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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,727–$107,636
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European & British Art, London · 9 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4885723
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Matthew Ward, Ra, King Lear and Cordelia. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 101. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4885723.
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Edward Matthew Ward, Ra, King Lear and Cordelia. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 101. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4885723.
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From the same sale European & British Art · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erinna of Lesbos | Simeon Solomon | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Limpets | Alexander M. Rossi | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Lapporten Valley, Lapland | Helmer Osslund | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Eloisa of the Sierras | Sir William Russell Flint | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| La Rencontre | Jean-francois Raffaelli | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Femmes fellahs au bain | Jean-léon Gérome | £70,000–£100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Matthew Ward, Ra | King Lear and Cordelia | $52,431 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Sunset over a Lake; Ghyll Beck, Barden, Yorkshire | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Evening in Knostrop | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Forge Valley by moonlight | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Greenock | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | ||
| Edward Matthew Ward, Ra | The return from flight: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the Dau | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | On the Clyde, Glasgow | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Gourock Dock, Glasgow | Bonhams, Sep 2023 |
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.