Lot 1453 · British and Continental Watercolours
Contemplation by the river
James Baker Pyne · pencil and watercolour heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $524–$873
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 22 March 2006
- Dimensions
- 8¼ x 12¾ in. (21 x 32.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5706503
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Baker Pyne, Contemplation by the river. Christie's, 22 Mar 2006, lot 1453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5706503.
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James Baker Pyne, Contemplation by the river. Christie's, 22 Mar 2006, lot 1453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5706503.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The peaks of Skye | P. Macgregor Wilson (Scottish, d.1928) | £200–£300 | |
| On the Neapolitan coast | M. Gianni, 20th Century | £500–£700 | |
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| Lake views | Franz Graessel (c.1785) | £400–£600 | |
| Lost in thought | George Whyatt, 19th Century | £300–£400 | |
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