Photo © Dreweatts — view this lot on Dreweatts ↗The red elephants of tsavo
Oil · Canvas
Dreweatts · Aug 12, 2026£34,000 ≈ $45,985 ≈ €39,831Sign up free to see price
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Flying scotsman
David Shepherd (British, 1931–2017)
£38,000 hammer
≈ $51,395≈ €44,517
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 75 (lower right)
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 56 x 104.5cm
- Auction house
- Dreweatts
- Sale
- Constructing a Legacy: The Collection of Sir William & Lady McAlpine (drewea1-10675)
- Date
- August 12, 2026
- Location
- Newbury, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 27
- Estimate
- £30,000 – £50,000 (≈ $40,575 – $67,625) (≈ €35,145 – €58,575)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.dreweatts.com ↗Retrieved Oct 10, 2026
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