Lot 23 · Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours
Study for The Magic Circle
John William Waterhouse · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $48,665–$81,108
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours, London · 4 June 2009
- Dimensions
- 24¼ x 16¼ in. (61.5 x 41.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5328455
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John William Waterhouse, Study for The Magic Circle. Christie's, 4 Jun 2009, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5328455.
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John William Waterhouse, Study for The Magic Circle. Christie's, 4 Jun 2009, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5328455.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maid Marian | William Clarke Wontner | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Trains in the yard | Terence Cuneo | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Au Clair de Lune | John Atkinson Grimshaw | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| The Intruder | Edgar Hunt | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A view of Eze, Côte d'Azur, France | Edward Lear | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| A view of Brolo, Sicily | Edward Lear | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John William Waterhouse | Phyllis | $69,300 | Christie's, Oct 2024 | |
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| John William Waterhouse | Study for Lamia | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | study for a nymph in hylas and the nymphs | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus: a sketch of the nymph at | Christie's, Jun 2010 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | head of a model | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | study for nymphs finding the head of orpheus | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| John William Waterhouse | a young saint | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 |
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.