Lot 25 · British and European Art
'Portrait of Frank, Caroline and Fred, November 1845'
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,468–$2,201
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British and European Art, London, Knightsbridge · 19 May 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-709471
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mary Ellen Best, 'Portrait of Frank, Caroline and Fred, November 1845'. Bonhams, 19 May 2020, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-709471.
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Mary Ellen Best, 'Portrait of Frank, Caroline and Fred, November 1845'. Bonhams, 19 May 2020, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-709471.
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|---|---|---|---|
| An extensive landscape view of the River Great Ouse, with a distant v… | William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Sheep on a riverbank | Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| July in Surrey | Edward Henry Holder | £800–£1,000 | |
| Rotterdam | Mary Ellen Best | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| 'The Riverbend in Borrowdale Pass' | Alfred De Bréanski, Rba | £5,000–£7,000 | upcoming |
| The old shrimp seller | Edward Charles Barnes | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen Best | the dining room at langton (near malton, yorkshire), family | $10,000 | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | |
| Mary Ellen Best | mary ellen best | mrs. duffin in her dining room at york | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Italian School | 17th Century The Supper at Emmaus in a carved and gilt frame | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Mary Ellen Best | The artist's Yorkshire sketchbook of September 1829 to Octob | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | A goshawk perched on the hand of a falconer | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| English School | Mid 19th Century A small sketchbook containing views and fig | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | Portrait of a woman, formerly identified as Elizabeth Cromwe | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | dutch school, 17th century | a yapping king charles spaniel | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 |
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.