© Toovey's — view on Toovey's website ↗On Guard' (Study of a Dog sleeping beside a Hamper)
Oil · Canvas
Toovey's · Dec 5, 2012£3,800 ≈ $6,115 ≈ €4,680Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
The Song of the Blackbird
John Samuel Raven (British, 1829–1877) · 1867
£14,500 hammer
≈ $23,333≈ €17,859
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas laid on panel”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with monogram and dated 1867 verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 37cm x 55cm
- Auction house
- Toovey's
- Sale
- Fine Art sale (1089)
- Date
- December 5, 2012
- Location
- Washington, West Sussex, UK
- Lot
- 36
- Estimate
- —
- Source
- Auction house tooveys.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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