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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian Pictures, London · 3 June 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6543516
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Myles Birket Foster R.w.s., Melrose Abbey from the banks of the Tweed. Christie's, 3 Jun 1999, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6543516.
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Myles Birket Foster R.w.s., Melrose Abbey from the banks of the Tweed. Christie's, 3 Jun 1999, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6543516.
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From the same sale Victorian Pictures · Jun 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study of a young girl wearing a bonnet and reading from a book | Kate Greenaway | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Lunchtime | Frederick Smallfield, A.R.W.S. (1829-1925) | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| St Mark's, Venice, from the lagoon | Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Val di Cogne, Switzerland | John Edward Brett, A.R.A. (1830-1902) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Loading the hay barges, with a young woman taking water from the rive… | Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Eel pots, on the banks of a river | Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland | $10,247 | Christie's, Dec 2018 | |
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | Richmond on Thames; and The Tower of London | Christie's, Dec 2008 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | Dunfermline Abbey | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | A cottage near Witley, Surrey | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | The Fisherman's Children | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | The shepherd's watch | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | View of Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore, Italy | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Myles Birket Foster R.w.s. | A girl in a conservatory, traditionally identified as the ar | Christie's, Jul 2016 |
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.