Lot 32 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
A folio of drawings, the majority landscape, topographical and figurative subjects including: Horse Chestnuts, Brampton park, Huntingdon; Brampton Park; Cows grazing by a tree, Brampton; Woodland landscape; Brampton, Huntingdon; Dunwich church ruins, Suffolk; Purton Stafpon; Gamekeeper, Hartwell; Hartwell bridge; Statue of a uniformed man on a column, Hartwell; Hartwell bridge with clock tower beyond; A seated man; A timber framed house, Wenlock, Shropshire; Study of a window; Wooden bridge; and the rear view of a church
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,895–$5,453
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings , London (South Kensington) · 17 October 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6101960
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cornelius Varley, A folio of drawings, the majority landscape, topographical and figurative subjects including: Horse Chestnuts, Brampton park, Huntingdon; Brampton Park; Cows grazing by a tree, Brampton; Woodland landscape; Brampton, Huntingdon; Dunwich church ruins, Suffolk; Purton Stafpon; Gamekeeper, Hartwell; Hartwell bridge; Statue of a uniformed man on a column, Hartwell; Hartwell bridge with clock tower beyond; A seated man; A timber framed house, Wenlock, Shropshire; Study of a window; Wooden bridge; and the rear view of a church. Christie's, 17 Oct 2002, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6101960.
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Cornelius Varley, A folio of drawings, the majority landscape, topographical and figurative subjects including: Horse Chestnuts, Brampton park, Huntingdon; Brampton Park; Cows grazing by a tree, Brampton; Woodland landscape; Brampton, Huntingdon; Dunwich church ruins, Suffolk; Purton Stafpon; Gamekeeper, Hartwell; Hartwell bridge; Statue of a uniformed man on a column, Hartwell; Hartwell bridge with clock tower beyond; A seated man; A timber framed house, Wenlock, Shropshire; Study of a window; Wooden bridge; and the rear view of a church. Christie's, 17 Oct 2002, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6101960.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · Oct 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental archway by a port | Circle of Samuel Prout, O.W.S. (1783-1852) | £150–£200 | |
| View of Capri | Italian School, 17th Century | £300–£500 | |
| Portrait of a man | Julien Leopold Boilly (French, 1796-1874) | £400–£600 | |
| Portrait of a young boy and girl, three-quarter lengths | Adrian Scott Stokes | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of a young girl with a fan | Alfred Edward Emslie, A.r.w.s. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A young girl in a forest | David Harrison, 19th Century | £25–£200 |
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