Lot 853 · Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Works on Paper Day Auction
Private and confidential
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $40,450–$67,416
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Works on Paper Day Auction, London · 3 July 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5309168
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur John Elsley, Private and confidential. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2025, lot 853. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5309168.
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Arthur John Elsley, Private and confidential. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2025, lot 853. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5309168.
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From the same sale Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Works on Paper Day Auction · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The martyrdom of St. Lawrence | The Younger Lorenzo Costa | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Aboard the SS Bulgaria | Fausto Zonaro | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| A gentle provocation | Henriette Ronner-knip | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Holy Family, the Virgin and Child reading | Carlo Maratta | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, a river lands… | Tommaso | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A rose | Eugen Von Blaas | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur John Elsley | The New Dress | $53,577 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | |
| Arthur John Elsley | Friend or Foe? | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Won't You Try? | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Gee-up | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | His First Shot | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | The joy of spring | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Home at Last | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Pick of the Litter | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 |
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.