Lot 87 · Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures
Picking bluebells
Norman Hepple Ra · oil on board
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,637–$2,455
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 16 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 28 x 36 in. (71 x 91.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4921786
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Hepple Ra, Picking bluebells. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4921786.
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Norman Hepple Ra, Picking bluebells. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4921786.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait de dame | Entourage De Lavinia Fontana | €5,000–€8,000 | |
| Pigeons | Edgar Hunt | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The bridge at Brookhouse | Samuel John Lamorna Birch Ra Rws Rwa | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Henley Regatta | A.r.w.s. Walter Field | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Cows grazing on a summer's day | Sir John Alfred Arnesby Brown, Ra | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| On the common | Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Hepple Ra | 'Hill Farm, Valencia, Spain' | $2,070 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | |
| Norman Hepple Ra | Italian Village | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Norman Hepple Ra | Children playing on a beach | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Suspended Red, Yellow and Black | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Norman Hepple Ra | Gondolas by The Arsenale, Venice | Sotheby's, May 2006 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Blue and Green Verticals | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Norman Hepple Ra | Norman Hepple RA (British, 1908-1994) | Bonhams, May 2014 |
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.