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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $40,363–$67,272
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European & British Art, London · 9 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4885893
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Archibald Thorburn, A Covey of Grey Partridge in Flight. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 139. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4885893.
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Archibald Thorburn, A Covey of Grey Partridge in Flight. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 139. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4885893.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Thorburn | A Covey of Grouse Amongst the Bracken | $50,146 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2022 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Common Snipe and Grey-Legged Partridge | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Ptarmigan seeking shelter | Bonhams, Sep 2018 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Ghosts of the twilight | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Mallard and teal on a snowy marsh | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | archibald thorburn | a covey of ptarmigan | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Nutcracker and Rose Coloured Starling | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Partridge on a frosty morning | Christie's, Dec 2018 |
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.