Lot 11 · The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art
A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $477,940–$796,566
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, London · 19 February 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6063172
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Hughes, A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead. Christie's, 19 Feb 2003, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6063172.
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Arthur Hughes, A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead. Christie's, 19 Feb 2003, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6063172.
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From the same sale The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art · Feb 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Scene in Chillingham Park: Portrait of Lord Ossulston', or 'Death of… | Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Boyhood, 1849 | John Faed | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Chivalry | Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.r.a. | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| A Tempting Present | John Anster Fitzgerald | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| A Scottish Vigil | Carles Sillem Lidderdale | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Composition study for 'Chivalry' | Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.r.a. | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hughes | a birthday picnic - portraits of the children of william and | $700,343 | Sotheby's, May 2012 | |
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | the pool and london bridge at night | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Arthur Hughes | Uncertainty | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Liverpool Lights | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Wandsworth by Moonlight | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Midsummer Night or Iris | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Whitby at night | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A Wet Moon, Putney Road | Christie's, Oct 2018 |
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.