Lot 1 · Christie's Interiors
'Sunday afternoon'
Ronald William Fordham Searle · pencil, pen and black ink, coloured crayons and watercolour, unframed
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,983–$4,972
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 29 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 12¼ x 14 in. (31.1 x 35.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5436051
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ronald William Fordham Searle, 'Sunday afternoon'. Christie's, 29 Jul 2008, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5436051.
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Ronald William Fordham Searle, 'Sunday afternoon'. Christie's, 29 Jul 2008, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5436051.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Helping small businesses to grow' | Ronald William Fordham Searle | £800–£1,200 | |
| Probably First Half 20Th Century | A LARGE ADVERTSING SIGN | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| 'Adoration' | Ronald William Fordham Searle | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| 'The Owl and the Pussycat' | Ronald William Fordham Searle | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Early 20Th Century | A LARGE ADVERTISING PUB MIRROR | £800–£1,200 | |
| 'La chasse' | Ronald William Fordham Searle | £1,200–£1,800 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald William Fordham Searle | Beefeater | $5,750 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | |
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| Ronald William Fordham Searle | Las Vegas, Holiday magazine interior, June | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Ronald William Fordham Searle | Garbage | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2026 | ||
| Ronald William Fordham Searle | The Plaza- Palm Springs | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | ||
| Ronald William Fordham Searle | Two in Harmony | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Ronald William Fordham Searle | Night Bird | Christie's, Dec 2005 | ||
| Ronald William Fordham Searle | '39 steps...' | Christie's, Jul 2009 |
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.