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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors, New York · 25 January 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4806400
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Mary Ellen Best, mary ellen best | mrs. duffin in her dining room at york. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2020, lot 409. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4806400.
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Mary Ellen Best, mary ellen best | mrs. duffin in her dining room at york. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2020, lot 409. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4806400.
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From the same sale Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors · Jan 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| continental school, 19th century | red parrot with a branch in its beak | Continental School, 19th Century | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| a pair of berlin faience red and black-lacquered monumental vases, 19… | — | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| a chelsea lettuce sauceboat and two stands, circa 1755 | — | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| an extensive assembled english pearlware botanical dessert service, e… | — | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| an unusual victorian parcel-gilt silver lotus-form wine strainer, 19t… | — | $800–$1,200 | |
| a pair of samson figures of rabbits, late 19th century | — | $700–$1,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen Best | The Kitchen at Langton Hall | $6,250 | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | |
| Mary Ellen Best | The artist's Yorkshire sketchbook of September 1829 to Octob | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Mary Ellen Best | 'Portrait of Frank, Caroline and Fred, November 1845' | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Italian School | early 19th Century An album of 43 views of Rome | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mary Ellen Best | the dining room at langton (near malton, yorkshire), family | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2022 | ||
| Italian School | after the antique The Venus de' Medici | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Italian School | Portrait of a Cardinal | Bonhams, Sep 2024 |
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.