Kirkwall Fair 53 x 37 cm. (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.) — Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904)

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Estimate: £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,321–$25,761
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Sale: Bonhams — The Scottish Sale, Edinburgh · 15 May 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-760744
Record: first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars, Kirkwall Fair 53 x 37 cm. (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.). Bonhams, 15 May 2019, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-760744.

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Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars, Kirkwall Fair 53 x 37 cm. (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.). Bonhams, 15 May 2019, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-760744.

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From the same sale The Scottish Sale · May 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Sound of Mull 26.5 x 46.5 cm. (10 7/16 x 18 5/16 in.)	Sir David Young Cameron Ra Rsa Rws Rsw Re	£3,000–£5,000
The Breakfast Table 53.5 x 43.5 cm. (21 1/16 x 17 1/8 in.)	Patrick William Adam R.s.a.	£6,000–£8,000
The Innkeeper 58.5 x 47.5 cm. (23 1/16 x 18 11/16 in.)	Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars	£2,000–£3,000
The River Tweed from the Ramparts 34.5 x 51 cm. (13 9/16 x 20 1/16 in.)	Frank Watson Wood	£700–£900
Edinburgh by Night 51 x 61.5 cm. (20 1/16 x 24 3/16 in.)	Anne Redpath Obe Rsa Ara Lld Arws Roi Rba	£8,000–£12,000
Woman Resting 28 x 14.5 cm. (11 x 5 1/2 in.)	Sir Robin Philipson Ra Prsa Frsa Rsw Rgi Dlitt Lld	£1,200–£1,500

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars	The Salute. The Yellow Sail. 85 x 59 cm. (33 7/16 x 23 1/4	$21,370	Bonhams, Oct 2018
Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars	Spanish Street, night 75 x 92 cm. (29 1/2 x 36 1/4 in.)		Bonhams, Oct 2018
Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars	The fruit market 59.5 x 85 cm. (23 7/16 x 33 7/16 in.)		Bonhams, Oct 2018
Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars	Past and Present 65.2 x 47.7 cm. (25 11/16 x 18 3/4 in.)		Bonhams, Sep 2015
Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars	The Snake Charmer 83 x 64 cm. (32 11/16 x 25 3/16 in.)		Bonhams, Oct 2017
John Bellany Cbe Ra Hrsa Lld	Port Seton 152.4 x 152.4 cm. (60 x 60 in.)		Bonhams, Oct 2021
Arthur Melville Arsa Rsw Ars	Two Mowers (1880) 31 x 46 cm. (12 3/16 x 18 1/8 in.)		Bonhams, Apr 2017
John Bellany Cbe Ra Hrsa Lld	Aberdeen Fisherman, C.1971		Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2022

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.