An angler by a castle ruin — David Bates (1840-1921)

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Estimate: £600–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,094–$1,823
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Sale: Christie's — British and Victorian including Scottish Paintings , London (South Kensington) · 4 March 2004
Dimensions: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.3 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5950307
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Bates, An angler by a castle ruin. Christie's, 4 Mar 2004, lot 451. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5950307.

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David Bates, An angler by a castle ruin. Christie's, 4 Mar 2004, lot 451. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5950307.

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From the same sale British and Victorian including Scottish Paintings · Mar 2004

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of Charles I (1600-1649), bust-length, in armour	Follower Of Sir Anthony Van Dyck	£2,000–£2,500
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black coat and lawn collar	Follower Of Robert Walker	£300–£500
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a dark green jacket and whit…	English School, Late 19th Century	£800–£1,200
Portrait of Jane Elizabeth Coote (D.1873), bust-length, in a fawn dre…	Margaret Carpenter	£800–£1,200
Horses watering before a castle ruin	Circle Of Alfred Stannard	£1,000–£2,000
A prize bull before a barn	English School, 19th Century	£4,000–£6,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
David Bates	'A Welsh homestead'	$1,248	Bonhams, Oct 2019
David Bates	River landscape, with figures on the banks		Bonhams, Nov 2014
David Bates	'Hedgers, Malvern'		Bonhams, Nov 2013
David Bates	A Marketplace, Cairo		Sotheby's, Oct 2022
David Bates	A Spring day		Christie's, Mar 2014
David Bates	By the river, near Pandy		Christie's, Mar 2002
David Bates	A hillside cottage and bridge		Bonhams, Mar 2014
David Bates	In Glen Falloch 95.5 x 70 cm. (37 5/8 x 27 9/16 in.)		Bonhams, Nov 2016

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