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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $13,291–$19,936
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian & British Impressionist Art, London (South Kensington) · 12 March 2014
- Dimensions
- 28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4307852
- Record
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Harry Brooker, A true story. Christie's, 12 Mar 2014, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4307852.
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Harry Brooker, A true story. Christie's, 12 Mar 2014, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4307852.
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From the same sale Victorian & British Impressionist Art · Mar 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Woolnoth, City of London | Edward Seago, R.W.S., R.B.A. (1910-1974) | — | upcoming |
| Sunny glade | Edward Seago, R.W.S., R.B.A. (1910-1974) | — | upcoming |
| The model boat | Henry Scott Tuke | — | upcoming |
| The gathering storm | Charles Napier Hemy | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The abduction | Circle Of William Etty | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| Black River, Jamaica | Henry Scott Tuke | — | upcoming |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Brooker | Playing at school | $13,470 | Christie's, Mar 2015 | |
| Harry Brooker | Christmas Eve | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Harry Brooker | Counting the Change | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | Place de la République | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Harry Brooker | The Tea Party | Christie's, Nov 2002 | ||
| Harry Brooker | The morning meal | Christie's, Dec 1998 | ||
| Harry Brooker | Playtime | Christie's, Oct 2004 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A View of Buttermere | Bonhams, Oct 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.