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Lot 155 · Old Master Paintings

The Start of the Billesdon Coplow Run, 1800

Snr. John Ferneley

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Estimate
£6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,851–$10,469
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, London · 6 April 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-5012343
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Snr. John Ferneley, The Start of the Billesdon Coplow Run, 1800. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2022, lot 155. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5012343.

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Snr. John Ferneley, The Start of the Billesdon Coplow Run, 1800. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2022, lot 155. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5012343.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Apr 2022

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A wooded landscape with a woodsman Norwich School, Early 19th Century £3,000–£5,000
A kitchen interior Called Paolo Fiammingo Pauwels Franck £12,000–£18,000
The Match, Two Racehorses on the Downs James Seymour £20,000–£30,000
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Cathedral interior with figures worshipping, promenading and giving alms Peeter Neeffs The Younger £15,000–£20,000
Portrait of Mary Sandys (née Trumbull, d. 1769), half-length, wearing… Thomas Bardwell £2,000–£3,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Snr. John Ferneley three basset hounds in a landscape $8,183 Sotheby's, May 2018
Snr. John Ferneley Horses and groom Bonhams, Jun 2014
Snr. John Ferneley The Marquess of Huntly's Fleabitten Grey Hunter Sotheby's, May 2012
Snr. John Ferneley Lady Thorold's Hunter and Shetland Pony with Groom Sotheby's, Jan 2014
Sir Peter Lely Portrait of Grace, Lady Castleton (1608-58), half-length, in Sotheby's, Apr 2022
Snr. John Ferneley A side-saddled grey hunter Bonhams, Mar 2016
Snr. John Ferneley A saddled dark bay hunter in a loose box Sotheby's, Apr 2016
Snr. John Ferneley A chestnut hunter in a stable Sotheby's, Apr 2023

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