Lot 39 · British Art on Paper including Victorian Watercolours from
Cornfield
Lionel Percy Smythe · watercolour, with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $2,205–$3,307
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper including Victorian Watercolours from , London · 3 June 2004
- Dimensions
- 9½ x 13½ in. (24.3 x 34.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5921159
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lionel Percy Smythe, Cornfield. Christie's, 3 Jun 2004, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5921159.
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Lionel Percy Smythe, Cornfield. Christie's, 3 Jun 2004, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5921159.
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From the same sale British Art on Paper including Victorian Watercolours from · Jun 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Farmyard at the Château d'Honvault, Wimereux | Lionel Percy Smythe | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Portrait of Mrs Hanway Ballack, half-length, wearing a pale pink dres… | Circle Of William Hoare Of Bath | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A castle in a landscape | Alexander Cozens | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| A wooded landscape with sheep grazing by a winding track | Thomas Gainsborough | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Wooded landscape with herdsmen, cows, river and church tower | Thomas Gainsborough | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| October | Albert Goodwin R.w.s. | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Percy Smythe | The Field of the Cloth of Gold: 'Twixt Calais and Guines' | $1,864 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | |
| Lionel Percy Smythe | The Fisher Girl | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | Shrimping | Christie's, Oct 2002 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | View of the Worcester Cathedral across the river Severn | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | Gleaners | Christie's, Sep 2002 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A fallen greenfinch | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Benjamin Williams Leader, Ra | 'An Autumn Evening' | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Lionel Percy Smythe | The harvesters | Christie's, May 2001 |
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.