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Lot 634 · British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures

Primroses and apple blossom, a bird's nest with eggs, on a mossy bank; and Grapes, plums, gooseberries, a plum and a strawberry, on a mossy bank

Oliver Clare

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Estimate
£8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,839–$19,259
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 6 March 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-6059381
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Oliver Clare, Primroses and apple blossom, a bird's nest with eggs, on a mossy bank; and Grapes, plums, gooseberries, a plum and a strawberry, on a mossy bank. Christie's, 6 Mar 2003, lot 634. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6059381.

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Oliver Clare, Primroses and apple blossom, a bird's nest with eggs, on a mossy bank; and Grapes, plums, gooseberries, a plum and a strawberry, on a mossy bank. Christie's, 6 Mar 2003, lot 634. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6059381.

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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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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Oliver Clare still life with grapes; still life with a bird's nest $12,754 Sotheby's, Oct 2007
English School circa 1600 Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, in a bl Bonhams, Apr 2022
Oliver Clare A bird's nest with pansies and hawthorn blossom; and Apples, Christie's, Sep 2007
English School, 19th Century H.M.S. St. Vincent in Portsmouth harbour Bonhams, Apr 2014
English School 16th Century Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, half-length, in fu Bonhams, Jul 2023
Continental School A portrait thought to be of Madame Crozat 53 1/2 x 39 1/2in Bonhams, Aug 2021
Oliver Clare Plums, Pears, Whitecurrants, and a Strawberry, on a mossy Ba Christie's, Nov 1998
English School, 19th Century Portrait of Peter Martyr Vermigli (1500-1562) Sotheby's, Mar 2021

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