Lot 216 · British and Continental Watercolours
The old homestead
David Bates · pencil and watercolour with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,710–$4,517
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 30 September 2004
- Dimensions
- 10 x 14 in. (25.5 x 35.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5890831
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Bates, The old homestead. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 216. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890831.
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David Bates, The old homestead. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 216. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890831.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours · Sep 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vue du Parc de Sévigné | Jean-baptiste Hillaire | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| The little temptress | Irene Sala (Italian, 20th Century) | £250–£400 | |
| Studies of sailors | John Christian Schetky | £50–£100 | |
| On the Greek coast | Edward Lear | £200–£300 | |
| The Raising of Lazarus | General George Saunders Thwaites (b.1778), after Sebastiano del Piombo | £800–£1,200 | |
| Madonna and Child | Luigi Pompignola (Italian, 19th Century) | £400–£600 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bates | River landscapes, a pair each 60.9 x 45.7cm (24 x 18in).(2) | $2,639 | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | |
| David Bates | Magnolia | Wright, Apr 2022 | ||
| David Bates | The timber wagon | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| David Bates | A Marketplace, Cairo | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| David Bates | A hillside cottage and bridge | Bonhams, Mar 2014 | ||
| David Bates | Harvest time | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Neuschwanstein | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| David Bates | River landscape, with figures on the banks | Bonhams, Nov 2014 |
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