What: Sale of Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Maritime Art, Sporting & Wildlife ArtWhere: Christie’s, 85 Old Brompton Road, Kensington, London SW7 3LD, UKWhen: December 1, 10:30AMPublic Viewing: November 30, 9AM- 5PMTop Lots of the Sale:The auction brings near about 200 lots of paintings and a few sculptures mostly from the Victorian period including works by artists like Sir Gerard Festus Kelly, Maxwell Ashby Armfield, Sir George Clausen and many more. The top lots of the sale are:-An oil on canvas painting by John Wilson Carmichael titled depicting the great breakwater at Portland, Dorset, under construction, measured at 102.3 x 168.4 cm. Estimate: £40,000- £60,000 (US$49,720– US$74,580);-An oil on canvas painting by Anton Schranz, senior depicting the arrival of the Dowager Queen Adelaide aboard H.M.S. Hastings at the Grand Harbour, Valletta, 30 November 1838. The artwork is measured at 57.2 x 86.4 cm. Estimate: £20,000- £30,000 (US$25,000- US$37,500);-An oil on canvas painting by Benjamin Williams Leader, R.A titled ‘A Welsh stream in summertime,’ measured at 121.9 x 182.8 cm. Estimate: £20,000- £30,000 (US$25,000- US$37,500);-A pencil and watercolour drawing heightened with bodycolor on board by Dame Laura Knight, R.A., R.W.S depicting two young girls walking on the coast, measured at 53.3 x 58.1 cm. Estimate: £20,000- £30,000 (US$25,000- US$37,500);-An oil on canvas painting by John Steven Dews titled ‘Lulworth and Shamrock off the Needles,’ measured at 61 x 91 cm. Estimate: £20,000- £30,000 (US$25,000- US$37,500).For details, visit: http://www.christies.com Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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