Lot 221 · British and Continental Watercolours
George Bernard Shaw at the tailor
Sir Max Beerbohm · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,090–$10,787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 29 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 15½ x 12½ in. (39.3 x 31.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5791195
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Max Beerbohm, George Bernard Shaw at the tailor. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791195.
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Sir Max Beerbohm, George Bernard Shaw at the tailor. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791195.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Thwarting true love | Thomas Rowlandson | £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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Max Beerbohm | George Bernard Shaw at the Tailor | $15,613 | Sotheby's, Nov 2009 | |
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Rossetti's courtship | Christie's, Jan 2015 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Francis Howard | Christie's, Jun 2006 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Evenings in Printing House Square | Sotheby's, Mar 2005 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Cheering up the Munitions Workers | Sotheby's, Nov 2009 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Max Beerbohm sketch book | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Clement Scott | Christie's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | james abbott mcneill whistler | Sotheby's, Dec 2007 |
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.