Lot 220 · The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art
The Return of the Dove to the Ark
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $79,657–$111,519
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, London · 19 February 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6063328
- Record
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Charles Landseer, The Return of the Dove to the Ark. Christie's, 19 Feb 2003, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6063328.
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Charles Landseer, The Return of the Dove to the Ark. Christie's, 19 Feb 2003, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6063328.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Landseer | The Merry Monks of Melrose The monks of Melrose made good ka | $189,819 | Christie's, Nov 1999 | |
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A wet road, Knostrop, Yorkshire | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A Golden Idyll | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Moonlight and Shadow | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | a november morning | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | An October Afterglow | Christie's, Jun 2024 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A Moonlit Street | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Gourock Dock, Glasgow | Bonhams, Sep 2023 |
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