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A curious lamb
James John Hill (British, 1811–1882)
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Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate £1,000 – £1,500 (≈ $1,304 – $1,956) (≈ €1,120 – €1,680)
Offered at Bonhams and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 55.3 x 42.8cm (21 3/4 x 16 7/8in).
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Home and Interiors (24193)
- Date
- July 26, 2017
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 301
- Estimate
- £1,000 – £1,500 (≈ $1,304 – $1,956) (≈ €1,120 – €1,680)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2017 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
Jul 26, 2017 · Bonhams this result
Home and Interiors, lot 301
Bought in / unsold · est. £1,000 – £1,500
As catalogued
James John Hill, “A curious lamb”
oil on board
55.3 x 42.8cm (21 3/4 x 16 7/8in).
Sep 12, 2025 · Bonhams
Discovery Sale, lot 61
Sold £384Sign up to see · est. £600 – £800
As catalogued
James John Hill, “A curious lamb”
oil on board
55.3 x 42.8cm (21 3/4 x 16 7/8in).
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 100%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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