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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th-Century European Art, New York · 15 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5328529
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Edward Frank Britten, Melodrama and Pantomime: A Pair. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2025, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5328529.
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William Edward Frank Britten, Melodrama and Pantomime: A Pair. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2025, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5328529.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gluttony (La Gourmandise) | Timoléon Lobrichon | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Hercules | Jean-françois Millet | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Summer Morning | Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Dutch Town Scene with Figures | Willem Koekkoek | $20,000–$30,000 | |
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| Fisherman on the Normandy Coast | Alexandre René Veron | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Edward Frank Britten | 'Suggestion for a portrait' | $1,486 | Christie's, Mar 2012 | |
| William Edward Frank Britten | A maiden seated on a wall | Christie's, Mar 2004 | ||
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| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | Cattle grazing by a river | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | A hazy morning on the Welsh Hills | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Oliver Clare | Still life with bird's nest | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2021 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | Old church, Worcester | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 |
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