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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $22,202–$29,602
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper, London · 10 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 13 x 20 in. (33 x 50.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5405422
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, Luxor, Egypt. Christie's, 10 Dec 2008, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5405422.
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Edward Lear, Luxor, Egypt. Christie's, 10 Dec 2008, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5405422.
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From the same sale British Art on Paper · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-portrait with subsidiary study | Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | — | upcoming |
| An extensive landscape with a castle and drovers beneath a hill town, Italy | Francis Towne | — | upcoming |
| Fishermen in front of a Gothic ruin, another ruin on the right | John Constable | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), bust… | John Faber the Elder (1660-1720) | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Portrait of Peter Pennington Legh, of Booths Hall, Cheshire, half-len… | Francis Cotes R.a. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a dress trimmed with yellow lace … | William Hoare Of Bath | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | The Gorge at Suk Wady Barada, Lebanon | $24,346 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Edward Lear | The Monastery of St Nilus, Mount Athos | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Pyramids near Cairo | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d'Azur, France | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Edward Lear | Erbalunga, Corsica | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | the grand canal looking towards the rialto bridge, venice | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | "And I will See, Before I Die, The Palms and Temples of the | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Monastery of Stavronikita, Mount Athos | Christie's, Jul 2019 |
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.