Lot 105 · British and Continental Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings
The Little Assassin
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $866–$1,155
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings , London (South Kensington) · 19 October 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6349673
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Morton Paye, THE LITTLE ASSASSIN. Christie's, 19 Oct 2000, lot 105. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6349673.
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Richard Morton Paye, THE LITTLE ASSASSIN. Christie's, 19 Oct 2000, lot 105. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6349673.
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From the same sale British and Continental Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings · Oct 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figures by a classical ruin with the coast beyond | North Italian School, 15th Century | £700–£1,000 | |
| A fisherman hailing a Dutch barge off the coast | English School, late 20th Century | £25–£200 | |
| Ducks by a stream | J.Dirkson | £200–£400 | |
| Figures skating on a lake by a cottage in a winter landscape | A. de Groot, 20th Century | £300–£400 | |
| Shipping in choppy waters | English Provincial School, late 19th Century | £300–£500 | |
| Running before the wind | English School, 19th Century | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Morton Paye | The Distressed Girl | $1,143 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Richard Morton Paye | The young assassin | Christie's, Dec 1998 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2022 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of a Cleric | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | Group portrait of a wine merchant and his family at a port | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | recto: tobias and the angel verso: figure studies | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | A mule outfitted with blinders and plumes | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Grand Canal, Venice; Venetian Canal with Bridge | Bonhams, Aug 2024 |
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.