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Lot 154 · British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures

Loading the cattle, Isle of Skye

Charles James Adams

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Estimate
£700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,123–$1,605
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 6 March 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-6059098
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles James Adams, Loading the cattle, Isle of Skye. Christie's, 6 Mar 2003, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6059098.

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Charles James Adams, Loading the cattle, Isle of Skye. Christie's, 6 Mar 2003, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6059098.

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From the same sale British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures · Mar 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
Figures unloading barges in capriccio landscapes English School, Early 19th Century £3,000–£5,000
October morning, Ashridge Forest Alfred Fontville De Breanski £800–£1,200
Italian woman and child Frederick Goodall £1,200–£1,800
Mother and child Circle Of James Sant £2,000–£3,000
Across the loch J. P. Buchanan, circa 1887 £700–£1,000
The plough team George Smith, R.S.A. (1870-1934) £800–£1,200

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