Lot 51 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
the emerald necklace
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,417–$39,625
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, London · 12 July 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4680466
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Clarke Wontner, the emerald necklace. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2018, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4680466.
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William Clarke Wontner, the emerald necklace. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2018, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4680466.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflowers | Sharp | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Street Corner in Essaouira, Morocco | Edward Seago | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| St. Zaccaria, Venice | Patrick William Adam R.s.a. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| A Venetian Square | Edward Seago | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Off the Wolf | Montague Dawson | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Rolling home | Montague Dawson | £40,000–£60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| William Clarke Wontner | An Eastern Beauty | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| William Clarke Wontner | The Turquoise Necklace | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Forge Valley by moonlight | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | the close of day, worcestershire meadows | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
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