Lot 38 · British Watercolours
Soldiers beneath a torrent, on a mountain pass
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,600–$2,401
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Watercolours, London · 8 June 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6539689
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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François Louis Thomas Francia, Soldiers beneath a torrent, on a mountain pass. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539689.
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François Louis Thomas Francia, Soldiers beneath a torrent, on a mountain pass. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539689.
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From the same sale British Watercolours · Jun 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An extensive landscape with figures on a track and buildings beyond, Wales | Peter De Wint O.w.s. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Still life with plums and hazelnuts on a mossy bank | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Still life with birds' nests | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Chaia, Naples | John 'warwick' Smith | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Figures in a small boat off an icefloe with polar bears in the Arctic | Anthony Devis | £600–£800 | |
| Celadon and Amelia, a scene from Thomson's Seasons | Hamilton, William. 1777–1859. | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Louis Thomas Francia | A river estuary at sunset | $898 | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | |
| François Louis Thomas Francia | A beached vessel at low tide | Christie's, Apr 2010 | ||
| François Louis Thomas Francia | Beach scene, Normandy Coast | Christie's, Jan 2015 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | A Sporting Parson framed: 36.2 x 40.4cm | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | An Astronomer and Devotee | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| François Louis Thomas Francia | A windmill in Cumberland with two figures resting in the for | Christie's, Dec 2010 | ||
| Edward Lear | Studies of a building, trees and a distant Roman aqueduct, p | Sworders, May 2026 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Twelve caricature head studies | Bonhams, Apr 2023 |
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.