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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $1,990–$3,317
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British and European Art, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 1 December 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-097109
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-097109 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-097109
Archibald Thorburn, Herring gull. Bonhams, 1 Dec 2025, lot 132. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-097109.
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Archibald Thorburn, Herring gull. Bonhams, 1 Dec 2025, lot 132. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-097109.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a lady, thought to be the Countess of Gainsborough | Franz Xaver Winterhalter | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Two trees | Alexander Kharitonov | £600–£800 | |
| Sterling | Vasily Sitnikov | £500–£700 | |
| 19th Century A group of twenty-five coastal scenes, thought to be vie… | English School | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Return from the market, Bay of Naples | Paul Wilhelm Keller-reutlingen | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Gulf of Palermo | Edmond Petiteau | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Thorburn | Herring gull | $2,720 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a Sandpiper | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Marsh Marigolds | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2022 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a tiger | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Sooty Shearwater | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | A Nepalese black-headed Nun on a fallen branch | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Stalking Country - Poolewe | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | A pair of Wood Pigeons | Bonhams, Sep 2024 |
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.