Lot 1343 · British & Continental Watercolours and Drawings
A chance meeting by the statue
John Edmund Buckley · pencil and watercolour heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $2,041–$3,061
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British & Continental Watercolours and Drawings, London (South Kensington) · 3 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 17½ x 29¼ in. (44.5 x 74.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5523009
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5523009 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5523009
John Edmund Buckley, A chance meeting by the statue. Christie's, 3 Oct 2007, lot 1343. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5523009.
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John Edmund Buckley, A chance meeting by the statue. Christie's, 3 Oct 2007, lot 1343. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5523009.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A social gathering | J. Mitford (c.1800) | — | upcoming |
| The top of the cliff | Circle of Myles Birket Foster, R.W.S. (1825-1899) | — | upcoming |
| View of the Lower Lake from Castle Lough | Arthur J. Balfour, 19th Century | £300–£500 | |
| Mother and child | Harold Gilman | £500–£700 | |
| Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, dressed for a ball | Alfred Edward Chalon | £300–£400 | |
| An arrangement of flowers | Continental School, 19th Century | — | upcoming |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edmund Buckley | A Coursing Party setting out before Cheshire Hall | $2,463 | Christie's, Jan 1999 | |
| John Edmund Buckley | Off to the ball, Venice | Bonhams, Mar 2015 | ||
| John Edmund Buckley | The Lady of Loch Leven announcing the Arrival of the Commiss | Christie's, Nov 1998 | ||
| John Edmund Buckley | Dartington Manor House, Devon 33.7 x 64.7 cm. (13 1/4 x 25 1 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
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| English School | 19th Century Eagle owl perching on a branch | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | The Archbishop of Aragon, possibly Juan de la Cruz Ignacio M | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| English School | early 19th Century Portrait of a lady in a white dress | Bonhams, Sep 2023 |
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.