Lot 185 · British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper
Downing tools before lunch
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $648–$972
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper , London (South Kensington) · 13 February 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6064044
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Enrique Serra Y Auque, Downing tools before lunch. Christie's, 13 Feb 2003, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6064044.
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Enrique Serra Y Auque, Downing tools before lunch. Christie's, 13 Feb 2003, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6064044.
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From the same sale British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper · Feb 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figures on a lakeside path at dusk | T. Reedham, 19th/20th Century | £200–£300 | |
| Sheep and cattle at a mountain beck | Thomas Morris Ash, 19th Century | £400–£600 | |
| Haymaking | Frank Ernest Beresford | £200–£300 | |
| The wood choppers | Thomas J. Purchas, circa 1883 | £200–£400 | |
| The game larder | Benjamin Blake | £400–£600 | |
| Dutch figures in a tavern; and Another similar | Munich School, 19th/20th Century | £200–£400 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Serra Y Auque | Camino con carro. Óleo sobre tabla. Firmado. 16 x 11,5 cm | $250 est. | Lamas Bolaño, Apr 2025 | |
| Karl Kaufmann | Gran Canal de Venecia. Óleo sobre tela | Lamas Bolaño, May 2024 | ||
| Josep Serrasanta | Mujer con cántaro. Óleo sobre | Lamas Bolaño, Oct 2023 | ||
| Josep Serrasanta | "Woman on a donkey" | Subastas Darley, Jun 2023 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | A ship in heavy weather, near a rocky cliff | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Josep Serrasanta | Naturaleza muerta. Óleo sobre tela | Lamas Bolaño, Nov 2021 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Allegorical Landscape | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Enrique Serra Y Auque | A pond before a classical ruin at dusk, Rome | Christie's, Sep 2000 |
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.