Lot 146 · Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books
Well Done!
Arthur John Elsley · oil on canvas, unframed
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- Estimate
- $800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books, London · 26 October 2005
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59 in. (107 x 151.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5759799
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur John Elsley, Well Done!. Christie's, 26 Oct 2005, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5759799.
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Arthur John Elsley, Well Done!. Christie's, 26 Oct 2005, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5759799.
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From the same sale Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books · Oct 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La lecture | Charles-Joseph-Frédéric Soulacroix (French, 1825-1879) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| A Woman in a Striped Jacket at a Writing Desk | Henri René Gaume (French, b. 1834) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| La Ronde des Sylphes | Gustav-Adolf Mossa (French, 1883-1971) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| A River Landscape | Peder Mork Mønsted (Danish, 1859-1941) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| A Young Girl with Poppies | Camillo Giovanni Innocenti (Italian, 1871-1961) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Daydreaming | Harry Jochmus (German, 1855-1915) | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur John Elsley | the happy pair (a royal procession) | $768,000 | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | |
| Arthur John Elsley | Spring Songs | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Glaneuse (Young Girl in a Wheat Field) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Arthur John Elsley | Well Done! | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Biblis | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| John William Godward R.b.a. | Poppies | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2021 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | le livre de prix | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | La Fille du pêcheur (The Fisherman's Daughter) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 |
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.