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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,306–$19,960
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th & 20th Century European and British Art · 2 July 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5384632
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Archibald Thorburn, Nesting woodcock. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 587. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5384632.
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Archibald Thorburn, Nesting woodcock. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 587. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5384632.
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From the same sale 19th & 20th Century European and British Art · Jul 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcock and Young | Archibald Thorburn | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Waning Moon | Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Val Prinsep as Sir Launcelot – Study for the mural 'Sir Launcelot’s V… | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| 'And a neglected Looking-glass, And the Child cared nothing about the… | Eleanore Vere Boyle | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Iris | Georges Rochegrosse | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Salomé carrying the head of Saint John | Gustave Moreau | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Thorburn | Hoopoe | $16,982 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | A pair of Peregrine Falcons in a pine forest | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Frozen out- Fishers: Kingfisher and Heron in a winter landsc | Christie's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Snipe at the Water's Edge | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Goldfinches in the Snow | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Golden Eagle | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Red Grouse and Blackcock Amongst the Stooks | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Pheasants in a field | Bonhams, Jun 2026 |
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.