Lot 51 · 19th Century and British Impressionist Art
The Answering String
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $34,028–$56,713
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — 19th Century and British Impressionist Art, London, New Bond Street · 21 September 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-530864
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws, The Answering String. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2022, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-530864.
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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws, The Answering String. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2022, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-530864.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Marlborough Spaniel | Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Le Malade Imaginaire sight 39.2 x 29.7cm (15 7/16 x 11 11/16in), shee… | Honoré Daumier | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Trocadéro under construction, Paris | Stanislas Lépine | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Paysage Nivernais | Johan Barthold Jongkind | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Littlehampton Beach with the Pier, Climping beyond | John W. Eyres | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| At the forge | John Frederick Herring, Snr. | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws | Portrait of Elsie Yorke | $59,997 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws | The Answering String | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws | Study for An Untold Dream | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws | The Forbidding Angel | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Moon, gas and starlight, Whitby | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws | Study of the head of Danaë for Danaë and The Tower of Brass | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Blackgame on a rocky outcrop, with a loch beyond | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., Ara, Rws | Christ in the carpenter's shop; The Baptism of Christ: two d | Bonhams, Jun 2020 |
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.