Lot 101 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale)
You Can Be Sure of Shell, 'Roman' Tower, Tutbury
Leonard Rosoman Obe Ra · oil on panel, tondo, in integral frames, the reverses branded with the monogram 'LS'
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- Estimate
- £150–£250 hammer ≈ $248–$414
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale), London · 5 February 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4897363
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Leonard Rosoman Obe Ra, YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL, 'ROMAN' TOWER, TUTBURY. Christie's, 5 Feb 1998, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4897363.
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Leonard Rosoman Obe Ra, YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL, 'ROMAN' TOWER, TUTBURY. Christie's, 5 Feb 1998, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4897363.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale) · Feb 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A wooded landscape with elegant figures riding, shooting and conversi… | Workshop Of Sebastian Vrancx | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A lady in a landscape with a fly on her shoulder: an Allegory of Touch | Frans Van Der Mijn | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Michelin | ANONYMOUS | £200–£300 | |
| Study of the head of a man | Circle Of Cornelis De Vos | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Journalists, You Can Be Sure of Shell | Zero | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Orpheus charming the Animals | Frederik Bouttats the Younger (Antwerp active 1643-1676) | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Rosoman Obe Ra | Roxanne in Long Island 59 x 84 cm. (23 1/4 x 33 1/16 in.) | $468 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | |
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Picnic | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Duncan Grant | Roger Fry | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | 'Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire: the Baptist Chapel', 1964 | Sworders, Mar 2026 | ||
| Leonard Rosoman Obe Ra | Roman Tower, Tutbury | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2021 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | The Orange Mug | Chiswick Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| Leonard Rosoman Obe Ra | Portrait of the actress Jill Bennett | Sworders, Mar 2026 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Two sketches 29 x 30 cm. (11 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.) | Bonhams, Oct 2013 |
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.