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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,516–$11,354
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper , London · 21 November 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6197101
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, Damascus. Christie's, 21 Nov 2001, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6197101.
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Edward Lear, Damascus. Christie's, 21 Nov 2001, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6197101.
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From the same sale British Art on Paper · Nov 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A capriccio view of an Italian town; and Travellers approaching a for… | Paul Sandby R.a. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of a girl, half-length in a white dress and white fichu, wea… | John Russel | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Portrait of a girl with a King Charles spaniel, half-length | John Russel | £6,000–£10,000 | |
| Portrait of Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire (1758-1824), seated, hal… | Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Passengers alighting from a ferry | Thomas Rowlandson | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Riders ascending a hill above an estuary | Thomas Rowlandson | £2,500–£3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | St. Jean, France | $9,185 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | |
| Edward Lear | Bay of Samos, Cephalonia | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Two views of Thebes | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Noli, Italy; together with Topolia, Greece | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | A distant view of the Castel Sant' Angelo, Corfú | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | 'There was an old person whose wish was to swallow a very la | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Nile at Kasr-Es-Saad, Egypt | Christie's, Jul 2022 |
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.