Lot 319 · David Roberts, R.A. - Travels through the Middle East; Important Watercolours from a Distinguished Private Collection
Bethlehem, looking towards the Dead Sea
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,060–$24,090
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — David Roberts, R.A. - Travels through the Middle East; Important Watercolours from a Distinguished Private Collection, London · 29 April 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5289982
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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R.a. David Roberts, Bethlehem, looking towards the Dead Sea. Sotheby's, 29 Apr 2025, lot 319. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5289982.
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R.a. David Roberts, Bethlehem, looking towards the Dead Sea. Sotheby's, 29 Apr 2025, lot 319. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5289982.
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From the same sale David Roberts, R.A. - Travels through the Middle East; Important Watercolours from a Distinguished Private Collection · Apr 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth | R.a. David Roberts | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Figures on a Beach at Sidon | R.a. David Roberts | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Jerusalem from the South | R.a. David Roberts | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| El Deir, Petra | R.a. David Roberts | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Seated Tribesmen, Petra | R.a. David Roberts | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Jerusalem from the North | R.a. David Roberts | £60,000–£80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| R.a. David Roberts | El Khasne, Petra (Recto); Studies of architectural details a | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| R.a. David Roberts | Chancel of the Church of St Helena, Bethlehem | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| R.a. David Roberts | El Deir, Petra | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| R.a. David Roberts | Mount Tabor from the Plain of Esdraelon | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| R.a. David Roberts | Bethlehem, Looking Towards the Dead Sea | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| R.a. David Roberts | City of Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 |
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.