Lot 431 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
Boats on the River Thames, St Paul's Cathedral beyond
John Varley R.w.s. · pencil and watercolour with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,258–$1,887
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 8 December 2011
- Dimensions
- 6¼ x 9½ in. (15.8 x 24.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4640426
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4640426 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4640426
John Varley R.w.s., Boats on the River Thames, St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 431. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640426.
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John Varley R.w.s., Boats on the River Thames, St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 431. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640426.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A fishing vessel in a harbour, a church beyond | Hendrik Meijer | £500–£700 | |
| Hector parting from Andromache and Astyanax | Pietro Antonio Novelli | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The head of a bishop, seen in profile | Circle Of Giovanni Battista Piazetta | £600–£800 | |
| Design for the decorative scheme of a reception room | Italian School, Early 20th Century | £600–£800 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Varley R.w.s. | On the River Thames at Millbank, London | $2,251 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| John Varley R.w.s. | Bedgellert Bridge, Wales | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | john varley, o.w.s. | the end of the day - sunset | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | Thomson's Tomb on the Thames | Christie's, Dec 2014 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | Dunstanburgh Castle , Northumberland , England | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | john varley, o.w.s. | a study of a tree in an open landscape | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | Vale of Clwyd, Wales | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| John Varley R.w.s. | Bamborough Castle, Northumberland | 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.