Lot 178 · Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints
A Portrait Relief of Elizabeth Ward Thomas
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints, New York · 20 January 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5187477
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Quincy Adams Ward, A Portrait Relief of Elizabeth Ward Thomas. Sotheby's, 20 Jan 2024, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5187477.
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John Quincy Adams Ward, A Portrait Relief of Elizabeth Ward Thomas. Sotheby's, 20 Jan 2024, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5187477.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Plate 11) | John James Audubon | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Two Philadelphia (Tucker and Hemphill) Porcelain Pitchers, Circa 1826-1838 | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| A Queen Anne Compass-Seat Side Chair, Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1760 | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| attributed to E.W. Blake (b. circa 1820) | — | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| A George III Silver Nine-Basket Epergne, Francis Butty & Nicholas Dum… | — | $9,000–$12,000 | |
| Great Northern Diver or Loon (Plate CCCVI) | John James Audubon | $15,000–$25,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Quincy Adams Ward | Bust of an Indian With Hair Tied Up and Bust of an Indian Wi | $1,195 | Christie's, Dec 2002 | |
| John Quincy Adams Ward | Henry Baldwin Hyde | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Gaston Lachaise | Standing Woman | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| John Quincy Adams Ward | A Bust of Colonel Elliott Fitch Shepard | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Gaston Lachaise | Nude Women Leaning Over | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Gaston Lachaise | Head | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Frederick William Macmonnies | Pan of Rohallion 10 1/4 in. high | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Augustus Saint-gaudens | A Rare Covered Box | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 |
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.