Comparable One:
William Powell Frith 19 Title A scene from the Merry Wives of Windsor,
Year 1843 Medium Oil on Canvas Size 46.1 x 66.9 in. / 117.0 x 170.0 cm
Misc. Signed Sale Of Bonhams Knightsbridge : Tuesday, December 14, 1999
[Lot 72] Fine 19th Century Paintings Specialist Charles O'Brien Phone
44 0171 393 3964 Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 BP (US$ 31,969 - 47,953) Sold
For 18,000 BP (US$ 36,000)
Comparable Two:
William Powell Frith 30 Title A scene from Moliere's L'avare, Year 1876 Medium Oil on Canvas Size 35.0 x 55.0 in. / 88.9 x 139.7 cm Misc. Signed Sale Of Sotheby's New York : Wednesday, May 05, 1999 [Lot 103] Important 19th Century European Paintings and Sculpture Specialist Benjamin Doller Phone 212 606 7140 Fax 212 606 7504 Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 US$ Sold For Bought In
Comparable Three:
William Powell Frith 49 Title The Crossing Sweeper, Year 1858 Medium Oil on Canvas Size 17.0 x 14.0 in. / 43.1 x 35.5 cm Misc. Signed Sale Of Christie's London : Friday, November 07, 1997 [Lot 146] Fine Victorian Pictures, Drawings and Other Works of Art Specialist Martin Beisly Phone (44 171) 389 2468 Fax (44 171) 839 1611 Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 BP (US$ 48,527 - 80,879) Sold For 34,500 BP (US$ 58,110) Premium
Comparable Four:
William Powell Frith 60 Title Lovers, Year 1855 Medium Oil on Panel Size 15.0 x 12.2 in. / 38.0 x 31.0 cm Misc. Signed Sale Of Sotheby's London : Wednesday, March 12, 1997 [Lot 75] Victorian Pictures Specialist Martin Gallon Phone 0171 408 5386 Fax 0171 408 5989 Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 BP (US$ 16,350 - 24,525) Sold For 38,900 BP (US$ 62,520) Premium
Comparable Five:
William Powell Frith 61 Title A scene from Moliere's L'avare, Year 1876 Medium Oil on Canvas Size 35.0 x 55.0 in. / 88.9 x 139.7 cm Misc. Signed Sale Of Sotheby's New York : Wednesday, February 12, 1997 [Lot 102] 19th Century European Paintings and Sculpture Specialist Nancy Harrison Phone (212) 606 7140 Fax (212) 606 7039 Estimate 35,000 - 45,000 US$ Sold For 68,500 US$ Premium
Comparable Six:
William Powell Frith 85 Title The Pet Fawn (collab w/Richard Ansdell; signed by both artists) Medium Oil on Canvas Size 44.5 x 35.0 in. / 113.0 x 88.9 cm Misc. Signed Sale Of Sotheby's New York : Wednesday, November 01, 1995 [Lot 189] 19th c. European Pntgs, Drawings & Sculpture Specialist Nancy Harrison/Benjamin Doller Phone 212 606 7140 Estimate 70,000 - 90,000 US$ Sold For 123,500 US$
Comparable Seven:
William Powell Frith 15 Title St Valentine's Day, Year 1874 Medium
Oil on Canvas Size 36.4 x 33.5 in. / 92.5 x 85.0 cm Misc. Signed Sale
Of Sotheby's London : Thursday, June 15, 2000 [Lot 45] The British Sale:
Part I - Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors Specialist David Moore-Gwyn
Phone 44 (020) 7293 5406 Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 BP (US$ 88,652 - 118,203)
Sold For Bought In
Comparable Eight:
William Powell Frith 24 Title Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn Deer Shooting in Windsor Forest, Medium Oil on Canvas Size 48.4 x 39.8 in. / 123.0 x 101.0 cm Sale Of Christie's London : Thursday, November 04, 1999 [Lot 139] Victorian Pictures, Drawings and Watercolors Specialist Harriet Drummond Phone 44 (020) 7389 2278 Fax 44 (020) 7839 1611 Estimate 25,000 - 35,000 BP (US$ 41,431 - 58,004) Sold For 25,300 BP (US$ 50,600) Premium