Lot 850 · Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Works on Paper Day Auction
Great Expectations
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,462–$8,192
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Works on Paper Day Auction, London · 3 July 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5309271
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Maw Egley, Great Expectations. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2025, lot 850. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5309271.
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William Maw Egley, Great Expectations. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2025, lot 850. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5309271.
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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 | |
| Private and confidential | Arthur John Elsley | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Maw Egley | Awaiting her loves return | $6,536 | Christie's, Mar 2004 | |
| William Maw Egley | Aurora Hark, hark! The lark at heaven's gate sings, And Phoe | Christie's, May 2004 | ||
| William Maw Egley | Studies of a Hawk's Hood | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Follower Of Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon of Ardagh, bus | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| A.r.a. John Brett | View Over the Beach, St Ives | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Follower Of Sir Godfrey Kneller | 18th Century Portrait of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunder | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| A.r.a. John Brett | john brett, a.r.a. | newquay, cornwall | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2023 |
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.