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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,223–$1,834
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British and European Art, London, Knightsbridge · 19 May 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-709476
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mary Ellen Best, 'Cottagers at tea'. Bonhams, 19 May 2020, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-709476.
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Mary Ellen Best, 'Cottagers at tea'. Bonhams, 19 May 2020, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-709476.
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From the same sale British and European Art · May 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rotterdam | $1,266 | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | |
| Mary Ellen Best | 'Anthony, Frank and Caroline sledging on the ice, accompanie | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Mary Ellen Best | Costumes of Dusseldorf | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Mary Ellen Best | A woman paring apples | Christie's, Mar 2009 | ||
| Sir William Russell Flint | Clouds over Semerwater, Wensleydale, Yorkshire | Strauss & Co, Jul 2022 | ||
| Mary Ellen Best | 'In the hotel, the Heeren-logement, at Leyden, August 1838' | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Mary Ellen Best | The ingredients for a summer picnic | Christie's, Jul 2004 | ||
| English School | circa 1800 Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a blue c | Bonhams, Oct 2021 |
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.