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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,221–$4,831
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Paintings, London · 29 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4297280
- Record
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John Opie R.a., Confession. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2014, lot 523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4297280.
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John Opie R.a., Confession. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2014, lot 523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4297280.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Paintings · Oct 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A pair of Battle Scenes | Charles Parrocel | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Counting the tithes | Cornelis Van Coninxloo II | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Three Marys at the Tomb of Christ | Flemish School 18th Century | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Portrait of a boy in a hat | Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A Dutch Merchantman in coastal waters | Hendrick Cornelisz. Vroom | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Allegory of Spring and Winter | Roman School, 17th Century | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) | $4,156 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| John Opie R.a. | A girl slumbering under a tree in a landscape | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | melancholia recto; study of a male nude verso | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of a girl, seated | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | portrait of a young girl, said to be lady bathurst | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | portrait of john penwarne junior (b. 1758), resting on a mos | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of the artist Thomas Girtin, bust-length, in a dark | Bonhams, Jul 2015 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of a boy, traditionally identified as Henry West Be | Bonhams, Oct 2014 |
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.