Lot 46 · Scottish Art The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
The Gordon Highlanders: Daybreak in the trenches
William Skeoch Cumming · pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,708–$12,944
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Scottish Art The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, London · 23 October 2008
- Dimensions
- 24 x 41 in. (61 x 104.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5423836
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Skeoch Cumming, The Gordon Highlanders: Daybreak in the trenches. Christie's, 23 Oct 2008, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5423836.
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William Skeoch Cumming, The Gordon Highlanders: Daybreak in the trenches. Christie's, 23 Oct 2008, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5423836.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Skeoch Cumming | Drummer James Roddick of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders, defend | $17,192 | Christie's, Oct 2008 | |
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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.