Lot 6 · British and Continental Watercolours
Thwarting true love
Thomas Rowlandson · sepia ink and watercolour, unframed
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £500–£800 hammer ≈ $904–$1,446
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 29 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 5 x 7 3/8 in. (12.8 x 18.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5791066
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5791066 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5791066
Thomas Rowlandson, Thwarting true love. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791066.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5791066.
Thomas Rowlandson, Thwarting true love. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791066.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours · Jun 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| View of a cathedral town | Attributed to Jan Vermeer van Haarlem, the Elder (Dutch, 1628-1691) | £500–£800 | |
| An extensive parkland landscape | William Alfred Delamotte | £200–£300 | |
| Portrait of an academic, full-length, with Oxford beyond | Henry Edridge A.r.a. | £500–£800 | |
| Figures on the promenade at Salerno; and Figures in the hills above t… | Antonio Senape | £500–£700 | |
| A horse and cart leaving a harbour | Paul Sandby R.a. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Elegant figures in the park at Versailles | French School | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Rowlandson | Triton and nymphs | $2,209 | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | |
| Thomas Rowlandson | Shipping moored by a bridge in a riverside town, figures in | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Grand Place, Brussels | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Entry into the city of York during the races | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Moderns Reflecting on the Works of the Ancients | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Donnington Castle, Berkshire framed: 60.3 x 79.5cm | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Carriages outside an inn | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | A Couple chatting | Couple discutant | Sotheby's, Jul 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.