Lot 157 · Victorian Pictures including The John H. Schaeffer
The First Awakening of Eve
Valentine Cameron Princep · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $72,835–$109,253
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian Pictures including The John H. Schaeffer , London · 11 June 2004
- Dimensions
- 44 7/8 x 53¼ in. (114.1 x 135.3 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5917002
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Valentine Cameron Princep, The First Awakening of Eve. Christie's, 11 Jun 2004, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5917002.
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Valentine Cameron Princep, The First Awakening of Eve. Christie's, 11 Jun 2004, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5917002.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The myrtle's altar | Andrea Carlo Lucchesi | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The initials | Sophie Anderson | £6,000–£10,000 | |
| Hagar | Albert Toft | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Summer Time: Through the Hayfield, Worcestershire | Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | £20,000–£25,000 | |
| The River Llugwy, Bettws-y-Coed, North Wales | Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Sailor's Tune | William Henry Midwood | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine Cameron Princep | The Death of Cleopatra | $67,768 | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | |
| Valentine Cameron Princep | Martaba, a Kashmiree Nautch girl | Christie's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Valentine Cameron Princep | My Lady Betty | Christie's, Jun 2002 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Forge Valley by moonlight | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Valentine Cameron Princep | The handmaidens of Sivawara preparing the sacred bull at Tan | Christie's, Jul 2009 | ||
| Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | On a farm in East Kent | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | john atkinson grimshaw | knostrop old hall at dusk | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Valentine Cameron Princep | Sisters | Christie's, Jul 2021 |
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.