Lot 139 · Old Masters & British Paintings
Arresting the smugglers
Samuel Bough R.s.a. · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,684–$8,526
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters & British Paintings, London (South Kensington) · 26 October 2000
- Dimensions
- 16¾ x 12¾ in. (42.4 x 32.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4544726
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Bough R.s.a., Arresting the smugglers. Christie's, 26 Oct 2000, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4544726.
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Samuel Bough R.s.a., Arresting the smugglers. Christie's, 26 Oct 2000, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4544726.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Ross-shire Village | Sir William George Gillies, R.S.A., P.R.S.W., R.A. (1898-1973) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Autumn in the Spey Valley | Sir William Russell Flint, R.S.W., P.R.W.S., R.A. (1880-1969) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Portrait of Lieutenant-General Alexander Mackenzie Fraser of Inverall… | Follower Of Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Close Mouth | Joan Eardley R.s.a. | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| In the canoe | Duncan Macgregor Whyte | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| In the dunes | Robert Gemmell Hutchison, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1936) | £10,000–£15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Bough R.s.a. | Woodcutters, Cadzow Forest 60.9 x 101.7 cm. (24 x 40 in.) | $18,448 | Bonhams, Apr 2015 | |
| Samuel Bough R.s.a. | anne, nelly and tom, the children of david mcbeath of nunlan | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Samuel Bough R.s.a. | Cadzow Forest | Christie's, Oct 2002 | ||
| Samuel Bough R.s.a. | river thames at henley | Sotheby's, Aug 2005 | ||
| George Leslie Hunter | Fishing Boats, Largo | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2021 | ||
| Samuel Bough R.s.a. | The Tow Path | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Samuel Bough R.s.a. | the highland shoot | Sotheby's, Apr 2009 | ||
| Samuel Bough R.s.a. | Highland cattle crossing the Echaeg, Argyllshire | Christie's, Mar 2003 |
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.