Lot 389 · Christie's Interiors
Figures and fruit (recto); and A Grecian beauty (verso)
Walter Whall Battiss · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,418–$7,363
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 26 May 2000
- Dimensions
- 19 7/8 x 24 in. (50.5 x 61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4383849
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Whall Battiss, Figures and fruit (recto); and A Grecian beauty (verso). Christie's, 26 May 2000, lot 389. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4383849.
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Walter Whall Battiss, Figures and fruit (recto); and A Grecian beauty (verso). Christie's, 26 May 2000, lot 389. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4383849.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · May 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A wooded river landscape with figures conversing and a horse watering… | Jan van der Meer I, called Vermeer van Haarlem (Haarlem 1628-1691) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Portrait of Madame Campan (1752-1822), seated full-length, in a black… | Marie-Eléonore Godefroy (Paris 1778-1849) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Putti disporting in landscapes | Roman School, first half of the 18th century | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| A young man playing a guitar and an old man playing a pipe in an interior | Matthieu Le Nain (Laon 1607-1677 Paris) | $120,000–$150,000 | |
| Circa 1735, Blue Crossed Swords Mark, Gilder's 4., Dreher's Impressed * | A MEISSEN YELLOW-GROUND TEABOWL AND SAUCER | £800–£1,200 | |
| The Coronation of the Virgin | Francisco Ricci (Madrid 1608-1685 L'Escorial) | $15,000–$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Whall Battiss | The Initiate | $18,313 | Bonhams, Mar 2015 | |
| Walter Whall Battiss | 'Beasts, birds & bush' | Bonhams, Mar 2016 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | Native figures on horseback and canoes behind | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | Bringing in the nets | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | African horse cart | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | Mantis (Ant life) | Bonhams, Sep 2017 | ||
| Irma Stern | Two Arabs | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | African Village | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.