Lot 97 · British Art on Paper
Underneath Knowle Hill, Devon
Francis Towne · grey ink and watercolour, watermark Britannia, on the artist's washline mount
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- Estimate
- £1,800–£2,500 hammer ≈ $3,337–$4,635
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper , London · 18 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 6¼ x 7 7/8 in. (16 x 20 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5867523
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Towne, Underneath Knowle Hill, Devon. Christie's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5867523.
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Francis Towne, Underneath Knowle Hill, Devon. Christie's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5867523.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Castle from the Thames near Romney Island, Berkshire | Paul Sandby R.a. | — | upcoming |
| Portrait of Emily Adolphus, aged eleven, bust-length | John Downman A.r.a. | £600–£1,000 | |
| A gentleman shooting | Anthony Devis | £300–£500 | |
| A continental landscape | Hugh William Williams | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Path through a cornfield with poppies and other wild flowers | William Turner Of Oxford, O.w.s. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| The Castillian Spring at Delphi, Greece | Richard Dadd | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Towne | Looking north from the lower slope of Snowdon | $5,636 | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | |
| Francis Towne | Edinburgh Castle from the south | Christie's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Francis Towne | the coastline near Lynton, Devon | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | ||
| Francis Towne | View of the River Camel at the Estuary | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Francis Towne | Figures in an Italian coastal landscape unframed | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | ||
| Francis Towne | Figures walking Near Glarus, Switzerland | Sotheby's, Jul 2010 | ||
| Edward Lear | Zante | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Francis Towne | francis towne | a view of a hermitage at rocca di papa, near | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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.