Lot 130 · Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours
A covey of five red grouse amongst heather
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $49,185–$81,975
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, London · 18 February 1998
- Dimensions
- 19 x 30 in. (48.3 x 76.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4887871
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Archibald Thorburn, A covey of five red grouse amongst heather. Christie's, 18 Feb 1998, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4887871.
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Archibald Thorburn, A covey of five red grouse amongst heather. Christie's, 18 Feb 1998, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4887871.
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From the same sale Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours · Feb 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Happy Farmyard | Edgar Hunt | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Going to the hayfield | David Cox, Sen. (1783-1859) | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| A gold hunting cased pocket watch, Robert Roskell, Liverpool, 32132, … | A gold hunting cased pocket watch, Robert Roskell, Liverpool, 32132, circa 1830, cream enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, moon hands, signed and numbered gilt fusee movement with lever escapement, Liverpool jewelling, compensat | £400–£500 | |
| An open faced gun metal keyless lever chronograph pocket watch, Swiss… | An open faced gun metal keyless lever chronograph pocket watch, Swiss, circa 1910, | £250–£300 | |
| A gold open faced jump hour pocket watch, circa 1820, | A gold open faced jump hour pocket watch, circa 1820, | £600–£800 | |
| A Fight for a Woman | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Thorburn | Blackgame packing | $99,007 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Grouse in flight over butts | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Peace | Bonhams, Mar 2016 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Blackgame | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Ptarmigan in winter plumage | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | archibald thorburn | black grouse in flight in a winter wood | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | When the gloaming comes - Red Grouse | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | November Morning on the River Wharfe, Yorkshire | Sotheby's, Jul 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.