Lot 123 · The Duchess Precious Objects and Property from the Estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe
Rome, a view of the Forum from a terrace
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $18,354–$27,531
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Duchess Precious Objects and Property from the Estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, London · 28 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4364822
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, Rome, a view of the Forum from a terrace. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4364822.
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Edward Lear, Rome, a view of the Forum from a terrace. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4364822.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | View of Cairo, with the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in t | $25,819 | Christie's, Jul 2025 | |
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| Edward Lear | Rabbato, Gozo, Malta | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d'Azur, France | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Edward Lear | the grand canal looking towards the rialto bridge, venice | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | Venice: Santa Maria del Salute, seen from the Riva degli Sch | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Edward Lear | Cannes | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Esterelles, from near Antibes, France | Christie's, Jul 2019 |
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.