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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $53,933–$80,900
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European & British Art, London · 14 December 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5084805
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur John Elsley, The Day's Catch. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5084805.
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Arthur John Elsley, The Day's Catch. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5084805.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Study of a Girl's Head linked to a study of one of the Sea Nymphs in … | Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A. (1833-1898) and Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919) | £6,000–£8,000 | |
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| For a Good Boy | Mary Hayllar | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Costume designs for the Ballet 'Les Roses' | Dame Laura Knight | £5,000–£7,000 | |
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| Rowing on the fjord | Adelsteen Normann | £6,000–£8,000 |
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