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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,000–$1,500
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Works on Paper Online , London · 20 September 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4767042
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alfred Edward Chalon, alfred edward chalon, r.a. | the fortune teller. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2019, lot 641. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4767042.
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Alfred Edward Chalon, alfred edward chalon, r.a. | the fortune teller. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2019, lot 641. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4767042.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Works on Paper Online · Sep 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| paul sandby, r.a. | roche abbey, yorkshire | Paul Sandby R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| bolognese school, 17th century | study of a draped figure his arms ou… | Bolognese School, 17th Century | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| pompeo batoni | the infant hercules strangling the snakes sent by jun… | Pompeo Batoni | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| francis wheatley, r.a. | the broken pitcher | Francis Wheatley R.a. | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| félix-joseph barrias | two designs for the decoration of the hôtel du… | Félix Joseph Barrias | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| follower of pietro testa | death of a hermit saint surrounded by putti | — | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Edward Chalon | Portrait of a lady, circa 1830 | $1,164 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
| Alfred Edward Chalon | "Knox reproving the ladies of Queen Mary's court" | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 | ||
| Alfred Edward Chalon | Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated in a chair, | Christie's, Jul 2004 | ||
| Alfred Edward Chalon | Minerva Protecting Telemachus from Venus & Cupid | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Alfred Edward Chalon | Portrait of Lord and Lady Evelin Stanhope, the children of t | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Figures before Wadenhoe Church, Northamptonshire framed: 39. | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Alfred Edward Chalon | portrait of a lady standing before a river landscape | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Alfred Edward Chalon | Lady Blunt, in white dress with embroidered ruffled border, | Christie's, Dec 2003 |
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