Lot 87 · Christie's Interiors
A fisherman mending a net
Frederick James Mcnamara Evans · pen and black ink and watercolour, unframed
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,298–$3,064
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 16 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 9 x 6 in. (23 x 15 cm.); and Six further portraits of old fishermen by the same hand, all unframed (7)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5403071
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5403071 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5403071
Frederick James Mcnamara Evans, A fisherman mending a net. Christie's, 16 Dec 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5403071.
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Frederick James Mcnamara Evans, A fisherman mending a net. Christie's, 16 Dec 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5403071.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek, 18Th Century | AN EPITAPHIOS | £1,200–£1,600 | |
| Russian, 19Th Century | CHRIST PANTOKRATOR WITH THE MONASTIC SAINT HOLY MICHAIL MALIEN, AND REVS ZOSIMAS AND SAVVATII OF SLOVKI TO THE LEFT, THE HOLY MARTYR THEODOSIA, THE HOLY FOOL ST PROKOPII OF USTIUG AND ST. IOANN TO THE RIGHT | £800–£1,200 | |
| Russian, 19Th Century | ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH ST. NICHOLAS AND ST. JOHN (OF DAMASCUS?) | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Russian, 18Th Century | THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST WITH A LATER BRASS OKLAD | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| Russian, 19Th Century with Later Added Basmas | A GROUP OF ELEVEN TRAVELLING ICONS | £400–£600 | |
| Russian, 19Th Century | STS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS OF SLOVENIA | £800–£1,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick James Mcnamara Evans | Mending the nets | $1,660 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | |
| Edward Lear | View from St. Jean towards Villefranche | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
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| Edward Lear | Sepolcro Di Terone, Agrigento, Sicily | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Théo Tobiasse | La fille de la taverne | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Flora | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Théo Tobiasse | 'La place Sainte-Geneviève' | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Théo Tobiasse | Accordionist in Montmartre | Montefiore auction house, Apr 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.