Lot 749 · British, Continental and Russian Pictures
A donkey's head
Edward Robert Smythe · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $757–$1,135
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British, Continental and Russian Pictures, London (South Kensington) · 23 August 2006
- Dimensions
- 26 x 21 in. (66 x 53.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5654152
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Robert Smythe, A donkey's head. Christie's, 23 Aug 2006, lot 749. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5654152.
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Edward Robert Smythe, A donkey's head. Christie's, 23 Aug 2006, lot 749. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5654152.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lillies in a green vase | Clarisse Loxton Peacock (Anglo-Hungarian, d.2004) | £800–£1,200 | |
| In the paddock | Anthony De Bree | £300–£400 | |
| A wee dram of whisky | Follower of Erskine Nicol | £300–£500 | |
| Reeling cotton | Follower of Judith Leyster | £400–£600 | |
| A society beauty | Arturo Noel (American, c.1941) | £500–£700 | |
| Portrait of a bearded gentleman, quarter-length, in a black coat and hat | Manner of Leonardo da Vinci, 19th Century | £300–£500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Edward Robert Smythe | Two horses and a dog resting by the sea shore | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| Edward Robert Smythe | Ponies by a feed trough | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Edward Robert Smythe | The catch | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Edward Robert Smythe | Figures before a watermill | Christie's, Jan 2008 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Study of Cockerels | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Edward Robert Smythe | The Cherry Tree Inn, Woodbridge | Christie's, Sep 2003 |
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