Lot 101 · British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A.
Portrait head of Elsie Bibby
Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. · red chalk
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,706–$6,588
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., London · 5 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 13¾ x 10¼ in. (35 x 26 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5675480
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s., Portrait head of Elsie Bibby. Christie's, 5 Jun 2006, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5675480.
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Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s., Portrait head of Elsie Bibby. Christie's, 5 Jun 2006, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5675480.
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From the same sale British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A. · Jun 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| View of Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire | Wenceslaus Hollar | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| The Rising Moon | R.w.s. Samuel Palmer | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Goatherd | R.w.s. Samuel Palmer | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Bachelor | Thomas Rowlandson | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Study for 'The Penny Wedding' | Sir David Baird Discovering The Body Of Tipu Sultan M. Nargert, After Sir David Wilkie Ra | £800–£1,200 | |
| The Isle of Elba from the sea, Italy | Alexander Cozens | £5,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | Royal procession | $6,620 | Bonhams, Nov 2017 | |
| Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | Orlando | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | Study of a male head | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | the transformation of callisto | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | Sabbath Morn | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | ||
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | The pipe smoker | Christie's, Dec 2007 | ||
| Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | Mrs Cecelia Bowen-Summers | Sotheby's, Mar 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.