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Lot 65 · British Art on Paper

A shepherd and sheep in a wooded landscape

Cornelius Varley

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $1,022–$1,362
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British Art on Paper , London · 20 November 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-5977882
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cornelius Varley, A shepherd and sheep in a wooded landscape. Christie's, 20 Nov 2003, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5977882.

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Cornelius Varley, A shepherd and sheep in a wooded landscape. Christie's, 20 Nov 2003, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5977882.

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From the same sale British Art on Paper · Nov 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
St Jerome reading Isaac Oliver £3,500–£4,500
Figures and cattle in a wooded landscape Thomas Gainsborough £6,000–£10,000
The faggot gatherer Thomas Gainsborough £7,000–£10,000
The River Derwent, near Matlock, Derbyshire Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. £1,500–£2,000
An album of landscapes and studies from nature including views of Dor… Joseph Michael Gandy A.r.a. £1,500–£2,000
Classical landscape Richard Wilson £1,500–£2,000

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Cornelius Varley Loading a sailing barge grounded at low tide Christie's, Jul 2003
Cornelius Varley An ale house, formerly a chapel Christie's, Nov 2006
Cornelius Varley Harlech Castle Sotheby's, Jan 2011
Cornelius Varley Study of a timber-framed gabled farmhouse Christie's, Nov 2003
Paul Sandby R.a. Saint James's Chapel, near Lewes Bonhams, Apr 2021
Edward Lear Flora Sotheby's, Jul 2022

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