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Lot 160 · Victorian Pictures

Sewing by the River

William Kay Blacklock

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,619–$23,428
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — VICTORIAN PICTURES, London · 26 November 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6085274
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Kay Blacklock, Sewing by the River. Christie's, 26 Nov 2002, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6085274.

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William Kay Blacklock, Sewing by the River. Christie's, 26 Nov 2002, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6085274.

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From the same sale Victorian Pictures · Nov 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Haymaking George Vicat Cole £12,000–£18,000
Courting the seamstress William Henry Midwood £7,000–£10,000
Keeping out the cold James Hayllar £8,000–£12,000
Sunset over a Forest Andrew Maccallum £8,000–£12,000
Sympathy George Bernard O'neill £15,000–£25,000
On the Glaslyn, near Beddgelert, North Wales Sidney Richard Percy £5,000–£7,000

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