- 12 5/8 x 20 ½ in. (32.2 x 50.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4212310
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4212310 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4212310
Edward Lear, Girgente, Sicily. Christie's, 2 Dec 2014, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4212310.
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Edward Lear, Girgente, Sicily. Christie's, 2 Dec 2014, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4212310.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours · Dec 2014
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Wadi Tayibeh, Egypt | $10,672 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | |
| Edward Lear | Zante | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Near Mosta, Northern Malta | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | San Remo | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Bay of Samos, Cephalonia | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | View of the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaistos, Athens | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | View of Janina | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 |
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.