Lot 537 · Property from the Collection of Mary Sayles Booker Braga
A Game of Old Maid
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Property from the Collection of Mary Sayles Booker Braga, New York · 20 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4404820
- Record
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Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws, A Game of Old Maid. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2015, lot 537. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4404820.
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Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws, A Game of Old Maid. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2015, lot 537. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4404820.
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From the same sale Property from the Collection of Mary Sayles Booker Braga · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiled Eggs | Uriel Hartmann | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Green Onion and Garlic Braids: Two Paintings | Delio Guerra | $800–$1,200 | |
| Blow, Blow, Thou Wintery Wind | Ra Joseph Farquharson | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Asparagus with Butter Warmer | Gerald Norden | $800–$1,200 | |
| Artists chatting | Constantin Guys | $600–$900 | |
| French Life: Ten Paintings | André Renoux | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws | Sisters | $100,000 | Christie's, Nov 2011 | |
| Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws | In the Lane | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws | the half holiday, alec home from school | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Harold Harvey | Tulip pickers | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws | The Gipsy | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Dorothea Sharp | The Cliff Top | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | The Huckster | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | In the Ring | Christie's, Jan 2022 |
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.