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- Estimate
- £2,500–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,682–$5,891
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — EXPLORATION AND TRAVEL INCLUDING MAPS AND ATLASES' , London (South Kensington) · 18 January 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6003761
- Record
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Robert Melville, Robert Melville Grindlay (1786-1877). Christie's, 18 Jan 2001, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6003761.
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Robert Melville, Robert Melville Grindlay (1786-1877). Christie's, 18 Jan 2001, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6003761.
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From the same sale Exploration and Travel Including Maps and Atlases' · Jan 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coccyzus Carolinensis | YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO (PLATE II) | $2,200–$2,800 | |
| Dacnis Protonotarius | PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (PLATE III) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Fringilla purpurea | PURPLE FINCH (PLATE IV) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Silvia Childreni | CHILDREN'S WARBLER (PLATE 35) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Falco harlani | BLACK WARRIOR (PLATE 86) | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Vireo olivaceus | RED-EYED VIREO (PLATE CL) | $1,000–$1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Melville | Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western S | $9,600 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| Andy Warhol | Cow | Rago, Jun 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Ladies and Gentlemen, 1975 | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Robert Melville | Scenery, Costumes, and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Die Sieben Todsünden (Les Sept Péchés Capitaux) (Neuf œuvres | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Jacqueline Kennedy Ⅰ (Jackie Ⅰ) (F. & S. Ⅱ.13) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2022 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Découverte de Chloé par Daphnis (Discovery of Chloé by Daphn | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Marc Chagall | "Sirène et poisson", from: "Nice et la Côte d'Azur". | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art, Mar 2025 |
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.