Lot 58 · A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
The South American 'Candle' Cactus
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $34,594–$48,431
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, London · 7 July 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4941337
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Georg Dionysius Ehret, The South American 'Candle' Cactus. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941337.
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Georg Dionysius Ehret, The South American 'Candle' Cactus. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941337.
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From the same sale A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries · Jul 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putti in the clouds | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An oyster shell and an onion | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Beach scene | Jan Josefsz Van Goyen | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Shepherds | Rembrandt School | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A Quince branch | Pancrace Bessa | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Isaac Oliver | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Dionysius Ehret | The Amaryllis | $38,357 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| Georg Dionysius Ehret | Ketmia Folio Manihot: Sunset Hibiscus | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Georg Dionysius Ehret | The White Lily | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Georg Dionysius Ehret | The South American 'Candle' Cactus | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| John Constable | 'une fillette avec pigeons', after jean-baptiste greuze | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | Isola Bella, Isole Borromee, on Lake Maggiore, Italy | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Paul Sandby R.a. | View of Shrewsbury Castle from the river | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | A beached vessel in the Inner Harbour at Dover | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 |
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.