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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $809–$1,079
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Travel & Exploration Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 8 June 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-492742
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jnr. John Varley, Herding sheep at sunset by an Egyptian ruin. Bonhams, 8 Jun 2023, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-492742.
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Jnr. John Varley, Herding sheep at sunset by an Egyptian ruin. Bonhams, 8 Jun 2023, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-492742.
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From the same sale Travel & Exploration Sale · Jun 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A group of five views and three portraits from Captain Cook's second … | Le Sage | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Papeete, Tahiti | William Alister Macdonald | £600–£800 | |
| Still life with flowers and shells, a set of two | Patrick Hockey | £800–£1,200 | |
| Otira Gorge, New Zealand | Charles Blomfield | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Mount Egmont, New Zealand | Charles Blomfield | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| 'Mount Four Peaks' | Laurence William Wilson | £400–£600 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jnr. John Varley | Nijo Castle wall, Kyoto | $850 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | |
| Jnr. John Varley | Near the cantonment, Benares | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Jnr. John Varley | Pyramids of Giza | Bonhams, Feb 2015 | ||
| Jnr. John Varley | A North African water carrier | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Jnr. John Varley | On the mosque steps | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| Jnr. John Varley | Portrait of a Japanese man | Sotheby's, Jul 2003 | ||
| Jnr. John Varley | 'Temple in the Canal, Delhi' | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Jnr. John Varley | Temple at Tomachi, Tokyo 11 x 13in | Bonhams, Oct 2012 |
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