Lot 649 · At Home-British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper
Reading the will
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $661–$992
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — AT HOME-BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PICTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, London (South Kensington) · 5 June 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6029569
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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After Sir David Wilkie, Ra, Reading the will. Christie's, 5 Jun 2003, lot 649. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6029569.
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After Sir David Wilkie, Ra, Reading the will. Christie's, 5 Jun 2003, lot 649. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6029569.
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From the same sale At Home-British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper · Jun 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madonna della Sedia | After Raffaello Sanzio, Called Raphael | £500–£700 | |
| A cavalryman in a landscape | M. Musei, 20th Century | £300–£500 | |
| An angler before a ruin | English School, 19th Century | £300–£500 | |
| A shepherd tending to his flock | Karl Demetz (1909-1986) | £300–£400 | |
| A day in the park | Manner of Frans Smeers | £500–£700 | |
| A spinner in quiet contemplation | French School, 19th Century | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Sir David Wilkie, Ra | 19th Century The Blind Fiddler | $565 | Bonhams, Sep 2014 | |
| After Sir David Wilkie, Ra | The Parish Beadle | Christie's, Jul 2013 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Studies of standing putti | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Continental School, 19th Century | The Laurel Wreath | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | The Music Lesson | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| After Sir David Wilkie, Ra | The toy sailboat | Christie's, Jan 2005 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Scipio Africanus | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Woman with a Letter | Freeman's | Hindman, Jul 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.