Lot 81 · 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
Reading a Letter
George Goodwin Kilburne · stoneware, slip-glazed in buff and manganese
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,446–$3,261
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, London · 21 May 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4681722
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Goodwin Kilburne, Reading a Letter. Christie's, 21 May 1998, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4681722.
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George Goodwin Kilburne, Reading a Letter. Christie's, 21 May 1998, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4681722.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo Cathedral | William Leighton Leitch Ri | £300–£500 | |
| Figures beside a Wood with a ruined Castle beyond | Joseph Finnimore | £25–£200 | |
| A View of St Catherines Monastry, Mount Sinah | English School | £25–£200 | |
| A Portrait of a young Girl | Henry John Stock, R.I. | £200–£300 | |
| A Liner off the Coast | Carl Saltzmann | £25–£200 | |
| The young Angler | Thomas H. Hunn | £25–£200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Goodwin Kilburne | The bedtime story | $2,245 | Christie's, Jul 2003 | |
| George Goodwin Kilburne | GEORGE GOODWIN KILBURNE (British, 1839-1924) | Tiroche, Oct 2018 | ||
| George Goodwin Kilburne | A mother and child in an interior | Christie's, Jun 1999 | ||
| Edward Lear | View from St. Jean towards Villefranche | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| George Goodwin Kilburne | 'A Cup of Pekoe'; and Memories | Christie's, Apr 1998 | ||
| George Goodwin Kilburne | An Invitation to the Dance | Christie's, Nov 1998 | ||
| George Goodwin Kilburne | On the river bank | Christie's, Nov 1999 | ||
| Edward Lear | Lavello from Minervino Murge, Sunrise | Chiswick Auctions, Apr 2026 |
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.